Learning Record Interview

 You will interview someone close to you (friend, roommate, parent, partner, etc.) about your strengths and challenges for this class.

After explaining the nature of a service learning class and the purpose of our class, you can ask your interviewee questions that deal with the following topics: (you can also add/edit questions):

a. What do you think my strengths/challenges are for this class?

I have a good relationship with people, so I can do a group work well with other group members. I am a responsible person and don’t give up easily, so I do my best what I have to do, even though it is hard for me. Sometimes I hesitate to act and behave get out of rules and worry too much, so I think I need to try to be more creative and originative while doing the project. If I have some tasks that I have to do by myself, I usually try to do it by myself and don’t ask others, but I think sometimes I need to ask others to get help for not to be stressed out and to get a better result.

b. Am I a good collaborator? 

My friend told me that I am social person. I was a class president several times during my school years, so I think I have several experience about collaborating people’s opinion and ideas.

c. Am I a good communicator (written, verbal, visual)? 

I am a good communicator, especially a good listener. Friends said my friends or people who first meet me feel comfortable to talk with me.

d. How well do you think I work with groups of people I don't know or who have different experiences and perspectives than I do? 

I can understand that each person have a different values and opinions as they are having different experiences. I always try my best to understand others and not to judge or hurt others by my standard or values.

e. How well do I synthesize theory and practice? Do you see me more invested in theory or practical applications? 

I think I learn a lot from both theory and practical applications, and both are important. Sometimes knowing theory first helps me to learn more and makes me to try new things while I am experiencing something. If I experience something before I know the theory, I can think more creative and originative. 

f. Did you ever think of me as an agent of change [Activist, Advocate, Invested in community empowerment] Yes or no? Explain. 

I think I’m not a person of change the community usually in daily lives, but I thought like this during the missionary trip to Mongolia or during other volunteer works. I am happy and excited to be a participant for changing the community of East Austin through this class.

g. What do you think I need to work on to be a better student/person/global citizen?

I think I need to look around more carefully to know what is happening and how people are living. I need to be more concerned about social issues and problems, and think about how I can contribute to help those issues.

Next:

Reflect in writing on the answers you received and write a short reflection (one paragraph) on the extent to which you agree or not with the responses you received and, in general, what you learned about yourself through this interview process. 

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Interview

Criteria

·         Interview is complete, includes student reflection

·         Timely completion

·         Provides a good sense of the student’s strengths/challenges coming into the class

·         DUE DATE: September 22, 2014

I asked to my friends and my sister about how they think I am and my strengths and weakness. One friend describes me with the Korean idiom, Wae Yu Nae Gang, which means being gentle to others and in appearance, but sturdy in spirit. People said I have a kind mind, and know how precious the people around me are. I am social and have a good relationship with people. I am a good listener, and I am confident and I have a high esteem. I’m strong and don’t give up easily. I am passionate about what I want to do and learn, and I am independent so that I could come to US alone, and go school. I am sincere and responsible. I’m good at self care and treatment, and do exercise regularly and take vitamins. I’m good at music and playing the instruments. I do a proper invest in myself and buy good things for me sometimes. I am mature than other people in my age. People also told me about my weakness. I am delicate and hesitate to act and behave get out of rules. I think too much to make a decision, and worry about something before it happens. I try to do everything by myself, so I need to ask to others to get help. I need to be more punctual, and I’m not good at dancing.

Interviewing about myself was really great opportunity to know about who I am. After I could hear my strengths and weakness from close people, I could find my strengths and weakness which I didn’t aware of by myself. I feel like I became a better person after I heard my strengths, I became more confident and I feel happy that people acknowledge my strengths. I also thought I should keep try hard to keep my strengths with me. Also, I thought I should be careful to not people feel uncomfortable because of my weakness. I should try to correct my weakness.