Saturday, May 9, 2015

Maybe I'll Continue?

  Genius Hour is coming to a close; though, I love getting good grades for the things I'm actually interested in (with a passion might I add) I will attempt to continue this blog until I eventually grow tired of the Nordic way of life. These past few weeks went by so quickly I still remember my very post and how nervous I was to show the world my love for the Vikings. Since this will be my last post for a grade my teacher has asked me to answer a few questions within this post. These questions include:
  1. What was your favorite part of the topic you chose? 
  2. What was your least favorite part of the topic you chose?
  3. What do you like best about Genius Hour research?
  4. What do you like least about Genius Hour research?
  5. What was the most important thing you learned about yourself, how you learn, or research in general as a result of this work?
  Throughout my research and writing time I would have to say learning about their cuisine was my favorite part. Considering how long ago they lived I was shocked at how much they had documented and how diverse they were! With a long journey, there is destined to be rough patches in the road, within my highway of a journey I had to attempt to find which language they spoke. They were so diverse that some people spoke a different language. I did however, find that most of them spoke Old Norse. Which is similar to Old English, this isn't the term for the way Shakespeare spoke either!
  If I had to choose a favorite part about my research I would have to pick being able to take time out of my regular boring day to learn more about people I have a passion for. Weird, right? My least favorite part was having to avoid all the confusion the computer had between the Minnesota Vikings and the Nordic people I was researching... As a result of this work, I feel I have learned a lot of myself and how I always strive for the knowledge of things school drives me away from. Also, I often feel uncomfortable in those hard chairs in our computer lab just staring up at a screen with a lot of noise from others. Meaning I did and didn't get much done during school hours (sorry Mrs H). I did make up for it in the comfort and solitude of my bedroom, though. I've learned that I as a researcher need to take more thorough notes because when I look back on them I tend to forget what I meant when I abbreviate. 
  I wish to hear from you in the comments over what you've thought of my past blog entries! hopefully you'll continue this journey with me (even if you get super bored and this is the only thing you can do for "entertainment") thank you to those who have read and have decided not to continue with me. Have a nice week everyone! :)

4 comments:

  1. Wow Yasmine! I can`t believe you learned so much in such a little amount of time! It really makes me happy to know that you enjoyed this Genius Hour process so much!

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  2. I can tell that you went into depth on your topic. Your blog posts were great and full of interesting information. I'm glad to hear that you decided to keep your blog! :)

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  3. I'm seriously amazed by how much you found out in just six weeks about this amazing topic! I'm also happy that I get to continue to read about it!

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  4. This blog doesn't just have to be about Vikings! I mean, yes, you'd have to change the title, but that's easily done in the settings! ;) Great work, Yasmine!

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