Evaluation of WISE

WISE was a very different and interesting experience that I will always remember. It helped me learn new and unusual things that I hadn't even heard of before. It was the first time I'd heard of the topic!

After taking a multiple intelligence test at the start of the year, I found that I am a logic, visual/spacial, intrapersonal and linguistic leaner. These are all true as I found when working on my WISE project that these were all incorporated into the thought and creation of my project.

Earlier this year we learnt about the Habits of Mind and used these to find a solution for my WISE. I used many Habits of Mind including persisting, thinking and communicating with clarity and precision, gathering data through all senses, creating, imagining and innovation, thinking flexibly, thinking about thinking, striving for acuracy, questioning and posing problems and remaining open to continuous learning. These were all used in the research, thinking, planning and creating of my project which was basically all the time.

My time management throughout this project was average but I feel it was not the best it could have been. One strength of my time management was that when I did get stuck into what I was doing, I really achieved quite a bit and made a lot of progress. The main weakness of my time management was that I should have been more organised and definite with what I was doing so I wasn't left at the end with a whole pile of work. I also should have used my class time more wisely as looking back now, I really didn't achieve much during the lessons, apart from minor planning. On the other hand, some lessons were a lot more productive compared to others.

As a result of creating my collage and displaying it in the classroom, I hope that people will become aware of the existence of the Circle Sentencing program and its benefits to the Aboriginal people and the wider community. I believe that Aboriginals deserve a fair chance and should no longer be discriminated against because of their crimes or past actions.