Tuesday, December 9, 2014

3.1.c

My role as a sister would be to love and care for my brothers, my brothers role would to be respectful and kind to everyone. My role as a daughter would be to respect my parents and to do what I'm told, my parents role would to never argue about anything and respect each other. 

Monday, December 1, 2014

3.1.b

My role in an ideal family would to be the cook. Just cooking whatever I wanted to cook, whenever I wanted to cook it. No one would complain about if they wanted it or not, no one would say it was disgusting, we would just eat. I wouldn't do any chores, no work at all, except cooking. I wouldn't have to do the dishes after breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I would just cook. Everyone else's jobs would be to clean and keep the house tidy and respect each other.I would still play my role as a sister to my brothers and my parents would do the same thing they did before, except they would do chores. I would give the same respect I gave my parents before. Everything would be the same except I would cook a lot and Papa and Mom would do my chores.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

3.1 a

My role in an ideal family would to be the cook. Just cooking whatever I wanted to cook, whenever I wanted to cook it. No one would complain about if they wanted it or not, no one would say it was disgusting, we would just eat. I wouldn't do any chores, no work at all, except cooking. I wouldn't have to do the dishes after breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I would just cook. Everyone else's jobs would be to clean and keep the house tidy and respect each other.

Monday, November 24, 2014

3.1 Ideal Family

My role in an ideal family would to be the cook. Just cooking whatever I wanted to cook, whenever I wanted to cook it. No one would complain about if they wanted it or not, no one would say it was disgusting, we would just eat. I wouldn't do any chores, no work at all, except cooking. I wouldn't have to do the dishes after breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I would just cook.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

2.3 Free Form

I have been thinking a lot about Winter. I just can't with this season. It's way to cold and I don't have any warm pants to wear. I have also been thinking a lot about Christmas and what we are going to do when it comes. My personal opinion about Christmas is that it's kind of pointless. It's not even Christs' birthday, but I also love it because I get to spend time with my family, eat, watch movies, wrap myself up in blankets, and get stuff. That's pretty much all I have been thinking about.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Effective Thinking 2.1.b

I think effective thinking is when you are doing something to get the end result. For example, whenever I do my chores, I always look forward to being done. I do my chores so I can play games or hang out. Another example is when I go to the store and we get done shopping early. There are a few times when I didn't think effectively. When I play games when I'm supposed to be doing my chores, I have to stop and go do my chores.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Effective Thinking 2.2

The first step in Effective Thinking is Understand Deeply.  I think this makes you think effectively by understanding the problem first instead of trying to solve it first. You  have to express your feelings about the problem and think about before you do anything else. Even if it takes you forever to understand, you have to think about it first.

The second step in Effective Thinking is Make Mistakes. You will never be expected to get it right the first time, that's why you get it wrong. It teaches you more about the problem and what you did to get it wrong. It makes you explore the question.

The third step in Effective Thinking is Raise Questions. This makes you expand your knowledge about the question. It makes you think more about the question and piece things together so you can answer the question.

The fourth step in Effective Thinking is Follow the Flow of Ideas. I didn't really understand this step, but i think it means to keep continuing the idea. In the book, it says "A new idea is a beginning, not an end" I think that means that an idea never ends and you have to continue thinking about it.

The very last step, step five, is Change. I think this triggers your inner ability to continue thinking effectively, to improve the way you think and keep asking questions.

I think the authors related each element to an element of nature to help you remember each element better. Earth-Understand Deeply. The Earth is full of mysteries that you need to think hard about. That means you have to deeply understand each and every question/fact that is made about the Earth.

Fire-Make Mistakes. Usually, when people make mistakes, even on purpose, people get angry or upset. Fire/red usually symbolizes anger or frustration.

Air-Raise Questions. When you raise questions, that means you bring them to the top of your mind and make everyone else think about them. So you raise a question to the top of their minds.

Water-Follow the Flow of Ideas. Rivers usually follow the current. When you follow an idea, that usually means you follow the current.

The Quintessential Element-Change. This means you change your idea and share it with everyone else. You let everyone know about your new idea and ask everyone why and how it should be changed.