Saturday, 24 August 2013

CAS initial Self-Review

My first CAS homework is to answer 7 questions about my self and i thought to myself that there is no better way of doing it than posting my answers in this blog :) so here are the questions:
  1. What is your greatest accomplishment so far?how has this affected your life?what did you learn from it? my greatest accomplishment so far is passing my IGCSE exams with good results in all of my 9 subjects.Considering that 4 years ago I did not know a single word in English made this a very great accomplishment (especially my A* in English language :o). Studying for my IGCSE  exams made me be a lot more organized in terms of notes and time management. Also when dealing with stress I got to look at things in a different prospective and learn that there are worst things that can happen and that exams are not the end of the world. after getting my results I learned to take things easy and now I know that stressing out will not benefit me in any way. 
  2. what are you really good at? subject wise I would say that i'm good at art, biology and maths. In fact i like expressing myself through art and i'm very bad at expressing myself with words. however since the IB program includes taking risks and doing new things I decided to express myself with words in this blog. As a person i think that I am good at being a good listener and advice giver. 
  3. Name one skill that you have always wanted to develop in your life but that you haven't yet. apart from being able to express myself in writing I always wanted to have the skills of a good leader that is able to influence other people and inspire them. 
  4. Name one activity that you would like to try but that you haven't yet. why would you like to try it? I always wanted to learn how to play any kind of music instrument. with my passion of singing I always thought it would be amazing to know how to play some music along but never had the time or patience to start learning. 
  5. Name a person that you admire right now. what qualities does this person have that you don't ?  I could list at least 10 famous, world changing people that I admire and get inspired by . However I would like to name a person that i admire the most right now, my sister. my sister started her IB program exactly a year ago. I believe that my sister meets all the ib profile qualities and even more. she is a risk taker, a thinker, caring, principled, inquirer, knowledgeable, communicator,reflective, open minded and balanced. on top of that she is a great leader, a listener, organised and positive person that inspires me every single day. 
  6. what's different about you now compared to what you were like when you were 10 years old? I am definitely more mature. I look at things in a different perspective from when I was a child and i can now handle life in a more mature way.
  7. Describe the kind of person you think you will be post IB.  I hopefully will be the IB learner profile which is inquirer, reflective, thinker, caring , risk taker, knowledgeable, communicator, balanced , principled and open minded. Also i believe that I will be a much more organised person.