Keep Moving Forward

During the summer I thought about the senior project with much thought. I tried to think of something that I was motivated to do but at the same time something that would motivate other people. I have great interest in media. I thought about a way that I could motivate people through either music, photos or videos. I immediately realized that a video would be not only more fun but also a great way to get my point across to other people. The next things I thought about was who I was going to address in my video and what I wanted to motivate them to do. After a while of thinking about this, I decided that I wanted to address students who struggle with conflicts due to school work and family situations. A reason why I chose to address them is because, like most students at the high school level, I am a student who, at one point, has struggled with many conflicts. Having a great deal on your mind can prevent you from doing many things. It isn't fun to stress, so I want to help students get out of stressful situations. Through my video I will focus on how to motivate them to move forward. I want this video to be a sort of guidance for these students. Right now, I'm not too sure on how I will motivate them, but I am thinking about making this a step-by-step/how-to video.

ROWE in School

In Daniel .H. Pink Drive, chapter four he speaks about a certain company that uses a strategy called ROWE, (result-only work environment) which means working without a schedule. In reading about ROWE I believe that using this strategy works more than putting a person under deadlines. When Gunther the owner of a company, implemented ROWE in his workplace the productivity increased. I believe that our school should implement ROWE on our students when it comes to certain classes such as math or English. In chinquapin certain teachers give lessons at the beginning of class and then allow the students to do work. I think that the students that feel comfortable enough with the lesson that has been taught should be able to leave the classroom as long as they turn in there assignments on time. I believe that if students were able to leave early from class it would give them the freedom to work as they please, in a place where they feel more comfortable, and where they would be more willing to finish there work. This would also show the student responsibility witch would make them more willing to do what is expected of them. Using ROWE also shows that the teacher has trust in the student and will make the student feel as if he/she was being treated as an adult instead of a little kid that has to be reminded of his/her work