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Vika Silina

Feb 22nd, 2023

Core Competency Reflection


Personal Awareness and responsibility
Strengths
1. I take personal responsibility for my choices and actions.
In instances where there is conflict, I feel I am able to step back and see where I may have gone
wrong in a conversation. I am personally aware of my faults. This proves that even in my pride I
can see that my humanity still shines through.
2. I can express my need and seek help when needed.
In situations where I am behind in my work, I can take the responsibility in contacting my
teacher or students to find what I am missing in order to excel in a project I may be late in or
have not done.
Weakness
1. I am learning to take care of myself.
I find myself working hard, and nonstop until it's too late, by that I mean I can overwork my
body and end up physically sick which can take time away from my work. I need to slow down
and take note of when I am at my limit.
Social Responsibility
Strengths
1. I am aware of my community and environment and work independently and
collaboratively for the benefit of others.
Even though I find myself a leader, and in most cases of group projects tend to overtake and put
in more than my fair share of work, I feel as though when I notice myself doing so, I adjust to the
change within the group, and consider other opinions and share the workload.
2. I can identify and appreciate different perspectives on issues and use and evaluate
strategies to resolve problems.
In group settings, I find when I put myself into someone else's shoes, I can see there may be a
loss of communication, I am able to ask if there is anything they have to say, or make sure others
in the environment are content with everything said.
Weakness
1. I have positive peer and intergenerational relationships.
Because I often find it hard to ask for help, I assume not many people need my own. I would like
to be able to help either classmates or people on a regular basis in order to give back to the
community in a sense of compassion. As well as in a general sense put myself out there and
recognize others within the class.
Critical Thinking
Strengths
1. I can assess my progress.
Even though I like to try every method to figure out a problem on my own, when I am stumped, I
see myself going to someone and simply asking for an explanation to see a different perspective
on the matter.
2. I can analyze and critique my work and my learning.
Projects with guidelines make me happy, even though I find myself as a creative person who can
think outside the box, clear guidelines give me the ability to structure a project properly and with
that I am able to complete my work to the teachers' standards as well as my own.
Weakness
1. I can ask good quality questions, gather relevant information and come up with well-
developed conclusions.
Although I can ask for help when much needed, I can tend to lose my train of thought, or not
communicate in a way where my point is come across clearly, I will solve this problem by
considering my words and asking for help if I still don’t understand.
Creative thinking
Strengths
1. I can take my ideas evaluate, develop, and refine them and make something productive
out of them.
Completing my work and ending up with a product that I am happy with includes my ability to
spend time thinking about adding my personal flare on work provided to me, I am most pleased
with my work when it is done efficiently.
2. I can create new and unique ideas that may provide new perspectives that influence how
people think about topics.
Not only in life do I like to take risks, like traveling or trying a new food or something a bit
risky, for example my love of cliff jumping came with the fear of trying something new, but I
was able to put myself in a new position and excelled with putting myself out of my comfort
zone. I can apply that within projects, knowing freshness is often the best way to excel.
Weakness
1. I can persevere and understand that failure can be productive.
When a project requires a show of work, I can slack in a position where I don’t entirely show my
process because along the way I either add new things or change details up. Adding all
information especially for my capstone, will bring me along further in any career.
Communication
Strengths
1. I can reflect on the process of learning and share what I have learned.
When I find I have an idea worth sharing, I am not shy to share my opinion on the matter, I know
that within some of my ideas, I can take my group further and help expand on a new perspective.
2. I can listen and learn to contribute meaningfully to discussions and debate, consider
different perspectives, and build consensus.
Not only is communication shown by words verbally, but nonverbal communication is an
important skill. I find myself to be comfortable and as my body language is relaxed and open, I
can tend to make others feel more comfortable.
Weakness
1. I can engage in deep and meaningful inquiry for a variety of purposes and audiences.
As I grow to find out who I am, I see that I often put away the communication I have with
emotions, which is a big part in the connection of relationships. I do like to be alone, but I find
the hardest part in any relationship is the roadblock I have in expressing how I feel. This I have
been and will continue to work on.
Personal & Cultural identity
Strengths
1. I understand what is important to me.
A bit part I find in identity is understanding your values, in life I feel to be expressive and an
individual set apart from others, you can be unique in your experiences, which grow and set your
values, through experience you find where you are comfortable and where you might find your
limit.
2. I know my strengths and what makes me unique.
Because I find I have a good head on my shoulders, I can be an example to those around me.
From a young age finding out who I am and who I wanted to be was very important to me, which
meant I needed to find balance, because I feel I have balanced out who I am, I can help others
find who they are through my own experiences.
Weakness
1. I can define myself in terms of my relationship to others and to the world.
My Russian heritage is a big part of who I am, and I often throw the way I am in that direction. I
would like to learn more about the rich culture that is set withing the Eastern European side of
my family. Doing this I will be able to show more of who I am through traditions or stories.

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