Growth Mindset

I had not heard of Carol Dweck before this class but I am glad that I did. She is very motivational in her talks. I especially liked the talk about the power of yet. How it helps students understand that they are not failing but are just a bit behind in what they should know. Which that can be discouraging as well but it is much better than failing a course. A grade of not yet feels better than a failing grade. Also they had programs around math that instead of rewarding for correct answers, it rewarded the students for completing the process of the math itself correctly. Which can lead to more confidence gained when getting a small step correct and moving on to the next. At least those things would help me, I usually get super discouraged when having done something wrong or when receiving a bad grade. I look forward to learning more about the growth and mindset and applying to my last semester at OU.

Image info- Motivational quote from twitter

Source Twitter

Time Strategies

I read the article The Important habit of just starting. I am a huge procrastinator and this article has helped me focus on what I am doing wrong and how I can correct those mistakes. I am a full time student and work full time so I am constantly doing something. Making a schedule will help me plan my semester out accordingly and help make sure that I stay on track and not get behind.

Image info- Stop Procrastinating

Source-Procrastination

Reading options

I am going to read Narayan's Ramayana because it is easily accessible at the library and it seemed to be put together better than the other option. I do like epics like Game of Thrones and other similar titles. I have not had much experience with Indian culture so this is all new to me. Have not had classes on mythology so this is also a new experience for me. I chose the picture below because I thought it could be expanded to more than just one religion. That the gods or god of someone;s religion is with them at all times inside them.

Image info- Hanuma

source: Hanuma

Storybook Favorites

Brother’s in the Animal Kingdom is about two brothers who are vultures. One of them gets hurt really badly while savings his brother’s life. They write a letter to their old counselor who reads it to his family. He is reading to his sons to teach them a lesson about the bond brothers should have. He also reads a letter from two monkeys. In this one the monkey is describing his brotherly relationship to his best friend and how his friend and his brother do not get along. He even goes on to try and save his best friend’s wife from the evil brother. The title does a good job of letting the reader know what the story will be about and the introduction leads into the stories very well. The layout was very easy to follow, there was a single click link to each story on the side of the page. Making it very simple to find each one. 

Animal Kingdom Brothers

Image info- Turkey vultures

Source- Vultures

Animal tales From India to Oklahoma is about an immortal squirrel telling Indian epics to anyone who would listen in the state of Oklahoma. He received his immortality because he saved his parents from a fire but he died in the process. Brahma gave him immortality in exchange for his good deed and the promise that the squirrel would tell Indian epics to the people of Oklahoma. He settled down on a university and tells his stories to students who pass by him each day. The introduction caught my attention because the squirrel tells his backstory and leads into him telling Indian stories to the reader. The backstory itself was interesting enough to make me want more. The layout was very similar to the first group of stories I read and it was very simple to follow. 

Immortal Squirrel

Image Information- Jambavan 

Source-Jambavan

             Enchanted Museum is a story about the God's of India and the museum they are in. The museum care taker invites people to come the the museum at night because all the statues and artifacts come to life. They statues themselves tell their stories to the visitors. This was well put together and the introduction got my attention because it reminded me of a movie that I had seen a long time ago. The format could use some work it was difficult to read the purple font color in one of the stories but the the layout was done very well. Everything was easy to access and just on click to go to the next story.
Museum

Image info- Ganesha

Web source- Total Bahki

Introduction to Soonerman

I am Ryan and am a super senior here at OU. The almost five years I have been here have been amazing. I grew up in Claremore, Oklahoma, the town is about twenty miles north-east of Tulsa.  I will be graduating in May. I am very excited to start my career in Cardiac Rehabilitation. I am also a huge nerd. I love Star Wars, Harry Potter, Pokémon and pretty much anything Nintendo, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and much more. Star Wars is my favorite out of all of them though. I have seen Rogue One twice already, I recommend seeing it if you haven’t already. My favorite Star Wars movie is either Episode three or four. Both are excellent in my opinion. I love reading as well. I’ve read a lot of books but my favorite series of books is either the Harry Potter collection or the Eragon books. My favorite television show on right now is The Flash but my all-time favorite is Friends. I have Friends on in a constant loop on Netflix. Whenever I finish all ten seasons, I just start them over again. I also love football, especially OU football. I have never missed a home game and been to many away games as well. This past season I dressed up for all the games in my OU morph suit. I am Soonerman. I went to the Sugar Bowl too and that game was awesome! I also love playing video games in my spare time. I love playing Pokémon and my favorite Pokémon game would have to be either Emerald or Soul Silver. Some of my favorite types of food are Mexican and Italian but my two favorite foods are cheeseburgers and steaks. I could eat a cheeseburger every day and not get tired of them but I don’t do that because I would have a heart attack by the age of thirty, might be worth it though. I am also a cat person, I love dogs too but I cats are my favorite pet out of the two. Favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough. 

                                                               BOOMER SOONER

Image information: personal photo of me from January 2017

Week 1 Story: The Studious Girl and the Lazy Boy.

        There were two friends in their freshmen year at a college in Oklahoma and they both had a big exam coming within the next week. Lauren had started studying already and was preparing for the exam in her free time. Grayson however had planned on studying only a couple days before the exam. It was going to be on a Monday so he figured that he would have enough time to study during the weekend. Well as the week went on Lauren kept studying and reviewing while Grayson played video games and watched Netflix in his spare time. Lauren tried talking to Grayson about studying more for his exam but he just ignored her and kept goofing off. The weekend before the test arrived and Grayson decided that it was time to start studying but on Saturday afternoon his friends, including Lauren, were going out to see the new Star Wars movie. He knew he needed to stay home and study more than he already had been but he went to the movie anyway. He figured if Lauren could go he could too. After the movie the group wanted to go out to dinner as well. Again Grayson thought about going back home to study but decided to go with them to dinner anyway. After dinner he went home and was not feeling well but decided to study for an hour before going to bed. He woke up at about three in the morning that night because he had gotten food poisoning from the restaurant. He was up for a few hours, he felt awful and had to throw up every 30 minutes or so. He eventually got back to sleep and woke up the next day around noon to study. He was extremely tired the next day and still didn’t feel very good but he tried to study the best he could for the upcoming exam. The morning of the exam arrived and Grayson was not as prepared as he needed to be but he thought he could manage. Lauren and Grayson took their exams and received their scores the following Monday. Lauren had made an A while Grayson made a C. Grayson knew the next time he would have to prepare in advance like Lauren did to get the grade he wanted.

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Author's note: I started with the fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. This story is about an ant who is working hard for his colony to supply food for the winter. The grasshopper questions the ant about this and the ant tells him that he too should be stocking up for winter. The grasshopper does not listen and thinks since there is plenty of food now and that winter is far away he will be fine. Well as winter came the grasshopper had no food and the ant did. I took this story and applied to my own life relating it to the problem of procrastination. Many students, including myself, like to put things off until the very last minute and as we can see from this story, that is not a good idea. 

Bibliography: "The Ant and the Grasshopper" From Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs  Link to Story

Favorite Place- Palace on the Prairie

(Image information: Sunset over Oklahoma's football stadium, photo from September 2016)

This is my favorite place to be. I am a senior and have never missed a home game during my time as a student. My favorite game in this stadium was from my freshmen year at OU, I will never forget winning Bedlam in that overtime thriller. I recently went to the Sugar Bowl where we beat Auburn and that was my last football game to watch as a student. I have made many memories that will last a lifetime in Oklahoma's Stadium and I plan on returning to watch as many games as I can.

Game vs Notre Dame 2012 Source- Sooonersports.com

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