Week 2 Self-Reflection Essay
Week 2 Self
An essay of your self-reflection
for our June 22th class
Format Requirements
• 3 pages
written in Microsoft Word’s 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins,
double-spaced
• Include a title page with name and date (not
to be included in the 3-page requirement)
The essay
should be an honest self-reflection on your experience during the second day of
class. The assignment is for you to consider and write about any areas of
personal growth, misconceptions, personal ‘isms’, barriers to learning, ‘aha’
moments, and thoughts on leading through the lens of social justice, diversity,
inclusion, and/or equity. What (if any) impact did the experience have on your
life personally and professionally? How do you foresee taking the impact moving
forward? How (or were) your previous perceptions and attitudes challenged? What
paradigm shifts or new insights did you obtain about yourself, your cohort as a
collective or as individuals?
Grading: The
self-reflection essay is a pass/fail assignment. While this is not a scholarly
paper, it clearly needs to be engaging, thoughtful, well-written and free from
grammatical errors. Self-reflections
essays are a pass/fail assignment.
1. My take aways of class 06/22/2024
a) One of the major takeaways was
learning about the various perspectives and methods that my classmates
interacted with Carol Anderson’s book White Rage.
b) Some of them considered the book as a
clear portrayal of their true feelings about the discrimination of African
Americans. Others discussed their own personal or professional situations that
came to mind while reading the book. Others, including myself, were unaware of
the numerous injustices that African Americans had experienced and continue to
face. Others indicated that history is heading in the correct way, but not as
quickly or evenly as they would like it to. Others noted that while reading the
book, they learnt how President Lincon chose to transfer African Americans
outside of the United States, as if they were not welcome or did not belong in
the United States.
c) After reading the book, many of the
students reported feeling exhausted mentally.
2. Articles:
COVID-19 Reveal’s Viral Discrimination -Should Higher
Ed Should Pay Attention
United States Response to COVID-19:
CDC
Guidelines – Treatment/Vaccination/Social Distance/Work-Life Modalities
CDC
Information – Lack and Slow response
Government – Slow start
of the research of the Disease/Vaccines/How to help population deal with the
Disease.
Government – Reinforce to
Push VACCINATIONS via TV/Social Media/Radio
Government – Economy
suffer to the point that many businesses were forced to close their doors.
–
Changed the way for business hours/services
provided/products
–
Ability to provide services in a different
modality
–
Essential workers compensation NOT been
compensated for the RISK of the NEW duties or JOBs needed to keep our country
moving.
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President
