To my classmates

 I want to thank all of you for a wonderful class expereince.  I learned a lot from each of you thorugh our class discussions. I wish all of you the best of luck in completing your Masters degree. God Luck in all that you  are involved in and may God be with you all.

Adjourning

 The adjourning phase is when a team completes a project and then decides if they want to  take on another project.  I believe the high performing groups are the hardest to leace due to the fact they seem to accomplish  their goals. They all are working together as a team to make sure every detail is considered for the task.  A team I was sadden when I had to leave was my Pre-k team. We worked hard as a team to make sure that all studnents were learning and that our program was a success. Was their times that we stepped on each others toes ? Yes ,but I think this only helped our team to become stronger. 
 I believe that when you have team members who can work for the common goal and not for   acknowledgment  then that is a great team. I think adjourning is an essential part of a team . This is when the team can look at its accomplishments as well as its failures. I believe this will allow team members to see if the team should continue or to find other teams.

Conflict

 I guess this would be a conflict, the other person had an issue with what was said. It was at church with a lady who has handled the youth group funds. We had asked her to get togeter we the church secatary to open an account at a bank. This totally upset her eventhough she did not yell or anything, you could tell by her body language, she was not happy.  I think one  strategy I could of used would have been.to clearly state the reason why. I could have added reasons why this was a good request. Another strategy would have been to ask or her input or her feelings about this request. Since this  has happened I wish I could go back and discuss this issue with her again.

Communication Survey

 This exercise has taught me  alot. I got my husband and Mrs, clark who I co-taught  with to complete the surveys. I was surprised that that got basically the  scores as I did. In  all of the surveys done I was elevated in the communication Anxiety inventory,moderate in verbal aggressiveness scal and in group 1 for the listening style profile. I was surprised that Mrs. Clark knew me so well but then again we worked together for 4 years.
 I think that our discussion this week taught me a lot. As humans, we sometimes judge on appearance . (That is sad to say but true.)  As I read many of the discussions, I noticed where many mentioned that they would like to communicate with the lady in the photo to find out  more about her.  ?This just proves the strenght of conversation.
 I also think the communication surveys  I did taught me a lot about my  communication skills. It is hard to believe that I am scared to death to talk infront of a crowd now. When I was little I used to sing in front of a crowd at church and  other places.   things change within our lives. I can talk to children all day but adults is something totally different. I feel that adults judge me more that children.

Effective communication

 I do believe I talk differently with family and friends than I do with my colleagues and parents of my students. With family and friends the conversation is more laid back and  relaxed. When I conversate with my colleagues( especially  this year being I am new on the hall) and with parents  I am more professional and I think a better  listener.
 I think that when having an effective conversation, I need to make sure that I do not exhibit any microagression. This is where someone may  find a hidden  message in what I am saying. I also try not to exhibit any cultural myopia, which is where I may say  something that would make someone feel inferor to me. Thirdly, I want to remeber that there are two sides to every situation and  that my actions and words may hinder the finding of a solution to a problem.

No Sound

 The show I watched was House. I could tell that the characters worked in a hospital. There was a character I think was a doctor, but he did not have  a doctors coat. Since I could not hear , I watched body language. I could tell that the characters were trying different   things to find out what was wrong with the patient. I could also tell from the body language they at one point in time, they became frustrated because they all went into different directions.
 When I watched the show with sound. I think I am hooked on the show. The character without the doctirs coat was a doctor. His name was House he was very obnoxious and seemed to be boss of the group of doctors. The other doctors like house but were very aware of his string of wierd cooments.  I learned from the sound that House  was a doctor who was addicted to pain medication.   I could see that the sharacters conversations wer very important in solving the patients rear medical conditions.
 I can how  hearing and  speaking can be very benefical for problem solving.

Communication

 I would like to be a communicator like my friend Mrs. Clark. She was a special ed teacher who I  co-teached with for 4 years. She was a person who could communicate with anyone. She was very honest but this honesty was not hurting . She is very compassionate about her work and took communication with all parents very serious.