Harkness Reflection

September 27...two participations
September 29...two participations
October 17...one participation
October 19...one participation
October 21...two participations
October 27...one participation
November 3...no participation (1st block of the day)

I have noticed that I don't participate much, but I definitely get a lot from discussions through listening. I feel as though when I first read the assigned reading, I don't necessarily understand the subtext and deeper meaning of passages, but after listening to a discussion things start to click in my mind. This is why I do not participate as much towards the beginning of the discussion, but more so towards the end once I have started to understand the major themes of the reading. I think that in general, as a student and as a person overall, I tend to listen more than I talk. I learn a lot more from listening and taking notes in my book rather than participating in a discussion, though I do know that participating is very important, and is something that I should put more effort into improving on. Reflecting on my progress though, I do think I have started participating more than I was in the beginning of the year when we wrote our first Harkness reflection. This may be because I have become more comfortable with the class as I get to know them.
As noted under the November 3rd participation, I tend not to participate as much during the first block of the day. This is also something I need to work on in English as well as through the rest of my classes. Lastly, I need to improve on eye contact with my peers, instead of just looking to my friends.
Overall, I think I deserve about a 16/20.