Post Lesson # 1 Work

I watched a video on the Honor Code, reflected on the school's Academic Honesty policy, and also reflected on what I learned from the Learning Model and Five Principles of Learning.

I feel like the Honor Code is a protection from that gray area that the world tries to create to make people justify any bad behaviors they might participate in or consider participating in. I like the term disciple leader because it says that though we may lead, we are always learning of Christ and from Christ about how to become more like Christ and we are never too old are intelligent to learn that.

In the application activity, we answered questions about the Honor Code and learning tools. I have found it easier and safer to live by the Honor Code standards because they are a protection to me and a way for me to maintain my sacredness. I feel like the Honor Code is a protection from that gray area that the world tries to create to make people justify any bad behaviors they might participate in or consider participating in. As a Pathway student, I find that living the Honor Code will help me be in better tune with the Spirit and I will get a lot more out of learning because I will have the Spirit to help me learn.

I will be honest about how much effort I put into my work, how much time I apply towards my Pathway work, and also about how I conduct myself in class. I want to be seen as an honest individual who can be trusted to not only put a fair amount of effort into all that is required and I also want to be known as someone who is honest about the effort and time that is spent working on both learning and teaching by the Spirit. If I am honest, the Spirit will help me become even better.

I chose to exercise faith in Jesus Christ by engaging in that which will motivate me to help others and to come out of the comfort zones I have established for myself. My short term goal for next week is to learn how to talk to people for a prolonged period of time and to also get better at seeing people how the Savior sees them and treat them as I would expect to be treated.

I expect to find learning easier as I continually seek the help of the Spirit and by continually seeking help from the Spirit, I expect that, as it always has, living a lifestyle in accordance with the Honor Code will bless me and enable me to become more of one people can look to as a positive example.

 If I do not work towards my goal, I do not expect anything good to come of it. I understand that effort has to be applied to a goal in order for the goal to be accomplished. If I do not put forth an effort and invest time into the process, I do not expect to learn as I should be learning.

I confess that I also find the Ponder/Prove step appealing, as I am always trying to figure out the reason that things may be the way they are or why things happen the way they do. I have seen people use their agency in various ways and a result always comes whether it be good or bad.

I want to more carefully observe the decisions that I make this week and see if I cannot do things differently than I have in the past, as sometimes I act or speak without thinking and it can get me into trouble sometimes. My goal is to think before I act and/or speak and see how it may result in a better outcome in situations.

 I will hopefully learn to better gauge how others react and feel to decisions I may make before acting or speaking if I actually think before going ahead with words or actions. Sometimes, I really do not consider how my words or actions may affect others and I really need to think about that, as people may eventually act and/or speak without considering my feelings just to teach me and I would prefer not to be taught such a lesson in such a manner.

 If I do not work on learning to think before I speak or act and actually do it, I may encounter more hurt feelings and possible anger from others for not being considerate of their feelings. I really do not ever intend to cause hurt, but I sometimes do with my inability to think before I speak or act and I understand that it is something I need to work on and if I do not, the issue will not improve.

I also put some thoughtful replies on to others' posts about this lessons topic.

I believe I have spent at least 45 minutes doing half of the post Lesson 1 work. I started at about roughly 9:30 and am stopping at about 10:15.