Blog Prompt #11

 To learn or not to learn. Whether a person enjoys what they are being taught or not, the attitude they carry throughout the process will have a significant impact on how much they can benefit from the material. When I was in high school I was presented with a fantastic opportunity to learn at an extraordinary level. My school was not only ranked top three in the state of Arizona, we were ranked top ten nationally for the level of learning and curriculum we had. Did I approach this with a willing and mature attitude? No. Hindsight always being 20/20, I decided that this time around I would not let my own self ruin another opportunity to learn. This technical writing class, although not my favorite material, has presented me with a wealth of valuable information. Learning how to efficiently consolidate information and translate that to professional-level documents is something I can use on a daily basis in the future. Whether composing work-place emails or writing service reports, having the efficient writing style necessary of a technical writer will prove invaluable. Writing a blog may not necessarily serve me in the time to come, however the e-Portfolio has a potential to benefit me in the future. I never thought to create a single, easily accessible site for all of my professional information to be available on. I constantly have had to track down my 'current' resume, whether it ended up on my laptop, in an email, or on indeed, now having a consistent and widely accessible location to keep it on will help simplify the process later on. I hope to continue maintaining my refined, matured attitude towards learning and school as a whole, but it certainly has not been a straight-forward transition.