Reflection 3 (techno)

            I wake up in the morning feeling so good and prepared myself for my class because it will start eight in the morning. It was July 24, 2014 the third meeting for our subject elective 1. After preparing all the things that I need, I leave the house at exactly 07:45 in the morning and waited the jeep to arrive. It is indeed a hustle and time consuming in waiting the jeep because many student are also waiting and of course I can earn advantage compare to them because I’m flexible in every way but nah just kidding. Fortunately I came in the school early and our professor doesn’t yet arrive. It’s already eight o’clock in the morning and we have entered in our room. As expected many were late and they were given a punishment to sing in front of us. But our professor have decided to change the punishment of coming in the school late because he observed that in spite of giving punishment to us many students are still late which is not a good  action for us student. Then he have waited all of my classmates to arrive to announce the changes regarding with the punishment and it is to fed all of our tommy if someone is coming late in the class, many were surprised because of the announcement and still many were agreed for the new rules and it is expected that on the next meeting many students will come early in the morning and of course myself. Many were afraid to take all the charges of feeding us because it will really consume a big amount of money and of course time.

            Then we have started our discussion and our professor gives us the slides about being a good technopreneur and all the advantages of becoming a technopreneur. He also again discussed the line “think outside the box”. Imagine you would be living in an invisible atmosphere that envelops your whole body, which is symbolic for the box you are living in the box you will have to abandon when trying to think outside the box. Wherever you go the atmosphere surrounds you and protects you from the “real” reality, which is so complex that it would flood your sensory organs with masses of information that your brain couldn’t handle, if not filtered. All the information that tries to traverse your protective atmosphere will be filtered and selected and only the most important ones are being consciously recognized. The filter stands figuratively for your sub consciousness that filters all the information and erases or transforms them if necessary, dependently of your experiences, mindsets, attitudes opinions and the way you look at things in general. We have to think critically in order for us to have proper way of organizing ourselves. Critical thinking is a necessity of any professional or student. This is the human ability to think outside the parameters of normal everyday problem solving. Thinking another option that may help an individual to choose for what they want to achieve. Although problem solving is part of the critical thinking process, people are not born with this particular skill. People must be taught how to use it and be able to practice it in context of real life situations. Higher education academics are used to teach and promote this skill. To define what constitutes the decision-making process one must ask themselves what critical thinking is.   One must understand that Kurland (2000), “critical thinking enables us to recognize a wide range of subjective analyses of otherwise objective data, and to evaluate how well each analysis might meet our needs. Facts may be facts, but how we interpret them may vary”. Like as student we tend to decide for our own self for what may be good or bad to us. College students must be able to examine information and determine what part of that information is relevant and what information is purely opinion. Critical thinking is not easily defined but what is known about its presence is that it influences a higher level of thinking. People who use critical thinking skills evaluate and identify information to guide their decision making. Recent interpretations suggests that critical thinking is, regarded as being intellectually engaged, skillful, and responsible thinking that facilitates good judgment. Critical thinking requires the application of assumptions, knowledge, competence, and the ability to challenge the individuals own thinking. Critical thinking skills require self-correction, monitoring to judge the reasonableness of thinking, and reflexivity (Behar-Horenstein, 2011). Critical thinking is a desired skill in real-world application which will really help of each one of us if we just know how to think properly. Thinking outside the box is like changing yourself to the things that you always tend to do. If you think that things won’t work out properly in the same place then try to change for new and it may succeed your own goals as we tend to discover new things. That’s one of the things that I like the most in discussing lectures that teaches us the lesson to achieve our own goals in our life. That lesson that mark our minds to stay strong and positive to all the obstacles that may come in our way. Let’s use our skills in the good way and make changes for a new chapter of our life.

           

            For almost four hours of talking, there are some aspects that I may like most and like least. Then one of the activities that I like is the discussion of our Professor about the situation of our society. During the activity we were able to divide into three groups and given three pictures that is connected with what is really happening around the globe not only in our country but also to the different places. The first group were given the first picture is all about the father with his daughter who doesn’t have any job and experiencing poverty. So our professor said to imagine our self in the situation and think the solution to the problem and to think like a technopreneur. For me, if I will be in that situation where I am the father I would greatly find ways to solve my problem especially that they don’t have job. Life would be so hard if no one will sustain the needs of the family. There are many ways to find solution to the problem of being unemployed if you’re determined to.       Poverty was and still is the biggest and the most serious killer in the world. Many people don’t die because of illness like AIDS and Malaria but because of the fact that they are so poor that they can’t survive. Poverty is a real problem, which needs an immediate solution. As a technopreneur we should think resolution that will fix their problem. People, who die of hunger, lack the money to buy enough food so they become less able to work, which is another condition of poverty. Poverty hits children the hardest. They need to grow up healthy but a lot of them don’t have this possibility. The worst thing is that hunger doesn’t affect only children’s’ health, but also their development in every way- emotional, physical and spiritual. Children are the future of our planet, so we can’t let them die. They should have money for food and education, because later they will be able to do something to help their country and the Earth. Many children want to develop themselves but unfortunately
they don’t have this opportunity. And it is not fair because all of us should have equal rights and a level playing field. It’s not the fault of the children to be in that situation because they don’t know what is really happening and they are too innocent to see reality. Parents are the ones who are responsible of taking care of their children but what happens is that they became unemployed which means they cannot support their children’s needs. Some days ago I was able to read this line of mother Teresa “We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty.” I really like that quote because it shows a real situation of poverty. Mother Teresa’s words make us think over this and realize that hungry people don’t need only food and a safe place to live, but also they need to see that they are loved. The fate of these people is so sad. They are not interested in having luxury things- jewels, fancy clothes, big houses or expensive cars. All that they want is to have health and not to see how their closest are dying every day because of hunger. They want to have better conditions to live and it is the only thing that can make these people happy. In my opinion we can give them happiness. I realize that it cannot happen for one day, or one week because supplying food and immunizations demand more time but it is possible to happen. If we stop poverty, we will save many peoples’ lives. Life is so hard and if we don’t help these people, who will do that? Let’s support this cause, because this is the way that we can see smiles on children’s’ faces and we can make some children’s’ dreams come true. Poverty destroys many children’s’ dreams and it is time to say stop. It is time to integrate with each other for one cause because these people need us, it is time to show that we have golden hearts and we really understand how serious the problem with hunger is and it is time to be people and to show that we care not only for ourselves, but also for others in our planet. So let’s help before it is too late and let’s show these people that they are not alone and somebody somewhere cares about them. But as we put our situation to those people how could we help them by thinking like an entrepreneur. There are solutions if people are just determined enough to find ways I know it would not be easy and it will take a long time to process and developed. We varies in different situation if you have a small amount of money be wise in using it, use it as a capital for a small business it may be a small store or anything that would fit in your budget. Starting for a small business is a helpful thing to do. I f you are in the province you can start with planting vegetables and fruits so that you can sell it and earn money. Just open our eyes to the possible solution to our problem. It is already given by GOD it’s just that we should also learn how to take advantage of those.

            The second picture is the fresh graduates who encounter difficulties with their physical appearance as they find job. Personality and appearance has a big percentage in applying job. They will compete with different people it’s like selling your skills to them on how productive you are in the fields you’re applying for. We are living in a modern society in which many people care more about their appearance. There are many boutiques, fashion shops served for young people. It is very good if you have good appearance, in my opinion you should pay enough attention to your appearance because values inside your body are the most important things.
In the past decades, when people just only care about their first and essential demand that is food, nowadays, when people feel satisfied with the first demand, they are looking for the others to make them feel happy and pleased. Someone like shopping, playing football, tennis or going to the gym these will make people feel more confident and help them work diligently and more effectively. Moreover, there are a lot of jobs that require perfect appearance, for example: compere, actor and actress, receptionist, marketing assistant... People do these jobs must have perfect appearance because they communicate much with others and often appear on TV or other kinds of media. Although your abilities and your skills are the key to succeed, but appearance play a very important role in your life. If you have a good appearance, you easily communicate with others and that makes your work more influent. In a job interview or meeting with a customer, first impression is very grand, even it would be everything. The interviewee will judge you through your appearance first or if you are staff of a company you will be your company's representative talking with client. Nowadays, some people concentrate too much on their appearance, that is not necessary, even just a waste of time. You do not have to wear like a superstar while you just normally do a job not like a star. Most importantly, you must learn how to get dressed and behave in each situation in your life. The solution for that is to slowly adopt in the new environment and try to change you for the better. The second option is to enter outsourcing or online business and use your skills so that many people or client will appreciate your work. By that your hardships or your dedication to your work will be appreciated.

            Third is the picture about the protesting employees who are currently employed but not satisfied because of the minimum wage or even lower than minimum wage they receive. One day I was able to buy foods to a small store then when I order some foods I heard the employees talking about their salary the employee one said to the employee two “Mahala na sa mga pamaliton ron oi!” and then the employee two answered “Sweldo namay barato ron!”.  When I heard them talking I realized something about how hard they been through and even though how small they earn everyday they still continue working on that store. Maybe it only mean that finding another job will not be also easy and just stay working  even they receive small wages. We can see it in the news those people who have rallies and protest regarding with their problem in increasing their wages or any issues that can affect peolpe. They tend to fight for their rights society exists because we, the people, believe in unity and socialism come together to run the society under some value systems and conditions. Societies running on the lines of value systems and righteousness, with ethics holding sublime importance are called Civil Societies. Rule of law and proclamation of civil rights are the limbs of the society, without which the substantiality of the former can’t even be imagined. If there are certain duties and moral values assigned for the people to refuse to give then there are also some liberties & rights that claim the supremacy of human conscience in running of the social order. When we talk of the Right to Protest, we talk of showing disapproval for some anomalies & ambiguities in the socio-political structure-this disapproval is sanctified in the form of ‘peaceful’ protests or mass congregations that aim to put forward mass opinion and feedback to the controllers of the state. By doing such thing they can express their emotions of how hard they feel they are not only one who can be affected also their children since they cannot afford to sustain their needs. Finding a good job is not always easy. Sometimes you just don't know where to begin your search. First you want to figure out what types of jobs interest you. Then figure out your availability. What days of the week, Fulltime or part-time? The Internet has many places where you can search for local job listings. There are lots of websites that you can find great jobs such as Hotjob.com or Career builder.com. They also give you the option to send your resume right through the email, which is very convenient. Or you could even get addresses, phone numbers, or fax number. Also if you pick up your cities daily newspaper you can find many job listings in your area. They can provide you with the same information names and numbers. Finding a job this way is a little quicker than the Internet but it’s just not as advanced as online. While out getting a newspaper usually by them you can find the employment guide, this guide shows you local listings that are hiring immediately. Sometimes there is a magazine called career search, which it shows local jobs to. You can also call a phone number in the magazine, which will give you the option of immediate interviews. There are other options such as going to employment offices. You can call and set up an appointment, or just walk in and set one. When you go to your appointment they will have you came in and answer a few questions about what you are looking for and what they think is good for you. When you come in you may do some basic test, depending on the job you want. This is so you and the employers know what you are capable of doing for that company. Any skills and experience will come in handy now. Even if you don't have much experience they can find you an entry-level job.  Nowadays finding job is really difficult, yes you may get a job but the only problem is that the compensation that you will receive is just too small to support yourself how much more if you’re married and has the family to sustained. It would be very difficult that’s why many people choose to go outside the country to earn a big amount of money. They intend to sacrifice their love ones because they love them and they don’t want their family to suffer in poverty. Yes we did study and do our duty as a student but it would not be easy as parents tend to think about us. Our parents did a lot of hardship in terms of working so hard just to let their children go to school but they have put in their minds that things would not be working as we want it. It needs time, patience and effort. Like me I am a working student who prefers to leave my parents in Bohol. So here I am trying to do things properly even if things go wrong and even if how rough my life was meant to be. I know life would not be easy as what we intend to expect but let’s just have faith and believe in our self that we can do this. It is just a test on how strong we are in facing problems like this. My duty now is to become a good student who will take responsibilities. I may not know what the GOD has planned for me all I know id that He will never leave me good times and in bad times. There are different kinds of parents the first type parents are parents who are really forceful in their children’s pursuit of first class professions doctors or lawyers. They do not hide their expectations. They pressure the children to do well in school and unless results are stellar, they are punished. They need their children to be the best in their community to preserve their name and reputation. That was more important than the children’s happiness or satisfaction.

            What I hated nowadays are those companies who don’t follow the minimum wages of their employee which is really a sad thing to know. I know some companies it’s either small or big factory who still don’t care of the proper rules in giving salary. There is no justice for this thing. I personally feel the feeling of receiving low salary because even if you work so hard still your salary never increases which is a big disappointments for us. The minimum wage must be raised today because the cost of living has gone up drastically. Education is essential today, and that price tag has increased drastically in the past twenty years as well. People should not have to fight for equal pay for equal work. Companies should be forced to pay their workers what they deserve, and that is more than minimum wage is now. With our new technology and the technology in the future work is harder and more complicated. A minimum wage increase would raise the wages of many workers and increase benefits to those disadvantaged workers. Because the cost of living has sky rocketed, it has become almost impossible to raise a family on a minimum wage job. A person living on his or her own cannot survive on minimum wages especially if they have family to sustain. Even those parents who are both working have the problem in sustain the family needs how much more if none of the family doesn’t have any job which is a big no,no. Nowadays entering in a relationship and become committed is not a simple thing to do except for those who are rich already. But consider those people who have received low wages and have the family to sustain it will be a big headache for both parents. As welfare reform forces poorer families to rely on their earnings from low paying jobs, I believe an increased minimum wage increase is likely to have a profound effect on reducing poverty. An increase would also encourage people to go get jobs. They would feel that they are getting fair pay for their work. As technology gets better and more complicated people need to know more and work harder. By raising minimum wage you are encouraging a more educated and skilled person to come work for you.

            One also of the big disappointments that I see in our society is the irresponsible parents. I think there will be no poor people if they just try to work hard and not to depend in the government. That’s why many parents doesn’t have any job because they only depend on the help of other people why just work on your own and try to change yourself for the better future. The most important relationship for all beings is that with their parents. Through this relationship, a child receives love, support, and learns important values, their ethics, morals and methods of handling life. Unfortunately, many parents do not understand the importance of this parent-child relationship. Many parents do not realize that most of society’s problems stem mostly from what we learn when we were young and also what our children are learning from us in their developmental years. Most parents do not realize that their inability to commit to good parenting techniques causes serious detriment to the lives and wellbeing of their children. Irresponsible parents practice multiple forms of abuse and neglect, including abandonment, physical and emotional abuse and or neglect.The good parents should be caring and responsible. Nobody wants to have a parent who does not care the life of his children. Some of the parents gave birth to the baby, but does not love and educate him, and they are definitely not good parents. The conduct of the irresponsible parent can deeply affect their child personalities. If they did not put enough care to their kid, the child will feel lonely, left behind and not being loved as he grows up, most likely, he will not have an optimistic view of his life. In my mind, the good parents devout their love to their children lives every day. They should be very caring about my health and academic performances. To me, the ideal parent should give personal education to their child. Since parents are the first teacher in a child life, they are responsible to teach me honesty, disciplines, diligence, self-restriction and generosity in my early life as a child. These ethics will provide an extremely important foundation for one success in the future. My ideal parents should be strict on these educations because rigorous rules and trainings can always improve one ability as a person and make him outstanding. A responsible parent should give their child limited freedom, because if one gets unlimited freedom, one can be easily corrupted by laziness and happiness before they learn to be self-restrictive and discipline or especially children. You might say that my mind is crazy, but in today competitive society, it will only make the child’s life much easier as his step into the real society. My parents teach me to do my rule as person who has dignity and respect.

            But of course using our knowledge and skill may help as succeeds in every way. Thinking like a technopreneur may be one of the best strategies to have. Becoming like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates is a dream comes true for me if ever I will be that successful like them. Brilliant minds with brilliant vision in the future have the big potential to change the world. Success is to believe in you.   Success is facing challenges that come your way with the attitude “I will endure and overcome”.   It is being able, when you feel like giving up, delving into your innermost self to find strength and courage.   It is being able to wake up to a new day, content with what lies ahead.   It is being happy with who you are and what you have achieved.   It is the power of positive thinking. Success to some may be measured in money or possessions.   A true successful person is one that can look at accomplishments, remembering the endurance needed to get there, and realize although times were tough, they never gave up.   Having money, a big house, and a fancy car doesn’t mean you are successful.   It just means that you make money.