Grade 8 have given me lots of new experiences and I have faced countless challenges. I really feel like this year was a pivotal point for me in my life. One of the highlights of this year was my Genius Hour project which I put in my best effort into. This project taught me many things and I felt that it was a great accomplishment looking back at what I had done. When our class was first assigned Genius Hour, I was shocked that we were doing a project of this measure. Instantly I started to think about what I could take on in this time. I thought about doing an easy idea and not pushing myself too much but I knew I should use this opportunity to do something that I have really wanted to try. I knew choosing an idea was going to be the hardest …show more content…
I kept thinking about if I could finish it or if I was capable of doing my project but in the end I said that I can do it and it will all work out in the end. When I started to work on my project, I knew that I couldn’t try to work without a plan. I had to create a plan and think about a timeline. I took time to make deadlines for myself and go deeper into what I could achieve. After creating a plan, I felt like it was too much and I couldn’t do it. There was so much I wanted to do and the time I had felt like so little time. Again I had to let all the doubt go and trust that I was capable of achieving my goal. Since my Genius Hour was about creating an app, I had to find softwares and test them out. During this time I had to make another decision. Should I use a easy software or something that will challenge me. At this point my confidence was building up and I felt like I could use the more complicated software. As I started creating my app, things were going well and I started to believe in myself. Even if I ran into a problem, I found a way to fix it one way or another. By the time I had almost finished creating my app, I was two weeks from the