Wow, is it really over?

Wow! I can't believe that this is my last night. This summer has been an amazing experiencing; one of the most fun things that we did during our program was making our video which we turned in this week. It provided us with a great opportunity to sit down and think about all the different ways in which our class related to our experiences this summer. One of our last topics was self-efficacy and attribution; as with many other things that we discussed, I sat there in class thinking about how it applied to me. The way in which the engineering curriculum is structured at NC State focuses on taking mostly classes that are specific to your given field. This raises students (for the most part) to be highly efficacious in their specific field; however, there is something to be said for taking classes out of your specific field. Although I had finished fulfilling all of my general education requirements this past semester, I really wanted to study abroad in Prague and thought that the education psychology course would be interesting as well as informative. This class has taught me a great deal about myself as a student and even though my specific field may not be teaching we all will have to teach someone something at some point in our life. Even though I am much more confident in math and science, taking this course helped me to improve on my self concept because it provided me with another experience I would not have had otherwise. Being in the Czech Republic has been an amazing experience and hopefully someday I'll get to come back!