Reflections.

What are three new things you have learnt about yourself and your ego due to the core learning?

Hmm what have I learnt about myself... well first off I would like to say that I have grown as a person through these foundations and I've grown an appreciation of coding and how difficult it can be. Now what I have learnt about myself and my ego. My ego grows as I solve things easily, it also takes heavy hits when I make mistakes. I have learnt that I need to have more patience with myself when I am learning new things. I also noticed that I don't ask for help as often as I should, this could be because most of the men I have grown up with have been stoic and independant father figures and I may be psychologically mimicing them. Maybe.

What are the role of values, empathy, and self-awareness in learning and programming?

Well basically these three things contribute towards keeping your mindset growth focused and not being a pain to work with.

What has surprised you the most about the core learning?

It's not all rubbish mystical magical voodoo nonsense that I thought it would be at the start of Foundations.

What were the most challenging aspects of the core learning?

Talking about myself honestly... to myself. I had never done this before, or never seriously thought about it so it wasn't the easiest thing to do.

Why do you think we, a programming school, are spending so much time focusing on core learning in a web development Bootcamp course?

Because these skills are highly valued in the workplace and ultimately will contribute to us finding employment once the course is over. Also no one likes working with ignorant dicks

Does the time you spent studying core learning here feel like a waste of time? Should you have just used that time to practise programming instead? Justify your answer.

Nah personally I think studying core has taught me alot about myself. At first I thought this would be something to laugh about at the end and I had even made jokes to my friends about it. But that all changed once i actually experienced and researched the effects. I feel like the meditation routine was the first turning point, but the study on growth mindset made me a believer.