Witchcraft: All Things Come to an End

All Things Come to an End

 
 In completion of my Genius Hour, for my final blog entry, I will be answering the following questions of all I've discovered about witchcraft and the learning process of completing my first Genius Hour project.

1. What was your favorite part of the topic you chose?
 My favorite part of learning about witchcraft was the Salem witch trials that took place in the early 1600s. This was the hanging of many innocent women, because of the fear of women being independent and having greater control and power compared to the stereotypical women and most men.

2. What was your least favorite part of the topic you chose?
 My least favorite part of learning about witchcraft was the effort of trying to find topics that pertained to how the idea of witchcraft was formed. There are many different details that make up this religion, but such little time to research every single one.

3. What do you like best about Genius Hour research?
 The thing I like best about Genius Hour research is the choice given to learn more about what we're passionate about over a long period of time and being able to share your discoveries to the internet. The advantage we've taken with of the amount of technology used in this Genius Hour is a great practice for future projects and preparation for what to expect in college.
  4. What do you like least about Genius Hour research?
The thing I like least about Genius Hour research was the time frame given to make weekly posts. Being the end of the school year, which is the most frantic and calender filling time of the year, I usually struggled to find the time to successfully post my entries. It also took quite some thought to figure out what my next step would be- what else can I research to keep my blog as entertaining as possible?

5. What was the most important thing you learned about yourself, how you learn, or research in general as a result of this work?
During this process, I've discovered that I learn best when I'm very passionate and driven about the topic. I'm more of a visual learner that enjoys learning new things by viewing pictures and videos, versus articles and texts. When I watched videos, my attention is strictly devoted to all that is presented, but when reading text articles, my mind seems to wander on its own or miss key information to the point where I have to continuously reread the text, over and over again.

 As my final post, this concludes all the research I've put into this blog. I will no longer be continuing to pursue The Study and History of Witchcraft, but maybe sometime in the future during my own free time, I will continue a separate blog documenting the adventure of my other learning experiences.

-Kasiah L.
May 10, 2015
5:06PM