the learner's profile

Inquirers
For this year, not only the IB students need to do the EE, but the nationals’ students also need to make, even though it is not as complicated as the IB ones. EE is a project where we as a student create an essay about something we want to take further research of. For this occasion, my essay is about stating why the Burj Al Arab is such an icon to Dubai. This essay made me do a further research about the topic I am doing. Because to be inquirer means to develop curiosity, I agree that I am one of this learner’s profiles because I am always curious about the topic and I really enjoyed doing this project. By doing this project, it had helped me to become more informed about the icons and building symbols of the world. This is an independent project and so I chose this project by my own will, and so this makes me an independent learner.

Thinkers
This profile mostly applies in my tests and quizzes. Thinkers are able to apply their skills critically and creatively in a complex problem. For this profile, I’ve shown my thinking abilities in my math and chemistry exams. Even though we think we already mastered the topic of the exams, there are always questioned that requires a further skill of analysis to be able to answer the question. Some math and chemistry exam questions are compilation of information we already knew and using our creativity to combined different information to solve the problems. Sometimes I think that we never learned this type of question before, but why the teachers did gave questions that we never had learned before. It turns out that it is not something that we never had learned before, but something that we need to think further to be able to solve the problem.

Communicators
Communicators are able to express their idea and present it in a way that is understandable and confident of their ideas as if he/she is the master of their own ideas. Communicators are willing to work with others. During history class we are asked to present the topic that we had been given about the development of kingdoms in Indonesia. During this presentation I used poster for the audience to have something to look at. Before the presentation, I had learned and studied the presentation well so I am more confidence in showing my work. At the end of the presentation, the audiences are allowed to ask any questions. Collaborating with others, means that I am not only talking in front of the class myself but also answering the questions that the audience had asks that is related to the topic.

Open Minded
It is necessary to be able to live in a community and accept other people’s culture and their opinions. Being open minded are able to understand and appreciate other people’s judgment and are open to new perspective, values and traditions. By taking part in the student council, I’ve learned that by being involved in this community, there are going to be different voices. During the sports festival, we as the main committee of sport festival were having difficulties with the school’s side because we wanted to include several activities that the school won’t allow and there are many others difficulties. This situation is actually testing me whether I am open minded or not, because there is one case where we are not allowed to invite guest band. In this situation we are very rebellious and insisted to have a guest band. When we ask for explanation, the school explained to us that it is better if we use the money to help other people instead of renting an expensive band. By hearing this, I was influenced and agreeing to this statement. But at the end, we gave an honest and reasonable opinion why it is necessary to invite the guest band, the school also understands us and allowed us to invite the band. This is an experience where I understand a new perspective from the school side.

Principled
In an organization, it is important to act with integrity and honesty. Also a case form student council, at the Sport festival event. I am chosen as the head of the security member. As an individual, I always take responsibility and actions related to this job because I am the chosen person to be fully responsible to this area. I ask some of the junior students to help me go around the school to keep the school safe. I had set up rules and regulations for the junior students to follow to avoid unfairness. I also prepared regulations for the visitors to follow and the consequences because the event is happening in the school area and still needed to follow the school rules. There are sometimes where visitors (not participant) wears short pants and is against the school rules, because they are visitors and does not know the general school rules before, I tried to be fair and justice by warning them first and asks if they had brought a more appropriate clothing that they could change. I did this because I think it is not fair to give them consequences because they didn’t know it before. To my junior students, I tried to always be honest to them if they didn’t do their job well, or did not work at all, because if I kept those emotions myself, it wouldn’t change the situation and it is better if I tell them so they can learn from their mistakes.

Reflecting
After having an experience, the most important thing to do is to reflect the situations and think of things that could be changed and learn from the mistake. During the valentine celebration, the main committee is only 4 people, this is because the celebration is one week before sport fest and so the committee is divided and the smaller committee are asked to be responsible to the Valentine celebration. During this event, it is very chaotic because there aren’t enough people to help during this event. I learned from this experiment that after we reflect it together that it is best that the committee is supposed to be as one, and not be divided because the amount of work became heavier if it is divided. This is what I’ve learned and it is best if we reflect the things of what we should do and avoid in the next event to not repeat the same mistake again.

parent interview

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this is the
Interview english translation

Ratria (R): Hai mum
I wanna ask you about my work. What do you think is the purpose of this digital portfolio?
Mother (M): it’s a journal, a daily selected journal. With life priority
(R): Do you think my digital portfolio will help me through my future?
(M): it improves your process of thinking, languages and your priorities in life. Where everyday you have several activities and you choose those who you think is appropriate for you journal. And it is perfect the way it is
(R): How do you see me reflecting my personality in this assignment?
(M): I see exactly what I am see. You can reflect yourself exactly like you are.
(R): What is different about me that is different in the journal
(M): I see that you are always good at planning and thinking and counting, but after seeing this journal I see that you are also interested in design. you are also good at this part. I see that you have the ability to do both, and I just knew it after I see this journal. I see that you are able to do anything. I feel that you think you can do anything if you can learn about it. Anything is possible if you learn it. but I think that you are attracted to design graphic and you have good resources from your cousins and sisters who are good at art, graphic design and IT. Because I think you capable in math and planning, I think that it is possible for you to learn a\anything.
(R): which one do you like the most?
(M): global perspective. Not many teenagers can think the way you think
(R): Any recommendation for my future life?
(M): read books. Any kind of books will do. History, fiction, novel, documentary. Any books you read can help you in you future.
(R): Any last comments?
(M): you work for your digital portfolio has amazed me because at your age I have no ability to do this. I only have the ability to do this at the age of 40. Your way of thinking at your age has amazed me as an adult very much. For the outside world do not only see, but understand. I can only provide you the best facility for your future
(R): Just to remind you, thank you for participating in my work and this is for the purpose of reflecting me through out my work. Love you mum
(M): love you too dear.