Callie Bevacqua 11/22/16

     Class today was very eventful, challenging and fun! The activity in class was a big group effort. First our class was split into four groups and each group picked a number out of a hat. Then the fun began; Each number assigned the group to supplies. With the supplies given to you, your group had to create food, shelter, education and minerals. We had to follow specific guidelines for each topic. What made it challenging was the fact that every group had limited recourses given to them. In order to obtain the recourses we needed, my group had to trade with other groups for what they needed. 
    In the end my group ended up loosing, but we were so close to winning. Our shelter was off by a smidgen. The group that won the challenge, won by finishing first while following all the guidelines of the game. My group did achieve success today because we were very close to winning. We were the runner up because we were very strategic as a group. The necessary act of precision was what held us back today from winning. My group was also given to what it had been seen as an advantage because we had most of the resources that we needed. This experiment proved a lot about the American dream. This proved that in many situation, a person will not be successful without hard work. This was also an accurate representation of how it is so easy to miss the success window and it takes focus, precision and determination. Overall I really enjoyed this challenge because it is not something you do every day. I have never done a class experiment like this before, but I find interest in this other style of teaching instead of note taking. I really hope we do more activities as a class like this in the future..   :)