“What should I choose?” I thought when we finally started Capstone. After thinking for about 30 seconds, I decided to do the place I tutor kids, the Saint Baptist Church. They have a reading program that kids can go to after school. I thought it would be great! Not my best moment. When I saw the Curriculum Wheel (a wheel to help us choose our topic by giving us a bunch of mini topics and having us write questions about them), I realized that I couldn’t fill in all the categories with questions! Music? Art? I had no clue! So I decided to keep looking for topics. The next one that I stumbled upon was Soviet Immigration. My mother and grandparents had immigrated from Ukraine, so I had a ton of people to interview. So I decided to do it! It was a difficult to choose, but I am very excited for our big project!
Interesting! I didn’t know you rejected Saint Baptist Church because of the “curriculum wheel” activity. That was meant to have you explore “angles” or directions your topic could go. Good for me to know and I will remember it when planning Capstone next year. For example, I will make sure that I am clearer about how the Curriculum Wheel is just a tool vs. a test that your topic has to pass. Well, that said, I can tell from our recent discussions that you are excited about the research you are undertaking about the Soviet Union. I am looking forward to learning alongside you! 🙂