My Learning Plan

What is your long term goal or career pathway?

My long term goal would ideally be to land a remote job in web developmentto allow me to spend more time with my daughter and to also get an income to start looking to buy a house. Long term I would love to have a home with a large backyard to have chickens and ducks!

A description of your strengths and limitations when it comes to learning

I have great problem solving skills and can follow instructions very easily, however I have noticed I get easily disuaded or demoralized when I see others work being significantly better than my own when we are learning the same stuff. However I am telling myself that some people may just be design minded, which is a limitation of myself as I don't think I am very creative or design savvy.

What skills (non-technical/human skills) would you like to see developed in yourself while at Dev Academy?

I would like to feel more confident in what I do, especially around coding. I have found the handbook materials easy to follow when given instructions, but find it hard to plan something out for me without instruction. Not that I need a word for word on the code, but more what the overall design is going to look like.

A commitment to how you will manage your workload in this programme.

I have managed to work productively by managing my time with Toggl, ensuring I do a set amount of work before a quick break. Sometimes those breaks may be earlier if I find things building up for myself, so that I may sit and think about it, while also getting some fresh air and a change of environment. I have already asked for help a couple of times. I try not to spend too long working it out for myself, but I will try every avenue I can to solve a problem myself before asking for help.

A description of what you expect from the Facilitation team

My expectation from the facilitators is to give constructive feedback where necessary, help in a timely fashion, and guidance where they think it is needed.

I have already started to try and schedule my life, but with a 5 month old daughter things can go off script very quickly. Currently I know every wednesday we have a playgroup from 12-3pm, which I usually go with my partner and Daughter. I do have the option to stay back if I feel I need to get in more work time. I also do grocery shopping on thursdays which I can't get away from, but with good time mangement and adding time onto others days that has been taken away on thursday should ensure I will have enough time to get all the neccessary work done.