Journals 2007
Notes
Literature
Mathematics
Technology
Birding
ModelTrains
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
History
Time
Journals 2007
Notes
Literature
Mathematics
Technology
Birding
ModelTrains
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
History
Time
Learning:
The Journey of a Lifetime
or
A Cloud Chamber on the Mind
This is my first attempt at creating a monthly set of planned activities. The intent is to begin with a table that outlines the major goals for the month. This is then broken down into a series of weekly tables. During the month items are completed, discarded and added. In the "End" column on the following pages, green indicates the activity was completed and red indicates that it was discarded. White indicates that it is still in process.
The colors in the left column are those I have been using for the last couple of years to identify the category of learning that the activity represents:
Color Activity Recreational Reading Core Special Interest Hobby Interest Monthly Table
| June | Description | Start | End |
Sorted by Activity, then Start Date |
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| Literature | Read "Dreaming Pachinko" by Isaac Adamson | Jun 19 | Jun 22 |
| Literature | Read "By a Frozen River" by Norman Levine | Jun 23 | Jun 30 |
| Technology | Read & make notes for chaps. 1-13 "Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days" (one chapter a day) | Jun 18 | Jun 26 |
| Technology | Download & install OpenOffice software | Jun 21 | Jun 22 |
| Technology | Create "weekly" and "monthly" planning tables | Jun 22 | Jun 23 |
| Technology | Read & make notes for chaps. 1 - 3 of "Cascading Style Sheets: The Designer's Edge" | Jun 22 | Jun 26 |
| Technology | Recode journal pages using CSS | Jun 22 | Jun 25 |
| Technology | Read & make notes for "Learn Macromedia Dreamweaver 8" | Jun 22 | Jun 23 |
| Birds | Review photos from June 20 trip to Kehoe lake | Jun 20 | Jun 23 |
| Birds | Create web page for June 20 trip to Kehoe lake | Jun 20 | Jun 23 |
| Mathematics | Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman | Jun 23 | |
| Science | Read & make notes for "The Canon" by Natalie Angier | Jun 22 |
Weekly Tables
| June 17-23 | Description | Start | End |
Sorted by Start Date |
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| Technology | Read & make notes for chaps. 1 - 6 "Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days" | Jun 18 | Jun 23 |
| Literature | Read "Dreaming Pachinko" by Isaac Adamson | Jun 19 | Jun 22 |
| Birds | Review photos from June 20 trip to Kehoe lake | Jun 20 | Jun 23 |
| Birds | Create web page for June 20 trip to Kehoe lake | Jun 20 | Jun 23 |
| Technology | Download & install OpenOffice software | Jun 21 | Jun 22 |
| Technology | Create "weekly" and "monthly" planning tables | Jun 22 | Jun 23 |
| Technology | Read & make notes for chap. 1 of "CSS- The Designer's Edge" | Jun 22 | Jun 22 |
| Literature | Begin reading "By a Frozen River" by Norman Levine | Jun 23 | Jun 23 |
| June 24-30 | Description | Start | End |
Sorted by Start Date |
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| Technology | Read & make notes for chaps. 7 - 13 "Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days" | Jun 18 | Jun 26 |
| Technology | Recode journal pages using CSS | Jun 22 | Jun 27 |
| Science | Read & make notes for "The Canon" by Natalie Angier | Jun 22 | |
| Technology | Read & make notes for chaps. 2 - 3 of "CSS- The Designer's Edge" | Jun 23 | Jun 26 |
| Literature | Read "By a Frozen River" by Norman Levine | Jun 23 | Jun 30 |
| Mathematics | Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman (complete section 1.4) | Jun 23 |
| Major Goals | Description | Start | Month |
| Learning | Review week's pages each Sunday | ||
| Review all pages for the month at the end of each month | |||
| Technology | Review & edit iPhoto files for 2006 | ||
| Model Trains | Become proficient with 3rd PlanIt software | ||
| Install DCC on model train layout | |||
| GO | Learn to play GO at something better than a beginner level | ||
| Drawing | Learn to draw!! (I keep saying this, yet I have yet to put a pencil to paper). | ||
| Mathematics | Continue to play with mathematics. | ||
| Literature | Continue to read Literature | ||
| Bird Watching | Continue to engage in bird watching activities. | ||
| Later | |||
| Literature | |||
| Technology | Learn how to attach a digital camera to my spotting scope | ||
| Burn backup of images onto DVD | |||
| Read & make notes for "Switching to the Mac" | |||
| Mathematics | Read & make notes on The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems | ||
| Write a paper on mathematics education | |||
| Continue reading "Algebra: Abstract and Concrete" by Frederick Goodman | |||
| Read "Symmetry" by David Wade | |||
| Make notes for "Mathematics: A Human Endeavor" ch 1 | |||
| Read "Fearless Symmetry" chap 9: Elliptic Curves | |||
| Model Trains | Add ground cover to oil refinery diorama | ||
| Follow tutorial for version 8 of 3rd PlanIt | |||
| Continue assembly of coaling tower | |||
| Purchase DCC system | |||
| History | Begin reading "Maya" | ||
| Read Watson "Ideas" | |||
| Philosophy | Read & make notes for "Breaking the Spell" | ||
| Begin reading "How Are We To Live?" by Peter Singer | |||
| Literature | New York Times easy crossword puzzles | ||
| GO | Complete reading "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go" | ||
| Puzzles | The Orange Puzzle Cube: puzzle #10 |
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