Wishing

So what do you think of my final project? The thing about it is that I don't get to see the results of my project until I start to receive the estimates that I requested. That was definitely a flaw in the topic I choose. I almost think that the topic I picked was too broad, or too abstract. I also wish I had started sooner. It is amazing how quickly time flies! I swear that I fully intended to work on this sooner. Oh well. Maybe my next topic should be on the art of procrastination.

I think one of the greatest strengths I found through my inquiry was the connections I made with my neighbors and my co-workers. I didn't know them well before, but through this process of inquiry, I have had the opportunity to speak with them multiple times, and learned from them through their experiences.

My experience is very similar to what a child or young adult might experience when they visit the library and make inquiries on their topic of choice. Much of my research was done by talking with other people, and getting their advice and opinions. I can' t count the number of times people have come into the library asking for a librarians opinion on a topic. I myself, have visited the library and struck up a conversation with the librarians on local restaurants, and the best places to visit in our area. They are a wealth of information, and have a personal view on things that may not necessarily be found in a book.
The other way in which my form of research parallels that of a young adult or child is that I used a very basic search engine, Google, and asked for a variety of information on my topic. This may not always reveal the most reliable of answers, but I found that if I found enough information on the topic, and correlated it with information I received through speaking with people that are knowledgeable on the subject, I was able to find answers to my questions. Sometimes the information you seek is not necessarily found in an encyclopedia. You kind of have to extrapolate it from multiple areas of information.