Examples of value reflections

I'm going to use this picture as something that says something about me.

In general it speaks to my

• Growth Mindset - I've come a long way, and in this case I was a baby with a football
• Connection with nature - See the Black Hills in the background? Now back in VT
• Teamwork - Sports is a big part of that
• Safety - football is a dangerous sport
• Young at heart - I like to keep it lighthearted

I will provide good and not-so-good examples that highlight THIC - Thoughtful Honest Interesting Connections.

• Thoughtful (pics of soccer balls)
• So this is me and it's about football which involves teamwork. I also like soccer.
• I used to think football was the ultimate in teamwork. You lay out super detailed plans and then you see how it plays out. But really soccer is more realistic. You have plans but then you work in a community and make adjustments as things proceed. Don't get to call timeouts, etc.
• Honest (honest abe playing football - http://i.ytimg.com/vi/YP5BibSuxaE/maxresdefault.jpg)
• I value safety. In our school the teachers are always telling us to e safe. It's our fist class rule. So it must be important and it's important to me. In football they do too. You get pads and fouls are punished.
• I value safety and football is just brutal and dangerous. 
• Interesting (Chatterpix)
• I value growth. I used to be a baby, now I'm grown. I had red curly hair.
• I value growth. I'm sure I'll be a pro football player and have red hair. Or maybe I'll go to college, get a doctorate, teach, raise a family, etc. And start pronouncing it futbol.
• Connections (show a video)
• I value nature. This picture shows the Black Hills in the background. That's some nature. I moved here to be closer to nature and so I can really do this value. There's lots of cool trees here in the forest, I love fishing in the streams just like in the Black Hills.
• I value nature. This made me think of Ms. Vasseur's photo about her mountain hike. She mentioned perserverance, which is part of what I agree with that. It also makes me think about what a value is - it's something that you can live for on a daily basis. It's something that you want reflected in your life. So this is why I moved back to VT, to be closer to it and to have my biggest decision reflect this.