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Apprenticeship Patterns Blog – Retreat into Competence

For the last and final blog post in my capstone class, I focused on the apprenticeship pattern of “Retreat into Competence” from chapter two of the book Apprenticeship Patterns by Dave Hoover and Adewale Oshineye. The section talked about perhaps how you are overwhelmed or beginning to realize how little you know, or perhaps you have taken on a new challenge and things are not working out so well. However, getting back into something you are good at is a nice way of regaining your composure. I completely agree with this statement, sometimes all we need a just a pullback to launch forward towards the goal. The quote provided at the beginning of the section is what stood out to me the most. It states that “You look at where you’re going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you’ve been, and a pattern seems to emerge. And if you project forward from that pattern, then sometimes you can come up with something.” This got me thinking very deeply about the past four years of college and my CS Journey. I have no idea what the future hold, but one day I will look back to see where I have been and possibly see a pattern emerge.

The author also mentioned how apprenticeship is a roller-coaster ride, you will experience the thrill of new technologies, but you will also experience struggles as just how little you know compared to the craftsmen and experts you meet along the way. It is important that Sometimes you need to take one step back to take two steps forward. But it is essential to move forwards as quickly as possible because the forward momentum is revealed in your possession of more knowledge and greater skill than you had yesterday. Another important aspect the author mentioned is how to seek support from your mentors, with their support and boost you can be on the right track again and display competence. In this way, you will be more equipped for future challenges. The patterns displayed a lot of insights towards my career and on a personal level. I will certainly be reading more patterns from this book even though this is my last and final blog post for the CS-448 class.

 

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