In AVID (Advancement Via In Determination) we learn about many things. We learn about Costa’s levels of Inquiry. Inquiry is one of the things that WICR, another thing we learn about in AVID, stands for. WICR stands for Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, and Reading. This is also helpful in college and if you have a job.
In AVID we do many things involving writing. The main thing is Cornell Notes, a helpful process that helps us take our notes better. The method was developed at Cornell University to help students have a better and more organized way to take notes. On the left side of the border you write your question/topic and on the right of the border you write the answers or take the notes on the question/topic.The “I” in WICR stands for Inquiry, which means thinking about something. In AVID we inquire about many things. For example, when we do tutorials (a helpful way of kids helping other kids learn something new or something they don’t understand; involve Cornell Notes) we have to inquire, think, about whatever the question is. Then, after we get the answer, we help the person who needs help get the answer. We also learn how to inquire in the outside world. From how to spend our money to the choices we make in life, we have to think about what we are doing and what are the possible outcomes of our actions.
Collaboration is what the “C” means. Basically put, collaboration means working as a group/team. This is vital in life because we all need to learn how to work with and get along with other people, because you never know when you might need some one's help, or even if they might need yours. In AVID we collaborate on many things. When we do tutorials we work as a team and try to help the person with the question. When we play Pictionary, we work as a team to win the game. Collaboration helps you develop your social skills, so you can learn how to talk to others better. This is very helpful if you become a businessman or a lawyer.
The last letter in WICR, the “R”, stands for reading. We do it everyday. We do it in school, at our jobs, even at home. But at AVID, reading isn’t just picking up a book or magazine and just reading it. At AVID, reading is when you read something and try to figure out what the message the book or magazine is trying to tell you. At AVID, reading is when you latch on and grasp the meaning of the text and really understand what it means. If you are a lawyer, you have to read and understand the facts of he case before you van prepare your argument. If you don’t, you will lose your case.
In conclusion, WICR is really helpful. It prepares you for the outside world, it will help you when you get a job, and it is easy to understand. The slogan for “Target” is “Life is a moving target. You should move with it”. I bring this up because it is true. If you don’t move along with the life and the world, you won’t get far. That is why parents and teachers are pushing kids to do their bets in school and get good grades. WICR can help you by making some things easier. But as they say “It’s your choice”.
