Semester Reflection Part 1

· What have you learned about the way you learn, work, and/or collaborate?

I learned I work great in groups and I can do any roll required at that time. I also learned I am more of a visual learner especially for math. If I where to be shown what I need to do for a problem it’s easier to learn for me then when taught on a white board with half steps and half talking. My thinking process is quick and sometimes I’ll write down random notes that help and make since at the time but later do not. I will work on this for next year so I can do better senior year.

· What is your greatest strength as a student in a project-based learning environment?

I know I am not the most creative but I like doing something original for an example engineering every group did a car except my group and one other. I think its good to have that variety or everything would be too similar and easy since it is all the same thing. Sometimes it might be too difficult but I’m proud of trying something different even if it is harder.



· What challenges do you face as a student in a project-based learning environment?

I think the most challenging thing is procrastination I went to the middle school and am used to having a week or longer to work on a project and it seems I slowly just put more and more stuff off tell the last minute. I know I procrastinate and I am working on it by setting up reminders on my phone but still its so easy to procrastination and put off a project until later.

Writing Reflection

I think ampersand was a big piece for every one and that most people did all right with their paper. I did try following the tips I tried avoiding ing and not using sledgehammer words. I did avoid some but there were a few I just couldn’t get rid of. I think for a future goal I need to work on having a bigger engine and make it more interesting. I can follow the tips and I can have it descriptive however I just seem used to only writing boring essays.

I think just before writing the entire essay I need to think on how I can keep it interesting and put that into the writing. Get the story idea and how it will draw people into the story before writing it and adding that in as I go.




I really improved on wording and just how to make an essay more professional. Before I came to this school I was home schooled and I never had to write any essays and rarely stories. I think I’ve slowly have become a better writer and this year helped a lot especially since we have written so many pieces about all different things.

I think I also improved my format on sentence and paragraph format there was a lot I didn't know and learning all these different techniques helped. Hopefully next year I'll learn more and sound even more professional then I am now.

Historical Reflections

If I could choose a professor for me in college that was from history it would be FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt). He of course does good talks he got into presidency for that so he it would be good for learning. He would probably teach humanities. He also went around to the public and saw what towns wanted and needed. With seeing it he helped them and made them better. If he was my college professor he would probably be able to help me specifically and the others in the class and that would be great.

He would probably say this quote all the time to get the class working.

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Literary Reflections...

If you could bring one character from any one book that we have read this year with you when you go to college, who would bring? Why?

I think I would choose Tom Joad for a friend or roommate because he seems pretty relaxed and easy going but when threatened he can take care of himself. He doesn't like funny business but he is still polite most of the time. I myself am more relaxed and I think it would be a good friend to have in college and in case something happens he would be a good friend to have your back. He killed someone in self defense and seemed to not regret it or feel terrible about it. He didn't kill for fun but in defense so I think that some one you don't want to mess with. He also seemed like he was smart about average things and had a good awareness to where he knew what he was talking about and saw what was happening.