P.O.W-
Project Reflection-
How did you like doing your independent research project?
I enjoyed the independent research project for the most part because it was so open-ended and we were able to pick and chose which topic to research and how to present it. Although, it was a little difficult coming up with an idea and how I would want to present the project, because me and my partner were really indecisive about what we wanted to do, but it came out in the end.
What did you like and what didn’t you like?
Again, I like the open-endedness with what we could research, but I think if I had more of a guideline or structure as to what things had to be met, would have been nice to have because I wasn't completely sure on what Hannah was exactly looking for and I didn't want to not do something that I should have.
What would you change about this project, if anything?
I think I would have just added more of a guideline so we knew more of what was expected of us, but other than that, I enjoyed the project and the fact that we had time to work on it in class, and that we had enough time overall to think of an idea, research it, and execute it.
What did you learn about your research topic?
I learned about statistics. It was interesting to have a refresher on all of the topics we had learned over the course of this year, and it was good to learn a little bit more as well, because I have never actually applied statistics to my life, or ever really learned about it, so it was interesting to put it in the scrapbook. My partner and I did a scrapbook touching up on the topics of the Pythagorean theorem, probability, statistics, fractions, decimals and geometry.
Junior Year Math Reflection-
At the beginning of the school year, I made the goal to not shut down in math class. I have a tendency to get bored easily, ESPECIALLY in subjects that don't interest me or I have a harder time with. And yes, math is definitely one of those subjects. I don't typically get bad grades in math, but mentally I never feel good in math, so it was a big goal for me to notice when I am shutting down, and try to include myself more in the subject. I wouldn't necessarily say that I achieved my goal, but I do think I have gotten a lot closer to achieving it. I say that because I did shut down. A lot. I would go into that class with a bad attitude about it sometimes and I wouldn't do anything (NOT because of Hannah; its me and the subject. We don't get along). But other times I would make myself become invested with what we were doing. I tried to relate what we were studying back into the real world, into my life, and figure out ways I could apply it to my life, and that made me feel a lot better. Did I do that 100% of the time? No. But I did it a lot more than I thought I would and I definitely did more than last year, and to me that's an accomplishment in itself. I do feel more confident in my math abilities. Am I totally confident in everything we went over and learned this year? No. But I am more confident that I can work through it instead of giving up, because this year is when I actually believed that I am not completely hopeless when it comes to math.
For the most part yes, but sometimes no. I feel like because Hannah would give us a lot of time to work on things during class, it made it so we didn't have as much to do outside of school. Although, sometimes when we had homework that we had to do outside of school, it was sometimes a lot of work that took a really long time when I would have other work to do. But, I do think it was pretty well balanced.
I am not sure. Right now, I can say yes, I do feel prepared. But I do not know if I can say that after Summer break because more than likely I will forget everything, but nothing a little refresher can't do.
For the most part yes, but sometimes no. I feel like because Hannah would give us a lot of time to work on things during class, it made it so we didn't have as much to do outside of school. Although, sometimes when we had homework that we had to do outside of school, it was sometimes a lot of work that took a really long time when I would have other work to do. But, I do think it was pretty well balanced.
I am not sure. Right now, I can say yes, I do feel prepared. But I do not know if I can say that after Summer break because more than likely I will forget everything, but nothing a little refresher can't do.