Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Self-assessment

Self-assessment 

For this first marking period I think I am doing well except in chemistry, before I go into details some of the classes that I have is 1st period: literature, 2nd: Hotel management, 3rd: Chemistry, 4th: Algebra 2, 5th: Spanish, 6th: Junior seminar. 
  For my first period class I think that I am doing well, But I also need to work on structure when I am typing up or writing something. In literature I can do some research or maybe ask the teacher for an example to see how to build a better structured story or information about something. I also think that literature is fun for me when we specific activities. Second period I am passing with a B, because most of the time we copy notes and do projects, maybe twice in every 2 months. But for hotel management maybe I can participate and try my best to get a better grade. Hotel management is also a fun class that taught us about business and how the business life works.  Chemistry is the only class that I am not doing so well in, only because I do not understand the work that we are being taught. But I think I can improve that by trying to ask more questions and try to get some tutoring from the teacher. I am also lazy to do my work in chemistry, most people say that it is hard and I believe that it is hard trying to understand the work. I am doing well in algebra 2, but I think that I can do even better by participating more in class. I also should do some extra credit work after school. In Spanish I am doing well because I understand what the teacher is teaching me. For examples I am learning how to write verb words and hoe to say them. But in Spanish I know that I can do better then what I am doing now, other then that I am doing well. In junior seminar I think that I am doing okay, But I should try to improve in trying to be less lazy so that I can do better. Sometimes I don't understand most questions on the blog, maybe I can improve that by asking the teacher to explain it in a way that I can understand it. 

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Setting For Mediocrity

Settling For Mediocrity 

The reason why I think people are afraid of failure is because they don't want to be embarrassed, or might be afraid that someone will disappointed in them. Some people are also lazy and just don't want to try new things, and challenge their selves to what they really know. I know that I have experienced this a few times before such as the time when I was given the opportunity to go on a trip to the spirit of Philadelphia, but I chose not to go on the trip. I think if I went on the trip I would of had more fun and experienced new things, maybe even meet new people. Another time I was given the choice to join build-on, but I did not. I think if I went on the trek I might have learned a new language or experienced more new things around the world. I think the way that people can overcome the fear of failure is maybe go back on the exact day that you were given the opportunity to do what you were given, I think people would have done that. Some people would also like to have someone to motivate them and support them for when they needed it the most. Some people even take the failure and use it as there as advantage to motivate them for what they do now.