This week in Algebra A we learned about how to do problems that we needed to know for a quiz. The most important thing i learned in Algebra a is knowing how to do some problems that I didn't get back then. The assignment i spent most time on was divisions with fractions because i don't understand it much and i just give up on it.I can tell i am learning because i get what i am doing now and i don't need much help like before. I am having trouble learning divisions with fractions because i just don't seem to get it. One assignment i am struggling with is kind of word problems because they confuse me and then i ask for help but doesn't seem like i get enough help. One challenge for me last week was in English because my grades still seems to
I was taking AP World History, my first AP class. Keeping up my grades in the class was one of my biggest concerns, but surprisingly, it turned out to be a relatively laid-back class without much homework. Throughout the year, the class was mainly notes and document analysis. The only difficult part of the class was the tests. They were long and arduous with several vague questions based on specific parts of the curriculum that we had only gone over lightly. The course became more vigorous as the exam date drew closer; we began writing more essays, the tests we took grew longer, there were after school study sessions, and even a mock
One assignment I am including in my portfolio is about a test we had.On the test we had problems about writing and using linear equations, getting m & b, and scatter plots.On the test I had lots of trouble on one problem the problem read the input is triple the output on the section of getting m & b.I had no idea how to do this problem not because I don’t pay attention during class because I do pay attention during class.It’s just that I never understood the worded out problems I only understood the numbered problems.Since all Mrs.Goldstein’s test all al closed notes I studied a lot to get a good grade on the quiz but this time we had a choice to write some notes on a piece of paper.This was a individual test like all the test I have had and
The one thing I would consider something I struggled on in the past was math. Math was a weakness of mine and I hated it very much. Although math was a weakness of mine, my teachers got a little better and had more useful explanations. That helped me improved my knowledge on the math topics meet standards on test and practices. Now math is one of my favorite subjects and I understand it minus angles. I will say though, that I have been slowly starting to understand it better as
Difficulties came earliest in the year. After my first six weeks the class received our first progress report. On my progress report I had received
be my toughest challenge to date. As a fifth grader attending a new elementary school in a new country, I
My biggest improvement in this English 111 class was my writing. Writing tasks that were assigned greatly strengthened my overall performance throughout the course, preparing me for the future classes. The environment made me feel at ease, helping me evolve as a student, and as a person. The environment made me feel at ease, preparing me for future classes. Another large achievement of mine that I displayed in the class, was my ability to talk comfortably with the other students. The variety of group activities we did allowed me to openly speak my opinion, leading to a better overall performance with my work and papers. The English 111 class enabled me to have better participation in and out of class and allowed
My personal view regarding algebra being a requirement for a degree program has changed from years pasted. If you had asked me this same question as a kid I would have said algebra as a requirement is a terrible idea. 7th grade was the first time I can remember ever seeing an algebra problem and to me it was like a foreign language. All the alphabets and numbers just didn’t make any since to me and many times I just except I wasn’t very smart in math. I struggled from that point on all the way through high school barely passing my math classes. It wasn’t until I failed many math courses at the local community college and by luck was in Mrs. Brown college math class that the light came on. I wasn’t I couldn’t learn
No matter the amount of studying I did, I could not get my assignments completed. I managed to pass my math class, it was simple and did not involve much effort or emotion, which I believe to be the reason it was easy to keep up
What is something that I still need help with? Why? What can I or the teacher do to help me better understand this topic?
My grades dropped. A prime example of this is when I went from having an ‘A’ grade in Health Promotion to failing within a week because I didn’t do a
Martin and Nakayama discuss four potential barriers to intercultural communication, both attitudinal and behavioral. The four that are discussed are ethnocentrism, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. The authors believe that attitudinal behaviors such as stereotyping and prejudice can be the gateway leading to larger behavioral communication barriers such as prejudice. With each barrier having its own unique challenges and strategies to help combat.
That was the problem, I had waited till the last weekend to cram four chapters which is not that way to go. It’s safe to say that I learned from my mistake and never crammed before a test again. That is a very essential trait in having a growth
Other than that, there is the subject of algebra. While I remember the basics of algebra such as linear equations/inequalities and graphing them, I seem to have forgotten the more advanced algebra. This is an endless cycle, too; I will relearn these concepts but then forget it again a week later. To battle this, I plan on taking any extra time I have (including the weekends, if possible) and reteaching myself these concepts. However, because I do not always know when I will have extra time, I do not have a set timeline for when I must practice. I will always try to make sure it
Breaking down tasks into smaller, easier steps can be an effective way to teach a classroom of students with a variety of skills and needs. In breaking down the learning process, it allows students to learn at equal pace. This technique can also act as a helpful method for the teacher to analyze and understand the varying needs of the students in the classroom. When teaching or introducing a new math lesson, a teacher might first use the most basic aspects of the lesson to begin the teaching process (i.e. teach stu...
I struggled through the first few months because I couldn’t keep you with my assignments. I always pushed them till the last day and was more interested in going to play tennis and watching videos on youtube. However I couldn’t bluff my essay for English and art like I thought I could. In high school I was able to write something up in a few hours, and still get an A. In college it’s a whole different scenario. I can’t write an essay that’s well developed and grammatical correct in a few hours. I kept that up for a few months until it really effected my grades. Afterwards I started going to the learning center to have someone edit my essay, which showed a great increase in my grades. Another struggle I had was in UNIV1000. I was horrible with weekly assignments, because I would always forget I had to do them on my own time. Until we learned in class to start using a calendar to keep track of assignments and important days. After that I stopped missing journals and was able to turn everything in on