Sophomore year has been a whirlwind of assessments and assignments. Unfortunately, I had very few major projects throughout the year, and the ones that I had did not use any Sophomore Learning Skills. Because of this, I found my final reflection to be a difficult task. Luckily, I discovered a Sophomore Learning Goal that can apply to my thoroughly uneventful year. This goal is to reflect on past experiences and relate them to essential skills. I feel quite lucky that this topic has arisen because it gives me an opportunity to put my first, second, and third quarter reflections to use. In short, I used my quarterly reflections as evidence to support how I used Sophomore Learning Skills throughout the year, as well as to prove how I have changed.
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I used the examples of creating an artistic poster of an excerpt of The Alchemist in groups, learning how procrastination can work to benefit certain types of people, and using old study skills as points in the paper. In the group project, I strengthened my trust in group members and became more comfortable with dividing the work between myself and the other students. This helped me manage my time because I did not do the entire project by myself, which is how I normally like to work. Next, understanding how procrastinators work ended up saving me a good deal of time on future projects. Comprehending that people who procrastinate can still do good work was somewhat difficult for me to accept, but once I did it helped me tremendously in group situations. My last point was that by using study techniques that I had already discovered and mastered, I saved myself a great deal of time when it came to studying and learning new concepts. Grasping these new skills have helped me to find new ways to use my time responsibly. Looking back, I can say that my time management skills have developed in a positive way, and it is a personal change that I am proud to …show more content…
At the end of each quarter I was required to look back on my experiences and comment on how they helped me to grow as a student and as a person. Now, at the end of my experience as a sophomore at Oakton High School, I am proud to be able to see what I have accomplish during this past year and how I have changed because of it. Hopefully my junior year will be even more developmental than this year has
I used the examples of creating an artistic poster of an excerpt of The Alchemist in groups, learning how procrastination can work to benefit certain types of people, and using old study skills as points in the paper. In the group project, I strengthened my trust in group members and became more comfortable with dividing the work between myself and the other students. This helped me manage my time because I did not do the entire project by myself, which is how I normally like to work. Next, understanding how procrastinators work ended up saving me a good deal of time on future projects. Comprehending that people who procrastinate can still do good work was somewhat difficult for me to accept, but once I did it helped me tremendously in group situations. My last point was that by using study techniques that I had already discovered and mastered, I saved myself a great deal of time when it came to studying and learning new concepts. Grasping these new skills have helped me to find new ways to use my time responsibly. Looking back, I can say that my time management skills have developed in a positive way, and it is a personal change that I am proud to …show more content…
At the end of each quarter I was required to look back on my experiences and comment on how they helped me to grow as a student and as a person. Now, at the end of my experience as a sophomore at Oakton High School, I am proud to be able to see what I have accomplish during this past year and how I have changed because of it. Hopefully my junior year will be even more developmental than this year has