POL SMART GOAL for Semester 2, 2015
My SMART goal for this semester will be to keep my GPA above a 3.1. This will be achieved because every day after school that I have homework I will dedicate however much time is necessary to complete it and make it beautiful work. A minimum of 30 minutes will be taken into account. I will be held accountable to this by parents when I show them my grades weekly.
TPOL Questions
Personal Connections and Adult World Connections:
1. Which project did you have the most personal connection with this year? Why? The mask project because I did extensive research on many aspects of socialization and it was one of the projects I spent the most time on this year. 2. What have you learned (skill, lesson, or knowledge) this year that will be most helpful for you in the future? The thing I learned this year that will be the most helpful for the rest of my life is my new work ethic. 3. What project or projects have you done this year that have inspired you to want to learn more? Explain how you were inspired. A project this year that inspired me to learn more is the death penalty project because it is a pending issue in the real world. I am inspired to learn more about this project because I would like to extend my knowledge on the subject. 4. How has your attitude toward learning changed this year? My attitude towards learning has changed this year because this is the first year that I really applied myself to school and tried to learn. 5. What connections have you made this year between what you have learned in your classes and your own personal experiences outside of school? I learned this year that perseverance is needed for success which can be applied to my experiences outside of school because I am a student athlete. 6. How have your learning and experiences at AHS this year changed the way you see the world? My learnings from this year changed the way I see the world because now I have more knowledge about some current events and aspects of life. 7. What work from this year would you like to look back on and remember when you are a graduating senior? I would like to look back and remember my Shakespeare project. Although this was by no means my favorite project I still was pushed out of my comfort zone and forced to do a play. This was an overall positive learning experience. You as a Student and a Learner (Your Work and Your Work Habits): 1. What is the most important change that you have made as a learner this year? The most important change I made this year as a learner was actually doing my work. 2. How have you taken an active role in your education this year? I took an active role in my education because I applied myself and wanted to learn. 3. What piece of work that you’ve done this year are you proudest of? Why? I am the most proud of the final humanities essay. This is because I got a 95 4. If you could go back and refine one piece of work this year, what piece of work would you refine and how would you refine it? I would go back and refine my mousetrap car that we did in physics. I would refine this by actually trying to build a successful mousetrap car. 5. If you were the teacher, what comments would your teacher make about your work habits? I would let them know that I am inconsistent worker. Some days I can sit down and type my whole essays. Others I can sit down. 6. What might you want next year’s teacher to know about your work habits? That they are inconsistent. 7. What is the most difficult thing you have done this year? Why was it difficult, and how did you deal with that difficulty? The most difficult thing I did this year was the Shakespeare play. It was difficult because I hate acting and do not have a good memory to memorize lines. I dealt with this by just doing it and getting it over with. 8. How has group collaboration helped you as a student? A form of group collaboration called peer critique has helped me as a student because then I get feedback on my work and get to refine it. Reflecting on Yourself and Our Model of Education (Project Based Learning and our Student Culture) 1. What would you say to an incoming 9th grader about how to succeed in project based learning? Do your work. 2. How have any of the habits of heart and mind helped you be successful as a student or person? Perseverance has helped me row as a student and person because it is important to not give up on anything. 3. How has a relationship with a faculty member helped you be more successful in school this year? I feel as if I have a relationship with all of my teachers. This makes it easy to advocate for myself and get work done. 4. How has the work in Advisory helped you grow or change as a student, as a friend, and as a citizen? We did not do much academically in advisory but I grew as a friend by making new ones. 5. Project based learning is a different model than traditional models of education. Explain how Project based learning has influenced your learning and your production of work. It influenced my work production because I am a very hands on learner and that's what this school provides. |
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