Are You Smarter Experience

For the History Museum paper, we took a trip to the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. It was interesting that the tour guide asked who has been there before and I was only one of three people who raised their hand. Nobody knowing I was born and raised in Philadelphia, I have been to the Penn Museum only once when I was younger. I was actually pretty excited to go again and see what has changed since I have been there.

“Everyday at 11:30 you will be taken out of class and brought to this room. You are all here because you are at a more advanced level in math than your classmates. You are TAG students, Talented and Gifted. This is a little more challenging work, but it will prepare you with your transition to higher levels of education,” the teacher proclaimed with confidence.

I learned something about math that I sweared was a myth. I thought because teachers always picked on the first person to raise their hands or the smartest in the class meant that I wasn’t good enough. I thought there was no such thing as a math person and not everyone can learn math. Yet, I learned that when you make mistakes in math your brain grows and the beliefs we hold on ourselves when we can or can’t do something changes the mathematical work of our brains. All people can learn math.

The primary goal of this project was to examine the math bowl and try to improve upon it. After three years of being a member of the Montana tech math club I was given the opportunity to run it. So, with the resources available to the math club, I attempted to organize and promote another math bowl completions. Through running this event I hoped to gain insight on short coming that the math club faced. One of these was the lack of participation from the math club members.

I have always loved to learn. Expanding my knowledge brings me so much joy and it is a way

This year, during the biology unit of science, I had been a team leader during our frog dissection lab. The team next to us had some difficulty with their lab, so I demonstrated how to make each cut and

Learning something in our life take time and effort, and that’s hard for some of us, but that makes me happy and proud of myself when I get any new information;

The time finally arrived and I was nervously walked up on stage when the winners of my event were announced. My hard work and commitment paid off when I was awarded third place for my speech. After weeks of writing my speech and practicing it in front of my bathroom mirror, I was given a plaque for placing third. For the rest of the day. I reflected on just how far I had come since the beginning of high school.

I was also honoured with the opportunity to teach, lead and be responsible for two of the classes who visited the school. I had to introduce the leadership SHSM, give instructions in regards to the activity and ensure that everyone new what they were doing. This was a phenomenal opportunity for me since I want to

In AP History, and then I got to visit one of those historical places I had learned about. We had

I learned that anything is possible long as you put mind to it. I also learned that I

What did I learn in physics this year? Physics reveals how our surroundings operate or don’t operate. I learned how a microwave oven uses rays with a smaller wavelength than a lightbulb. One thing I learned about physics is that it’s all based on math. Having a math disability puts me at a disadvantage against all other students. I understand material better especially if the lesson is taught to me one-on-one and I also don't have a very good memory which doesn't allow me to remember material as fast and easier as others. Let me start off with I know about physics.

There is a lot of things that I have learned about myself in the past few weeks of this course. I have learned many things about myself that I would have never known if it was not for this course. I have learned about my; self concept, attitudes and feelings. I have also learned about social influence, group dynamics and relationships. I learned about myself and how to describe the way that I am and the way that I think.

The knowledge then expanded in an Advanced Placement Chemistry class. In physics I did a project on nuclear fusion. The paper discussed concepts of nuclear physics never taught to me. I worked hard to grasp the difficult theories, and my grades exhibit dedication to furthering this competence.

I feel that I have learned a lot during the second year of my studies.