Email Reflection

I have checked my grades and they could have been better had I not misunderstood the assignment back in week 1. Nevertheless, my understanding of the instructions has grown and I am learning something new every day. My priorities from here forward are to stick to my schedule and work on my learning style. In order to be prepared for an unexpected computer glitch, I believe you should back up your work to more than one source in various locations. The likely hood of all of your backup sources failing is highly unlikely unless you keep them all in the same place. Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst is something I’ve learned. One thing that stood out to me last week was my skills assessment worksheet. Being honest with yourself

I started my junior year of high school with passing the reading section of the STAAR test as my main goal academically. Of course, grades were the most important but I was really more focused on improving my reading. My English 3 teacher Mr. Frost helped me out a lot throughout this whole process. He would give me sheets of paper full of samples of similar questions that will be in the test and we would discuss them after school was over. The test was on December before the winter break had started. I finished the test with the same question I had when I first entered the testing room. How did I do? I got my results in the first week of the second semester. I passed everything but the reading part again. I looked at Mr. Frost after I looked at the results and I said, “I’m not quitting, I will keep on fighting”. He put his hand on my shoulder and said, “I know you will”, he said with a smile on his face. Despite the results of the test, I wasn’t feeling like a failure at all. I felt like I gave it my all to that test and I was proud of myself. The results may say that I failed but I felt like a winner. But I was still not satisfied. I knew that the next time I took the test it would be the last I will take

Failure is a part of life. While many see failure as a negative thing, I have started to see it as a situation that can make you a better person. Failure drives me to never make that mistake again. I first realized this when I took my first AP class and AP exam and received a score of 2. This journey all started sophomore year when I took AP World History. I quickly learned that I needed to actually read and take notes to be able to succeed in the class. It took a few poor grades on essays and tests for me to understand this. Despite this new revelation, I still struggled in the class. When it came time to start reviewing and preparing for the exam, I put an immense amount of effort, but not as hard as I should’ve been. Exam day came and

The first quarter has been a rocky road from the beginning, I have had many ups and many downs. I still hadn’t grasped what I needed in order to be successful. My original goal was to receive all “A’s” on my first report card. Of course that has proven to be a tad bit difficult because of the amount of work that I have to try to balance. That was not the problem it’s just the keeping up part that is what’s bugging a bit. Honestly, I just need to sit back, relax, and think about how I got here. There has to be some reason why I am here in the first place because I don’t know how I did it. I’m here now and there is nothing to stop me from achieving success, my motivation is my grandfather and I will in fact make him proud.

Up until this point, my challenges were fatiguing, however, the day of the test was the worst part of my quest. The stress that I felt while taking that test was unreal. Each question my brain seemed to convince me that I didn’t know what the answer was. As the test went on, I felt worse and worse. I thought I was in a nightmare. On the other hand, when I finished and walked outside of the building I felt fatigued, yet I had done it. I was finished with this delightful burden. All the troubles were through. The stress I felt that day was later counteracted with a realization about my

Growing impatient, the day finally came, the test results were online. I logged on to my student portal anxious, hesitant, and excited all at once. When I clicked the button that read View Test Results, I saw that I had not passed my 10th grade reading FCAT. I immediately burst into tears. Not only was I disappointed in myself, but this would be my very first time failing the FCAT. The year I needed to pass it so that I would not have to take it again, was the year I failed. I had went into a depressed mode ever since I found out I

I walked into the room, confidence a little too high and performed my skills in front of the skills evaluator. Walking out, I thought I passed. I told my teachers, my friends, I even texted my mother,

I have found that in all of my semesters here at FGCU this by far has been the toughest for me to complete. There has been lots of hard work put into all 4 of my courses, two jobs, and my level 1internship this semester and I’ve still found myself falling behind in EDF 4470 Classroom Assessment. After a few late and incomplete assignments, I still felt as though I had a chance to regain focus in this course. Unfortunately for me, however, things began to get worst and I became so far behind that there was no possible way that I would be able to complete each missing assignment and pass this course. Once I realized that I wouldn’t be able to withdrawal from this course because I had missed the deadline, without hesitation I spoke with my course

I started my Unit 3 on Thursday 26th of November at 12.00 o’clock noon Jerusalem time, by reading the learning guide, the assignments, instructions and the reference pdf pages as well. I also submitted my learning journal unit 2 the same day, which I got an excellent grade and the usual encouraging comments from my professor, I always thank him for his help to persuade my course. On Friday 27th of November 2015, I started reading the learning guide unit 3 Chapter 8 - pdf file pages192-203, Chapter 9- pdf file pages 214-225, in order to answer the next questions like discussion forum, written assignment and learning journal as usual. On 28th of November 2015 (Saturday) I started preparing the discussion forum answer and finished writing around midnight, prepared to submit Sunday on 29th of November 2015. I submitted my discussion forum on Sunday 29th of November 2015. Monday and Tuesday November 2015 I was reading most of the chapters, but I could not finish all time challenged me as usual. On Tuesday 01.12.2015 I completed writing my assignments of written assignment and Learning journal. Checking once more I submitted all the answers on Wednesday. I also did my Unit 3 self quiz and Grade quiz on Wednesday

A few months into this program, I fell flat on my face. I had been doing well juggling the ever-growing list of assignments, until we were assigned Lab Report #1. The science concepts went over my head, resulting in false information as well as a poorly written, list-like paper with many mechanical errors and no flow. Once I received the rubric in my mailbox, I was completely devastated and disappointed in myself, this was the first time I failed. In that moment, I decided to rebound from this and not let it define my year, so I met with Mr. Mercurio and rewrote it, most of it from scratch. Recently, my rewrite appeared in my mailbox, and on it, Mr. Mercurio said, “This is a drastically improved version of your Lab Report.” Still, it

On Tuesday, November 15, 2016, I, Officer McDaniel #147, of Mansfield ISD Police Department Located at 1522 N Walnut Creek Dr, Mansfield, TX, was contacted (via Email) by Assistant Principal Myers, Laura, W/F, DOB 02/16/1968, in reference to an Email she received from a concerned parent.

When I sat down, removed my calculator, three number two pencils, and my admission ticket, I started to relax more and more. As the supervisor of the classroom handed out the book of questions along with the answer sheet, I thought to myself, “what if I get a bad score like before?” I knew I wasn’t the best test taker, but I just had to keep telling myself to try my hardest and just see how it goes. As the supervisor said “you have 45 minutes to complete this section of the test, you may start,” I gripped the pencil with my hand, and began to read the question and fill in the best answer of four options.

However, when I got mine back it was a flat out zero, and after class he pulled me aside. In short, Mr. Grove told me that I basically need to get almost all the points remaining in the school year just to pass the class. If I would fail, I would not be able to graduate considering four English credits are mandatory. At that moment I experienced a moment of shock I have never quite experienced before. I had an immediate sense of stupidity. I questioned it. For lack of a better term, I felt like a complete moron. I was so down on myself and all night I thought about what I got myself into. How I was going to get out of this was beyond me and I was lost and hopeless about what to do. I continued to be sad and depressed for a while. My life went from fun to complete misery.

In this course, I’ve learned the appropriate audience, purpose, structure, and voice for a cover letter. A cover letter accompanies a resume and is written formally. It is used to convince the company that you are fit to be hired, and to introduce yourself to them. The audience of a cover letter is the manager of a business or company. The purpose is to introduce yourself to a potential employer and to highlight any relevant skills you possess. The structure of a cover letter includes your address, the date, the recipient’s address, and a salutation. The opening paragraph states why you’re writing, establishes a point of contact, and gives a brief introduction of yourself. The body paragraphs highlight some of the more important points from your resume. The closing paragraph should politely request an interview at the employer’s convenience. Identify what supplementary material’s being sent, such as a writing sample or a portfolio. The reader should be thanked for their consideration and you should indicate that you’re looking forward to hearing from them. There should be a complimentary closing followed by your name and signature. The voice of a cover letter should be polite, formal, and concise.

There is a significant difference between my perception of communication at the beginning of this course compared to now. Initially, I was aware communication was an important skill people needed to have, but I wasn’t fully aware of the depth of communication. I never realized there were such a variety of behaviors and characteristics that impacted the ability for people to communicate effectively. Once I started completing the self-assessments my perspective was broaden and I gained helpful insight into my own communication strengths and weaknesses. With each self-assessment I truly felt I was getting to know myself better.