Things I Learned 8th Grade

I have learned how to ask better questions and to talk to my teachers when I need help or do not understand the concept well. I make sure that I have a relationship with my teachers and introduce myself at the beginning of each semester. Learning how to communicate with my teachers

Also I have improved as a self-directed Lifelong learner. A Self-directed lifelong learner demonstrates a capacity for both independent and collaborate work. They also demonstrate knowledge, respect, and appreciation for diverse cultures and finally they demonstrate time management and organization skills. In my Chicano Studies class I have learned so much about another culture and I have more respect for the Chicano culture. They as a nation have done so much and went through a lot to get to what they are now. I have learned about different painters, musicians, leaders and more. It has really been an interesting class to take this semester and I have been enjoying every single moment of it. Similarly in my Chicano studies class for my portfolio I got to learn more about myself and understand what kind of Pendeja (Stupid) am I. It was really interesting I fell under the category “Optimistic Pendeja” I had to research and read and do a lot but overall it was just a fun portfolio to do. In Chemistry I have really became organized because we are required to keep binders and my teacher checks them every month or so and you have to keep them organized and have to make sure, they are up to date if you want to get a good grade on it, and as a person I am not the most organized person but I have accelerated and grown better at it.

All the study skills that you worked so hard will benefit you in personal and professional life.

Have you kept an unknown thoughts hidden, but you secretly wanted someone to know? Well, I’m here to tell you about mine closely guarded realizations I had about myself! I read an article call the Top 10 Things Middle School Students Wish You Knew by Rachel Vail. In this thought provoking article, I could strongly relate to two of these top ten things. My first hidden truth is that I had trouble with organizing my homework. I have six different classes, six different folders, two binders, four notebooks, and so many other school supplies, I lost count. Sometimes I think I didn’t do it, and I find it in a completely different folder. And other times I think I did do it, but it’s sitting crumpled up at the bottom of my backpack. Let’s

Starting in the fall of 2012 was a big change in my thinking and learning skills. This was the year that I started my Liberal Arts Education here at Bridgewater College. Before I entered college everything had come easy to me whether it was sports or school, but during my first two weeks at school I knew that had all changed. In high school I rarely had to take notes and homework was optional in my school district and so I carried that over to my new classes at Bridgewater. That did not go so well because on the first test in General Chemistry I got the lowest grade I had ever gotten on a test. This was where college changed for me. From then until now was a change in the way that I learned both inside and outside of class. In the classroom I started to take better notes and really paid attention to the lecture. Outside of class I started to read and take notes on the textbook and also used the resources of the college and got a tutor.

I studied more, read more, researched more. I found comfort in studying for the longer exam, I enjoyed homework assignments that required more thinking and analyzing, I reveled in analyzing dystopian texts from authors and relating them to modern society, I loved the complex graphs of sine, cosine, and tangent. Furthermore, I absolutely enjoyed memorizing the parts of the human body and the process by which DNA is replicated and its many applications in science. As I became extremely dedicated by the will to succeed in the classroom, it became easier to understand why my mother wanted for me to attend college. And when I got into college, I was faced with unforeseen adversity; the professors taught differently and the assignments were more demanding.

I’ve learned a lot of things that I’ve never learned before in the 10th grade. There even a lot of things my mom even taught me. The subjects I did in the 10th grade were Algebra and a little bit of Geometry, U.S. History, World Literature, English writing, Home Economics, Religion, and Human Anatomy. In this essay I’m going to write about what I learned during 10th grade.

I learned that if I miss a day of school I need to continue working on my work the same amount as if I was in school. I think this because if I don´t stay ahead of my work I will have better quality work because I am not rushing to catch up. Secondly I need to chose more easy to find questions. It makes my research really hard to find and confusing. Lastly I learned I need to improve my time management. I say this because I fell behind on the last paragraph and had to use my time at home to finish it. These are just some of the things I learned about from

I learned that I can make a difference in the community by even spending a weekend volunteering. Many people thanked me for my time helping out, and that made me really happy people appreciated it. I made a few more

I started to use my work time in class and getting work done. It makes life easier to do all the work in class or in study. If I finish my homework and get good grades I get to do more fun stuff like hang out with friends and watch tv.

Being able to pay attention was the biggest positive, by taking control of what my mind allowed me to do in class. Becoming a better student was a simple task; after learning how to really take in detail, doing common tasks without mistake through out the day. It creates a positive learning experience throughout the day, in and out of the classroom. My doctor put me on ADHD medicine which really really helped create a sense of focus for learning and removed my procrastination habit from my everyday life. Truly made a world of difference through out my school day.

I improved on mental arithmetic. It was a big part of my life as worksheets were provided for everyday of the week and attending a centre once a week where I had the help of an Instructor. This shows that I learned from mistakes and built my knowledge of that specific area in Maths and English. Also that I have dedication to my work. I am grateful for this, as I believe that I would not have received the GCSEs I got. After my 11 years, I became an Instructor Assistant. I help the children and mark their work. I also record their results from the past week. This recording is in a book that the Instructor uses to determine the children’s progress. Midwives have to record in detail the progress of the mother. This shows the responsibility and practice that I have gained and

My favorite 8th grade lesson was when we learned about the world wars. It is my favorite because I know a lot about them and that my sister is in the military so it is interesting to me to learn about things like the world wars. It was also my favorite lesson because there is a lot of debating in the world wars and I love to debate because I am good at it. I also liked learning about it because a lot of countries had problems either before the war or after and I like to learn about those problems because it is cool to see how they fix it or how they wanted to fix it. I also liked learning about it because countries can be your ally during the war but after the war they are your enemy. I think it is cool to see part of the world team up and

5, I have gain a lot of information on bivalves and how to identify them. I also learned how the work I was doing benefited my research advisor and other students. Also, I learned how to be patient with long tasks and how to look for small details in clams. Moreover, I learned how to do research to verify the labeled shell.

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment” - Siddhārtha Gautama. As suggested by this quote, I learned to move on from all things that happened in the past whether it being good or bad. All from the past was no longer important nor relevant, what matters is only the present and what you can make of it. Because of this I was able to grow as a person and become overall better academically. I was able to do quite well in English, which was unusual for me since English I would say is my worst subject. Although what kept me from writing to my full potential was slacking and procrastinating my assignments. However, I was able to fix some of my habits from September which today are better.