Monday, December 31, 2007

4.I got stuck when i read this question,and i also don't know why.Frankly,the only thing i regret is my math.Although my overall math pass,but my paper fail.The truth is,i really fail.I have to learn this lesson,stop fooling around and focus on your subjects,especially math.If i really want to pass my math paper,i need to be work hard,really hard.It influence me alot.Back to primary school,my math always pass and done well,but i fail my math paper at sec 1.

I believe environment changes and the way of study math is different from primary school,so i must familiar the way of teaching teacher teaches us.Another thing is,all because of my laziness and lack of enthusiastic in math.At first when i got my math paper result,i broke the news to my parents and to my surprise,they didn't scold me.They tell me to study and work well as they believe i have the potential to do well.Next semester,i will spend time reading books and doing math problems.

Leonda.

3.Doing the projects in every subject is interesting and fun.But teachers should not give us all the different subjects projects in the same time.I think teachers must arrange the time and deadline properly as there will be trouble for us to do as deadline is so near.Project-type assessments i believe is more interesting and fun.It letting us to be more understanding on the topics and subject we have learn in the past and now.It teaches us lots of things we didn't knows as project-type needed us to search online and books on the particular subjects/topics to answer the project questions.

It also strengthen our bonding between our group mates and communications.Excursions will be nice for us.We visited Sungei Buloh Wetland to enrich our answering in project works.I have a really good time visiting there as we saw many animals and plants that we can't find in books.So,project-type assessments benefited us alot.

Leonda
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2) Describe one goal that you set for yourself in September. What steps have you taken ?Where and how have you met that goal ? Where and how have you fallen short ? And how will you proceed toward that goal in the second semester ?

Basically I did not do well in End of Year Examination. The goal I set for myself in September is to bush up my Mathematic.
The steps that I have taken are :
> Ask my cousin when I have any doubts.
> Write down study note for Revision
> Cut down time for relaxation
> Not spend so much time watching television programme
> Use the computer for good use and not playing
> Study together with friends

Sadly, I did not acheive the goal that I yearn for. The most probably reason is cause I didn't make real good use of the time that I have to do sufficient revision. For the second semester, I will organize a detailed time table and start working hard on it.I will make sure that I pay full attention in class and clear all my doubts especially in mathematic and science, the two subjects which I'm weak in.[156 words excluding title]

1) What talents (new or hidden) have you learned / discovered about yourself this semester ?

I used to play hockey in my primary school. But I didn't get a lot of chances to perform very well in hockey. I only became a reserve in the hockey team. I always think that I am just a reserve and I could do nothing much to make the school proud. But sooner or later, I came to this school. Hockey is the only CCA that I wanted to enter. And I wanted to do my utmost, I picked up a lot of skill that the coach taught. I also get many chances to play for a club, slowly I gained confidence in myself. Seniors also give many encouragement that also help me build up more and more confidence in myself. To me, they are paragons. In order to be like them, I need to strive hard! In future, I hope to make use of my talent and bring bright glory to the school. [ 154 word excluding title]

5) Based on your answers to the questions above, how do you wish to grow/ change as a student/ person second semester? What steps do you have to take to achieve that growth?

I wish to have more interest in studying as studying makes our future path. I also
want to change to be a student that pays attention in class and hands in homework promptly. I will pay full attention is class and not be easily distracted. I will also copy notes for self revision, clear all my doubts with my subject teachers, my friends or anyone that understands. Most importantly, I must do my daily homework before I switched on the computer or even the television. Besides that, I will revise whenever I have the time. Instead of going out, I will spend more time at home revising the topics I don’t understand. I can even study in groups at the nearest library with my friends. That will probably help not only me but also my friends to understand more clearly if we clear all our doubts. I will try and be a better student next year.
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4) Think back to a time over the past semester when you faced a challenge or made a big mistake. ( a bad grade on something, letting your benchmarks pile up until the last minute, etc.) What sorts of lesson did you learn about yourself from that challenge and/or mistake? How did this influence the way you did things after that moment? In what ways does this experience help you to plan for next semester?

During the last semester, I kept burning midnight oil and did not studied well, so I did not do well for my science and was graded C. I was very sad that time. I know that my science was not good but I did not study hard enough. This incident made me revise earlier for all my other subjects and not burning midnight oil anymore. My relatives advice me to revise earlier and not burning midnight oil as it does not help. It also makes me no energy to absorb what I read, and it will cause me to have not enough concentration. Now that I know my science is not as strong as my other subjects, I will pick out more time to revise my science oftenly. I will not neglect other subjects. I will plan a time table for studying and some free time. I will go according to the time table and not repeating the same thing again.
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3) What are your thoughts about having projects in every subject? In what ways are project-type assessments more difficult, interesting, challenging or meaningful than traditional ways of showing what you know? Cite an example or two to support your answer.

Doing projects in every subject is fun as we get to learn different things. A dateline for project is a must but they should give us time as we have many projects up on. Projects requiring experiments are fun and interesting but it gets difficult when the experiment does not work. It is much better than the traditional way of showing us what we know as we get the real ‘live’ prove. By doing that, we understand it more clearly. Doing experiments also need teamwork. Teamwork is very important in projects as everybody plays a part. Going on a fieldtrip is like experiments as it makes the project easier and we get the ‘live’ experience. Fieldtrip not only make us enjoy ourselves, it also get us to know more about the things around us. The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve trip is a good example. We not only enjoyed ourselves there, we get to know about the nature and see many creatures that we never see before. After going to the trip, it makes our project easier. If we did not go to the trip, by just researching through the Internet, I don’t think we will learn and enjoy ourselves that much.
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2) Describe one goal that you set for yourself in September. What steps have you taken? Where and how have you met that goal? Where and how have you fallen short? And how will you proceed toward the goal in the second semester?

From the start of second semester, I find difficulties handling history. So I aimed for only a B grade. I did all ways I could think of trying to get B. I studied in groups, asked my cousin if I don’t understand, did notes for easy revision, revise when I have time and pay more attention to class. Although I tried all this, I still did not obtain a B grade for the end of year examination. I will try my best to obtain a B grade of next year but clearing all my doubts. I think that asking questions when I don’t understand is very important. As when I am revising, I need not waste time calling people asking questions. By saving time, I can revise more. I should also start revising earlier and not burn midnight oil like what I did this semester. Burning midnight oil makes us no energy to study and even take the paper.
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1) What talents (new or hidden) have you learned/discovered about yourself this semester?

From my past six years of primary life, I dread writing compositions. I felt that they were long stories that make me crack my head and think of things to add into the story whenever I did not meet the word count. But ever since this semester, My views on writing totally change. I discovered that I have some talents in writing creative compositions. I not only to pick up good phrases from storybooks or magazines I read from, I also picked creative sentences. I will try to use all I can think of oftenly. Besides improving my English and vocabulary, it also makes my composition more interesting. This way of writing helps me alot. Such as having an interesting plot, adding more effects to it, meeting the word count or rather more than what I had expected. Most importantly, it makes my readers no longer bored. Now, to me writing compositions is no longer a dreading!
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Based on your answers to the question above, how do you wish to grow/change as a student/person second semester? What steps do you have to take to achieve that growth?
I would like to change to a better student regarding to my academic results and be more willing to learn. I know that studies are very important because our future depends on how you perform in school. I will take my work more seriously in the next semester because that is a major problem that’s affecting my results. I will try to be more cautious in my work by paying more attention in class and do my revision earlier. I will cut down on my leisure time like playing computer and watching television programmes. I hope not to disappoint my parents in the next semester anymore and do them proud. One of the more effective ways for me to succeed in my studies is personal notes as I think it is a great way of remembering the many formulas we have and a study group with friends will help us to clear up more doubts.

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Think back to a time over the past semester when you faced a challenge or made a big mistake. (a bad grade on something, letting your benchmarks pile up until the last minute, etc.) What sorts of lesson did you learn about yourself from that challenge and/or mistake? How did this influence the way you did things after that moment? In what ways does this experience help you plan for the next semester?
One of the big mistakes I made during the past semester is last minute studying and careless mistakes. I do not know why but I do not feel the keen of anxiety to study until the last few days before exam starts. Thus, I did last minute revision for my exams. Last minute revision had dire consequences which ended me up in disappointing grades. My parents were disappointed after seeing the results but still, encouraged me to strive harder. Not only that, but they also showed concern in my studies by asking me if I can cope with the work when they saw me burning the midnight oil. So I learnt that I must work harder not just for my sake, but my parents too. I planed to study earlier and so that I would not sleep late, causing me to sleep right after I finished my paper and did not check my work properly (thus, leading to careless mistakes) and try to work out ways that would help me to be more prepared in exams.

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3) What are your thoughts about having to do projects in every subject? In what ways are project-type assessments more difficult, interesting, challen

I think it is ok to do projects on every subject if the amounts are reasonable. It would be better that teachers would hold a meeting with different subject teachers and discuss when and how much project they should give us as many times, different subject projects dateline clash. Thus, leading to we students having problems to meet the dateline. I think that projects could be held during our break after every end of term as it would mean that we could have more time to finish the projects. Doing project-type assessments can let us understand the topic better because we look up for more information regarding the topic. Plus, it helps us in communication and teamwork. An example is of course, excursions! I think that excursions make us understand half of the project already (if our project is about a place) as we had the experience on the day we went on the trip.
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2) Describe one goal that you set for yourself in September. What steps have you taken? Where and how have you met that goal? Where and how have you f

One of the goals I’ve set for myself is to strive harder for my Maths as I’m only above average and this is seriously affecting my overall performance.
The steps I’ve taken are:

· Cutting down on the time I spend on watching television programmes
· Type/write down personal notes
· Ask friends if I have any doubts
· Practice more on assessments
· Do a study group with friends

I did not meet that goal but I will still strive next year. I think I did not reach my goal because I did not start doing my revision early. So, in the next semester, I will draw up a timetable and start following it weeks before the exam and not doing it only at the week of exams. Also, paying attention at class is very important because if you paid attention in class, you would have lesser doubts and it would be easier for you to revise.

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1) What talents (new or hidden) have you learned/discovered about yourself this semester?

To me, cooking is a torturous activity as it would cause you to be sweaty and after cooking you would have to clean up the whole place if it is covered with oil. Until this year where we had a new subject, Home economics. When I first heard about this, it’s really terrible because it means that we would have to cook and how could I continue my lessons after all getting so sweaty? But after attending the first lesson, I beg to differ. Cooking is very interesting after all! You could get cook with a friend and after that, taste the results of your cooking and get the sense of satisfaction when both you and your partner loves the food. Thus, I had a new passion for cooking because you will not only feel satisfied with the results but also feel more independent as you do not have to rely on your parents to cook for you every time.
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