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JaasielMolina

PaulPasaba
Geometry
6/10/16
GeometryEOC
IthinkthatIhavegrowninmymathematicalabilitybecausethetopicsthatwelearnedI
didntreallyknowwhattodo.ForexamplewhenweweredoingthecoordinateplanesIhadno
ideahowtosolvetheproblems.IdidntknowwhatIwasdoing.OnceIstartedtodothepractice
problemsIstartedtounderstandwhatweweredoingandwhenwedidthetakehomequizIgot
agoodgradeonitwhichshowedthatIwasproficientonthework.AnothertopicthatIshowed
mathematicalimprovementoniswhenwedidthefunctionnotationsthiswasanothertopicthatI
hadtroubleonatfirstbutwhenwetookthequizforitIalsogotagoodgradeonit.
OnetopicthatstoodouttomethisyearwaswhenwedidproblemsthathadSin,Cos,
andTanbecausethisiswhenIfeltmostsuccessful.IfeltsuccessfulwhenIdidthisbecauseI
feltconfidentaboutwhatIwasdoingandItriedmyhardestonthisbecauselastyearthistopic
wasntmystrongsuit.
SomehabitsthatIshouldcontinuedoingisgoingtotheteachersandstayingafter
schoolifImstuckonhomeworkortoretakeatest.AhabitthatIshouldimproveonisgetting
myworkhandedinontime.Ishouldalsoimproveonpayingmoreattentioninclassbecause
sometimesIdontlistentowhattheteacherissayingandifwegetassignedahomeworkonthe
topicIhavetroubleonitbecauseIdidntpayattention.WhatIshouldkeepondoingisstudyfor
quizzesbecausebeforeIdidntstudy.IwouldjustsortofwingitandhopethatIwouldgetit
rightbutIworkedonthatmorethisyearandactuallystudiedbeforetakingquizzesortests.

WhatIrealizedaboutmyselfisthatImactuallydecentatdoingmathbecauseIusedto
havethatmentalityofmenotbeinggoodatdoingmath.IthoughtIwasntgoodatanythingthat
ismathrelatedbutmymentalityhaschangedandIthinkthatnowImgoodatmath.AskillthatI
learnedeventhoughitmightsoundkindofdumbisusingaprotractorbecauseIdidntknow
whattodowithoneatfirstwhentheteachergaveittous.NowIknowhowtouseoneand
whenitsnecessarytouseone.SomethingthatIgotoutofbeingintheclassisthatIdont
contributemuchinclasswhichisaskillthatIshouldworkon.

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