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High School Academic Reflection

Fall

You are now about twenty months away from high school graduation. Over the course of those
months, you will be starting to make decisions about who you are as a young adult, where you
want to be, and what you want to do with your life beyond high school. Take a moment to reflect
on where you have been and where you are going.

Think of a class that you have had success with over the course or your high school career. Why
do you think you were successful in this particular class? What did you do to help yourself?
What did your teacher do? What have you discovered about what works for you as a learner?
The class I like is math. I have had the same teacher for all three years. He goes slowly when he
explains and I understand what he is talking about. I am able to do the work after he explains it.
He takes the time to know how to help me.

Now think of a class that you have struggled with in some way. Why do you think you had a
harder time with this particular class? What did you do/not do that might have impacted the
experience? What might have helped?
I have had a hard time with science because the teachers go too fast and it is hard for me to keep
up. There is a lot to learn and it is confusing when I can’t keep up. I need more time and
someone to spend time working with me one to one.

At this point, where do you see yourself when you graduate from high school? College, J.C.,
trade school, work world, travel,....?

Find a good paying job.

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What goals will you have to accomplish, academically speaking, in order to get yourself to
where you want to be?

What SPECIFIC strategies could you adopt over the course of this year to help yourself?