Digital Portfolio Update 12/11 Two POW's I am proud of. Growth of Rat Population - https://docs.google.com/document/d/146Q-VaEfUa8NQkcZvPrlnQHQWaNoUn2bWexYI0jygpc/edit The More the Merrier - https://docs.google.com/document/d/155de-I_TYFzAKPAdjjjVoocp3aXaTPp8MXz35p7_ze4/edit
The reasons why I am most proud of these two POW's is because both of them were very hard for me at first but as I advocated for myself and progressed through the problem it became very easy for me and I enjoyed doing that math. Another reason I am proud of these two POW's was because there was one final clear answer for each. I do not like the POW's where you have to figure out a bunch of solutions for it. I like to be able to come out with one clear final answer that I am confident and proud of.
The reasons why I enjoyed these two POW's was because once I had figured out a way to do each of them I had no problem finding an equation and solution for both. At that point I excelled through each problem and quickly found an answer for both, and when I am excelling and doing the correct work it feels really good and I like that. Another reason I enjoyed both was because both POW's had a clear explanation of what to do. Even though I had trouble finding a way to figure them out, the assignment goal was very clear. This makes it so easy for me to advocate and get help with things I'm not so sure with.
Silverton Write Up - https://docs.google.com/document/d/19OZPbj1HtY9v9RA4UOwMj_xOEqN4qljjZTa2TLUL-N8/edit
My Semester
Overall, my semester was good and I learned a lot through the teaching of Hannah. Some goals I met were to try to learn as much as I can and advocate for myself as much as I can. I feel like these two goals were met because I learned many many things from Math class that I can take away from and I can now say I'm an Algebra wizard. I also advocated for myself with peers and Hannah so I can get more clarification on assignments. This will help my in the future and in school. Something that went well for me this semester was working with people I do not usually work with. I expanded my social abilities and went to other people for help. I also would figure out problems with peers that could maybe give me a better explanation so I can do better on the assignment. Something that didn't go well was my ability to turn assignments in on time. I struggled with turning most assignments in on time and would usually work on them two or three days after they were due. Next semester I will use my planner to its full advantage and write down due dates and assignments on the day of so nothing is late. Over the semester I have changed as a math student because earlier in the year and all last year I would never advocate for myself. Towards the first quarter this really changed for me. I finally realized that I am in a very comfortable place and there's no reason to be afraid to advocate. Once I made this realization I changed completely as a math student. Something I hope to accomplish for the second semester is to have a passing grade of course but as well as turning in my assignments in on time, and completed fully. My planner will help my achieve this goal.