In 300 words or more reflect on the first semester of your freshman year in high school. Use the following questions to guide your reflection:
How can you improve next semester?
How did you grow or change as an individual?
What mistakes did you make and how can you correct them or how DID you correct them?
Is your experience at Westlake meeting your expectations so far?
Remember, these questions are just a guide and you are free to structure your reflection however you see fit.
"The Eraser to My Pencil...."
ReplyDeleteThis year so far, as a freshman, I have realized that I have made many attributes here at Westlake that imprinted my lion pride.
But under these attributes, I have made the same decisions that impacted my grades. Due to the fact that I did rarely study and didn't go to any tutorials, I realized that the more work I did, and the extra credit that I finished, because I DIDN'T study, I never saw a change in my grade, and if I did,my average would either go down or go back up.This was challenged, because I literally had to balance my grade!
As an individual, I saw that I could always do a little extra, if even the teacher wasn't too fond of a student doing extra credit. This helped the expanation of my GPA.
Yet, with every pencil, there is an eraser that erases the mistakes, the person makes. So I can fix this situation, by actually STUDYING and GOING to tutorial. This way my dismay won't be as bad.
From these same attributions, I have enjoyed my experience at Westlake, because I am pleased with their dedication. This experience is larger than the experience that I thought I was going to have, because it has more details and the scenery is broader and more vivid than I imagined. So I guess being a freshman is what it's craked up to be?
Next semester I would like to improve in my grades. I make all A’s and B’s all the time, but I want to be more on it than I was this past 1st semester. I need to be more focused. Most of the time, I was just completing my work to have just enough to pass. I plan to be more persistent with my working skills and no slacking.
ReplyDeleteI changed as an individual because high school has really opened up my eyes. It was really a big woo in the face. It was no more play-play time. It was actually time to get serious because I know the real world is coming in a few years. In middle school things weren’t really taken seriously. Everything was just “ok do your work and pass” is all you have to do. But in high school it’s more to it. I realized that it was time to start really considering these four years, using them wisely so I can graduate high school. That’s basically how high school changed me as a person.
I have actually grown as a person because it has really improved my work ethic. I used to worry too much about my work being perfect, that I started making so many flaws without noticing it. Now I know to just take my time into my work, but also put effort into it at the same time. I’m better in my writing and previewing skills because of my wonderful, astonishing, A-awarding, most- awesome, outstanding literature teacher. I’ve grown mentally as in my maturity level since I’ve started high school.
Some mistakes I’ve made or have been making lately are turning in my assignments late. Sometimes I take the “10 points off” policy for granted. And start finding myself making it a habit. There is a rule stating 10 points off assignment each day it is late. That makes me feel that sometimes it is ok to do this if I know I won’t make such a bad grade on it if I turn it in just one day late. I’ve recently gotten better and broken out of habit, though. I guess I consider that as a mistake I need to work on.
My experience at West Lake so far is meeting my expectations. I expected it to be rigorous work and requiring that I need to stay on task. And that’s exactly how it seems to be.
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My first year at Westlake High School was excellent. I did great during the first semseter of ninth grade. My only mistake was waiting until the last minute to do things, not completing assignments, and making excuses for things that Im not supposed to do. My grades are good, but every extra credit oppurtonity, I will tend to do because I dont want to be just "good" , I want to be the best at what I do. I am very aware of what I am capable of, but sometimes , I secong guess my self. this year I let some of my grades drop, thinking that there will always be an opportuntity to do things over. Next semester, I will continue to do my assignments, but I will turn ALL of them in, no matter how challegening, they are. As the first semester continue to go by,I notice some of the bad habits that I do, and next semester, I will try not to do so. As an indivual, I grew alot. I matured more, not only in doing my work and staying out of trouble, but in handling my responsiblities . My experience at Westlake have met some of my expectations, but not all. The freedom that middle school teachers talked about us having , wasnt true. They made everyone think that it was like on t.v , where there are bullies in the hall, teachers always giving pop quizes, and teachers , not caring about students going on to the next grade , which isnt true. The reason I say that was a lie, because most of my teachers, give numerous amount of make-up work, chances over and over to do assignments, and extra credit work. So far my journey in high school has been great, and I hope the next semester is even better.
ReplyDeleteWell let me pause for second and think of Westlake High school. I am actually not feeling the loin pride. So far, my experience at Westlake isn’t what I was hoping for nor looking towards. Their not that many reason why its just not the best school many people portray it to be. I’am praying that my 2nd semester will be better than now as a freshman. Next semester the number one I really want to improve on is my grades. So far some of them are not up top on. Then another thing is my grades held me back from doing any extra activities, which made my first now ending semester unexciting.
ReplyDeleteI think as an individual I have changed, not whopping different. Explanation for that is well I don’t have a reason why I changed a bit. Maybe its just that when your older you change. Cause you know more then you did before. I grow and process everyday well I think that’s for every human being.
Mistakes I made I’ve made mistakes many were unbelievable some were just everyday mishaps. One misinterpretation, was that I was focusing on the things. Things that I shouldn’t be focusing on. I had to get back on focusing why iam at school. Not friends and stuff but for what is exceptional which education. Even though friends are important but learning comes first.
As I stated before, my expectations on Westlake not so great. From a scale to one to ten ill give it a five its in between great and horrible. Somedays I just dislike Westlake then again other days I actually pride to say I go to Westlake. Actually I think well I hope my years at Westlake will better than this ending semester. If not then maybe another school would be better.
My first semester as a freshman hasn't been going so well. I realized that being more focused on myself and stop worrying about what people say and do. Also be more focused on myself and, my work and, not other people to be more better in this new semester. So I can have a good and happy future.
ReplyDeleteDuring my first semester I grew a lot as a student and as a person as well. During that time I became aware of how much high school will effect my future. I also became aware that your behavior effects you as well. You can't be immature because that can also hurt so and your grade which it did for me. I also learned that focus and determination is part of being a good high school student.
I have made plenty of mistakes this semester that really hurt me. For an example i didn't do much homework. Which caused me to fail some classes. I also have been very disrespectful to some of my teachers and said very rude stuff to them. I also have been getting kicked out of some of my classes. I also have been very talkative and jumpy. By learning from my mistakes and making better decisions have corrected all my bad decisions I have made. Being at westlake didn't meet my expectations. I thought that it was going to be a bad school with bad teachers but westlake is actually a good school.
My first year at Westlake was just a warm up for me. Now I’m getting used to the high school life. At first I didn’t know what I was getting myself into but now I understand that if I handle my business now I can do whatever I was later and that’s one thing I’m going to do next semester. This year for my first report card I’m going to make sure I have all my grades to A’s and B’s and make sure I have a good Christmas. As an individual I realized I need to stay away from the negative and stay close to the positive. My Mistakes that I’m going to correct next semester is to not fall behind and urn everything in at the right time instead of breaking my neck to do it later on.
ReplyDeleteWestlake is what I thought it would be so far. I heard it was worst last year. I put my responsibilities first and have fun later. I realized that high school determines were I get in life, what college I go to, and what my career is. My next 3 years at Westlake are going to be the biggest funniest years of my life and I want to cherish those moments with my friends Family and teachers.
My first semester at Westlake was okay. I know my next semester and my other years here is going to be better. From the beginning of the semester I have accomplished alot. I have brought most of my grades up, and I have A's B's and some other grades, but those will be up if I keep it up. Athletic wise, I have accomplished more than I ever thought I could. I just wanted to make the basketball team, but I made Varsity. Me and 5 of my other teammates has made history at Westlake. The first time 6 freshman’s has been on a varsity team. I will also work hard for my play time for the rest of the season and through my high school career.
ReplyDeleteNext semester I can work harder to make sure i have nothing lower than a B. I will also complete all of my assignments and take advantage of extra credit work. I will also work harder on balancing out school work and sports. On the court I will work even harder to please my coach, and myself of being the best I can be.
I have made many mistakes this year. One of my biggest mistakes was having an A in a class, and just stopped working as hard.
I have also, grew ALOT. I have older teammates which makes me more mature about school work and basketball. Amazing I have grew an whole inch since August. I have realized my true friends, and let the rest go.
High school was nothing like I expected though, I guess I was watching a little bit to much TV, and i was expecting to just be with my friends all the time. But it is just class work, homework, and practice. That's all I have time for and it gets boring sometimes. But I know, as I grow I'll make time for other things and make my life more organized.
My first semester was kinda rough. I slacked off. Next semester will be better. I can improve next semester by studying more. I have horrible study habits. I will improve in next semester by studying more and doing extra work. The mistakes i made were talking in class and not paying attention. I can fix these mistakes next semester by sitting in the front away from distractions a and focus on my work. I can also start asking questions if i don't understand something. My experience at Westlake isn't meeting my expectations so far. Westlake is different from the school i went to before was really different it was a private school that was strict with work and the teachers gave lots of work. Now that i'm a t Westlake there really isn't alot of work and i guess i have taken advantage of that. But i can do better i know i can. I have learned that highschool is not a playground. I f u mess up u mess up and it goes on your record so be careful. I can also improve next semester by putting fourth effort in my classes. That would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteMy experience at Westlake meeting my expectation is doing very good so far. There are things that I did not know and how I was going to do as I came into Westlake. I thought it was going to be like on the movies that you see about High School. The kids are going to be cruel and mean to other kids that wasn't popular and didn't have the other great things that they had or have in there life. The things that I have heard about Westlake are true and how they run the school is very true. Like they have different lunches and they have police officers on campus and there are a lot of different things that go on especially when it comes to sports. So far it is actually meeting up to what I thought it was going to be and also its very different environment.
ReplyDeleteHow have I have grown as an individual I have grown to know to keep my behavior down and other things as my talking and caring on and about other things. Then when I knew that I wasn't at a private school anymore where the classes are very small and then you have people that you know and that are very close to you and you are not used to the big class size and other things. Also in basketball that's like a very BIG thing that goes on in my life besides the other things. That really helped me here at Westlake to get alone with other people that I don't know and how they will react to different types of people. Then here just being at Westlake has really changed me as a person a little bit but not that much because usually I would be very much out of hand about they way I act and can't just think about me and I’m not the only person in the class.
The mistake that I did make and how can I correct it or DID do it is buy not talking a lot. I cannot help how much I talk and I really need to improve it very much because I miss very important things when I run my mouth a lot in class ad those things are the thighs that I need to be able to know so I can pass my class this semester and the rest of the time that I am in High School. It's very normal for me to talk because most of the school's I come from they just let me talk and i still can be able to get my lesson because the class sizes were very small and they have time to take out and go back over it with the kids who wasn't here and also if you need extra help you just come to them when you need it. Now a days I can't just sit in the class in just talk to all the other people around me and not get in trouble for it there are a lot of things that I need to work on especially my mouth. So that is going to be the thing that I need to improve on in High School can't miss nothing and talking for me is not the way to go.
The way I can improve next semester is buy getting all of my work in on time and not let them be late. Make sure that I am very responsible for all of my books and class work for all of my 6 classes and keep everything nice and neat so I can find them when the teacher ask for them and not bring them in the next day or anything like that. Be on time to all of my classes because that can really effect the things on my grades and also my college application and what I need to get into college for the rest of my life. Also I am a sports player so I am going to keep all my grades up to a 75 or above that stander and that is not going to be so hard if I just stop talking and get all my work in on time to all of my teacher. So just do what is asked to all of my teacher and not back talk or sass to any of them and try not to get kicked out of class anymore while I am in High School So just going to do what I have to do just so I can get into a great college like LSU an anything else that comes to mind.
My first year at Westlake was just a warm up for me. Now I’m getting used to the high school life. At first I didn’t know what I was getting myself into but now I understand that if I handle my business now I can do whatever I was later and that’s one thing I’m going to do next semester. This year for my first report card I’m going to make sure I have all my grades to A’s and B’s and make sure I have a good Christmas. As an individual I realized I need to stay away from the negative and stay close to the positive. My Mistakes that I’m going to correct next semester is to not fall behind and urn everything in at the right time instead of breaking my neck to do it later on.
ReplyDeleteWestlake is what I thought it would be so far. I heard it was worst last year. I put my responsibilities first and have fun later. I realized that high school determines were I get in life, what college I go to, and what my career is. My next 3 years at Westlake are going to be the biggest funniest years of my life and I want to cherish those moments with my friends Family and teachers. School is a very important part in your life and a very big goal you can accomplish. Another thing I would change next year is to communicate with my teachers more so I can know how I’m doing and show them I care about my education. This year really taught me a lot and I hope that next year will be the same with my teacher, friends and family. This year I think Mr. Guberman taught me a lot and that’s why I think he should win teacher of the year too.
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My first semester as a freshman hasn’t been all that good. I realized that high school isn’t anything like middle school,highschool is where it all counts. I really need to step my game up on studying because I have a really bad study habbit that I need to break now. In middle school it was like just do your work and pass. High school is way different from that.You have to remember stuff really quick because the teachers aren’t going to just sit there an help you while the class already knows the stuff an wants to move on to the next part. I really need to be more focused on myself and my grades. In middle school I was a A-B student but once I stepped into high school everything changed for me. I started playing around in class too much an doing what I wasn’t suppose to be doing.
ReplyDeleteI have made a lot of mistakes this year that im really not proud of but im going to learn from those mistakes and make myself reach my full potential. So far the mistakes that I have made caused me to be barely passing a class and im usually the one who gets the good grades but now I don’t know what happened to me. Westlake has reached my expectations but its my fault that I haven’t reached them when I wanted to. From now one im going to do whatever it takes to meet my standards. Im not just saying that this time, I really mean what im saying I don’t have anytime to waist because 3 years will fly pass like that an if I don’t step my game up I won’t be graduating on time I really don’t want that to happen. So from now on I’m staying focused and I’m not letting anything or anyone stand in my way of achieving that goal.
My high school year was everywhere these past few months. I made mistakes to learn from. When next semester comes around I will be able to learn how to maintain my school work, cheerleading, and dancing. I really needed to focus more on my studies instead of worrying about my next game and or pep rally. Me growing/changing as an individual I feel that I have grown. This year, I lost a lot of people in my life and I had to learn that not EVERYBODY cares about you. Another thing I learned was how not to procrastinate because it gets you NOWHERE. Some mistakes I made this semester were bad study habits, not completing work on time, tardiness, and my attitude. I feel that I should have studied harder, turned in all my work, pushed myself to get to class, and tried to prevent having an attitude with my teachers. My expectations were low when I 1st came to Westlake because of the past incidents I heard from people. When I arrived, everything was cool, and laid back, as soon as the middle of the school year hit and the whole school just bounced off the wall. I feel that I should be able to improve in the future at Westlake as far as my work and behavior. When I graduate I will be able to look back and say, I did it. CLASS OF 2015. Anyhow, as far as the people here I really didn’t feel comfortable when I entered the school because it was a lot of seniors in my way. I was pushed around and called freshMEAT. It was annoying at the time. By the time I cut EVERYBODY that I did not need in my life off, I realized the high school wasn’t all that bad. I warmed of to the people, and kept my small amount of friends. On the other had I lost some friends as well. People love to spread lies about you and they are never true. So, basically I learned how not to trust everybody in your way. ∆
ReplyDeletemy first semester at westlake has been ok.as a freshmen it has been a little hard ajusting,because i percrastinate alot.next semester i will make sure it is a change ,because it is effecting me greatly grades wise.nomore will i countinue putting stuff off .i will get the job done then an there.though one good thing i can say that this semester has brought me.an eye opener,i have realized that only one person has my back and that me.as an individual i have grone up and not depend on everybody else to do things for me.it wasnt easy ,but at some point in life i had to do it.i just choose to do it now.as a freshman yes i did make alot of mistakes starting off with hanging with the wrong crowd,skiping,but that aint the move .its not fun just knowing the posibility of getting caught so i stoped before it got to that point .overall my westlake expectations have been what i figured .
ReplyDeleteHow can you improve next semester?
ReplyDeleteHow did you grow or change as an individual?
What mistakes did you make and how can you correct them or how DID you correct them?
Is your experience at Westlake meeting your expectations so far?
Next Semester, I Would Like To Improve By Paying More Attention In My Classes. I Would Also Like To Put Even More Effort In My Work Than I’ve Done. Though I’m Pretty Satisfied With My Grades Currently, I Still Feel That There Was At Least Something That Could Have Been Improved. This Year I Let My Peers Sort Of Lure Me Away From Staying Focused And On Task. I Started Slacking Off A Little Bit. I Started Taking The First Half Of My Freshman Year Not So Serious, When I Should Have. Next Semester, I Promise Myself To Study More And Harder. And I Will Improve By Making My Grades A Little Higher And Getting Better In My Work Ethic.
This Year I Grew As An Individual, A Lot. I Grew In My Maturity Level As A Freshman Student. I’m Now Aware That Grades Are Nothing To Play With. I Guess I Can Say I’ve Been Aware, But Now It’s A Big Eye-Opener In High School. Because Now, It’s High School, And Things Are Taken More Seriously. Teachers Are Giving More Rigorous Work. Grades From Here On Determines How You Get Into College! I Changed As An Individual Because It Isn’t Middle School Anymore, So Things Aren’t So “Play – Play” Anymore. When School Started This Year, I Knew In My Mind That This Year Was Going To Be A Breeze, But I’ve Really Changed Because I Never Realized How Serious Getting My Work Done Actually Was. Of Course I Know, Now. That’s How I Pretty Much Changed / Grew As A Person.
Some Mistakes That I Made This Year Were Taking Advantage Of Options For Homework Turn In. There Is A Policy That Teachers Have Stating “Ten Points Off Every Day It’s Late”. I Get Worked Up Off That And Decide To Finish My Homework When I Felt Like It And Turn It In The Box Whenever. That Was Okay For Me At The Time Because I Know That If I Turn It In Late, What’s Going To Happen? All I Have To Do Is Get 10 Points Off. “What’s That Going To Hurt?” But Then I Realized That It’s Not Good To Develop That Habit Because It Would Make Me Develop Bad Study/Homework Habits. It Would Be Best To Turn In All Work On The Day It Is Due Because If I Was To Get A Grade Like An 85, It Would Be A 75 Due To 10 Points Off For Example. I Wouldn’t Want That To Happen To One Of My Project Grades. I Corrected It By Just Turning It In The Day Of Completed Or Not. It Would Be A Better Grade Than 10 Points Off.
My Experience At Westlake So Far Is Meeting My Expectations. It’s Just What I Expected It To Be. I Expected It To Be Fights, Not The Best Lunch, Consisting Of Hard Work, Fun, And Friends!