First Semester Reflection (1)

Throughout this whole semester I've thought that my study skills and approach was some what effective. In some classes my study habits have been more beneficial for my class  grades than others. For example my Spanish study skills are making a Quizlet for every vocabulary section that we learn in class. Studying these after class have brought up my test scores I have noticed. With other classes I have been taking I have thought and wanted to change my study skills. For example my physics and E-Learning I have found that my grades on certain things have either gone down or stayed the same.

The project I have done this semester that I am most proud of would have to be my final film I made for my Introduction to Film class I took. The reason why I am very proud of this assignment is because first of all I received a great grade on it. Secondly I found that it gave me a great opportunity to express myself through the preparation/idea of the film and also the production of the film. Another reason why I am so proud of this final film I produced is because I was put in a difficult situation while creating this film and I was able to think on my feet and create a great film. What happened during this film was that my camera died while I was filming and I had my phone with me so I was able to film what I needed on my phone and then import it on the computer. Even though this caused the film to have a lot of editing problems I was able to deliver a project that the teacher loved and wanted me to keep making films.

During this whole semester I have been struggling to get the grades I wanted in Physics. I have been hoping for higher grades in test but every time I think I did as well as I felt something goes unexpected. This has caused me to be very stressed when it comes to my Physics tests, I feel as if the test anxiety towards my physics test affects my grades in a negative way. I have been trying to bring the grade up and make it easier to achieve the grade by meeting with the teacher. When working with the teacher I feel as if I know the material very well. I have come to a conclusion that my test anxiety is stronger with material I don't feel as comfortable with. I hope that into the second semester I am able to conquer my anxiety within this class.

I felt as if the content in my physics class is very useful. The reason I have come to this conclusion is because I found out that I will need to use it for the information in my future classes in high school I will probably need to use it in my future college classes for the first year or so. Even though the class is not my favorite it has been made clear that I will need to use it for future purposes. I also believe that in my english class the growth mindset is great "skill" to learn for my future.