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.
How can you improve next semester?
ReplyDeleteI could improve by not stalling on my work and by everything that I do. And by always being always on my feet. Not telling my mom last min. projects that could be done on the next week when I get it. I really could improve on a lot of things but I could just start little by little and working my way back to what I got to do. And also when I need something done I could try my best and do it and not just wait to the last min.
How did you grow or changed as an individual?
Well, when I was in the 8th grade teachers had always told me that high school is nothing like middle school and it well change in every way. When I first heard that I really didn’t care and now when I get here its very different. Teachers don’t care as much as they did in middle school and there are more grades then in middle school. I grow or changed by them way things are and more I could really say that I got more mature then I was and I know now that I have to get better at what I do and how I do it.
What mistakes did you make and how can you correct them or how did you correct them?
My biggest mistake was not doing my work on time and not taking school as serious as I should. I could correct these mistakes by not only doing what I have to do but just knowing that I know what can happen if I don’t pass but just doing what ever it takes to maintain an A or B adverge in my studies. And I could really just not blame this on anybody but myself and just take this. I haven’t corrected a lot of mistakes but I corrected some and the some I have corrected has came a long way since the beginning.
Is your experience at Westlake meeting your expectations?
Yes, I think it is and I know I don’t have a lot of expectations but it it really coming along as I thought it would since my sister and they told me about how fun it is. Being at such a fun and exiting school I am really just loving the high school air and being able to have a high school life.
Well I came to high school excited because it seems like so long ago I was a little child. Now im 14 and in high school it fells great. There are ups and downs to your high school life there’s annoying teachers, to much homework, too many projects it’s just a lot. Then comes the drama and it doesn’t matter you are you have some type of drama. When I was young I used to watch the shows when kids were in high school I thought my life could or would be like that. When I got older I realized all that was fake. High school is real and not a corny little TV. show.
ReplyDeleteBut how can I improve next semester? Well I could talk a little less. And get use to time management for work and other things. Try staying on task getting all my work in on time. Work hard and put my best effort in it. I could get help in subjects that i know im weak in.
How did I grow and change as an individual? Well to be honest I haven’t changed a lot but at the same time I have changed drastically. I made new friends loss old friends. Because when you enter high school you have to leave all that baby stuff and middle school stuff back and learn how to be mature. So I have matured. I changed my attitude and the way I act at times. And sometimes changing and going through change is a big thing.
Is your experience at Westlake meeting your expectations so far? Well that is a yes and no question because i like and dot like some of my teachers. Some people here aggravate me and get on my nerves. but then I do have people that are like my best friends and be there with me thick or thin.(Loreal Rodriguez) at times I wish I could leave but then I go back thinking about my friends and what if I don’t like another school. What if the people are slow and what if the teachers are more annoying I wouldn’t be able to do it.
What mistakes did you make and how can you correct them or how DID you correct them? Well all my mistakes have been corrected. And I corrected them by turning in my work on time. Getting to class on time. Being on task. Talking less. Doing my work more frequently. And sometimes when I need or don’t understand I ask for help. I have asked teachers or token advantage of extra credit. And I make sure my projects look really good so my grade can be higher. I might add extra stuff for extra points. I just like my grades in that a, b range.
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My first day of highschool was crazy. I was lost & didn't know where anything was. Luckily i didn't walk into the wrong classroom or anything. I always thought highschool was the way they petrayed it too be as soon on movies or television. That, however is not the case. I made probably one of the most worst mistakes you could ever make being a freshman in highschool. I skipped almost every class everyday! Until i got caught.Doing this really effected my grades and made them alot harder too pull up. Im still failing every class except two. but the grades aren't as bad as they we're before. I Could imvporve my next semester by going too class and completing all assignments giving. Also by doing extra credit work. I've grown and change as an individual because i dont hang with the girls i got caught skipping with. I dont have the same group of friends. Has westlake met my expectations so far? HA! No. To be honest i HATE this school. Really i dont know why, but i don't. Although I manage too try and keep a smile on face as if i do.
ReplyDeleteThe start of my freshman year was different. And my first day of school was surprising but things where just not like they were in middle school. But i liked the difference because i had a lot more freedom to do other things than i had before. At the beginning all of my grades were perfect and my behavior was all good. I have made a couple of mistakes along the way which had led to bad things and outcomes that i weren't really expecting. What had happened was i thought since my grades were all good i had a little room to slip[ but then i slipped too much. I began to be late for class or even just no show up and also talk back to the teachers so more into the year everything started to slip and fall out of place. My grades began to go down the drain but not too bad to the point that i cant bring the back up and my behavior got worse. I had even got a write which let to a suspension and that doesn't look good on my record or does it give me a good rep. That suspension affected my grade as well as the other things.But Next semester for sure i plan to improve myself and do a lot better than i have been doing. I will do things like be in class everyday on time completing all homework, classwork, and projects. Also going to tutorial if i'm not sure of something. Another thing is change my attitude so that i will not have as many behavioral problems,and lastly maybe surround myself with a new group of friends but not saying the ones i have are bad. The experience at Westlake did not go as planned at all though. I was expecting to not to be in so much trouble and not have grade problems like the ones i do now.
ReplyDeleteMrguberman there so much i can improve in.Well i can start by stop skippin your class it was wrong and disrepectful to you and your class Mr guberman. I know you dont like me but we got on a bad start so we should start fresh next semester. I can also improve by doing your blog and claswork. And whenever we go to the computer lab then i will start doing my work instead of getting on your nerves.Well i really didnt have any major difference.But also if im going to change cant be by myself what i mean by that is your are going to stop ingnoring me or actin likin u cant hear me.I know i can change ui jus need a little help to get on my feet.Like you said we dont have to be friends that find with me but your going to be a teacher to me and see what i want if i raise my hand.Also i can start doin extra credit.And another thing you can do stop kicking me out of class for real.I know i havent have met your expectations but trust me im stop playin promise that mr guberman.Mr guberman can you please try to give me some extra work so i can improve my work. That really oi can thinik about far as doing better n improving .
ReplyDeleteWhen I first got in high school I thought it would be a lot like middle school, but boy was I wrong. High school is nothing like middle school we don’t just have classes on our own hallway or classes with everybody being in the 9th grade. We have classes on different hallways and with upperclassmen.
ReplyDeleteAt I thought that the classes would be easy the first couple of months, but I was wrong again. After that first two weeks of introduction they get right to it. Also if you get a bad in middle school one semester then you were okay because it all is started over, but in high school whatever grade you that sticks with you until you make that assignment up.
After that first progress report I received I know I was time for me to turn it up, because I can’t get on the field with grades like those. So I started to focus more on my grades because the books come first. I stared to listen more in class, turning all of my assignments in. I have now brought my grades up to a B average. Next semester I will bring my grades up to an A B average, this will take pressure off me and make my parents trust and let me do more things. After I’ve gotten my grades up to an A B average I will focus on baseball and learn who to do both school and baseball. I will work on perfecting my craft and probably making varsity. Has my experience at Westlake meet my expectation so far. No, It has definitely not meet my expectations, I thought Westlake would be more exciting and that I will experience more thing, but Westlake has really disappointed so I hope that thing happen next semester.
My first semester wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be, but it wasn’t bad for my 9th grade year. I can improve by doing all of my homework. The reason why my grades are not as good as they could have been because I didn’t do my homework. I could be on the principles list if I took the time out but I was being too lazy. That is one the things I need work on so I can do better and succeed in high school.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I actually grew a person this year because I learned a lot and I became much more mature. I guess it is because I am in high school and I have to do a lot of thing on my own. The makes you take on a lot of responsibility. That is why I think high school really prepares you to become a man. I like doing things on my own because if I do something wrong then it is on me to fix it. So by the end of my 12th grade year I will be ready for college and I will be really prepared to things on my own.
I don’t believe that I made any unnecessary mistakes in the first semester of my high school career and that is why my first semester was better than most peoples. Some mistakes I could have made were things like fighting and doing stupid things that would get me suspended. Those are mistakes that I would always try to never make because those little things could determine your career when you get older.
No my experience at Westlake did not meet the expectations that I wanted only because I wanted to make honor roll but I didn’t. Hopefully I will next year because I already know the things I need to work on to stay ahead of the game.
This semester I did not perform at my peak or my best. I did all of my homework and class work but test and quiz grades were not that good this area is one i am trying to improve before next semester. i am working to pull up all my grades in all of my classes. I thought high school would be like middle school class wise. In most of my classes teachers dont put in of my grades so i dont know what my grade is.
ReplyDeleteNext semester I will be on top of everything and my grades most important. This semester i got caugth up in sports clubs and also this being
How can you improve next semester?
ReplyDeleteThe first step for me to improve next semester is to focus more. I dont know why but I tend to be off task most of the time. I'm going to to study, practice and pay attention more in class. The second step I have to do is make a plan and figure out how I’m going to go through with it. This could also help me stay focus and on task at home and in class. After doing these two easy steps I think the rest of the semester will be a breeze. This way I can show that I'm a better student.
How did you grow or change as an individual?
Change my attitude. Just a little though. I know I have to work on it so I can get to where I need to be in life and I will, but I just need some time I guess. I CAN say that I manage to pass all of my classes and that I will continue to grow everyday and try to be the best I can be. At least im trying.
What mistakes did you make and how can you correct them or how DID you correct them?
One mistake I made was not doing most of your homework, but I will do all of it starting now all the way until the end of next semester. That way I can pass your class and the rest of my classes and get up out of ninth grade.
Is your experience at Westlake meeting your expectations so far?
Ehhh something, like that. I guess I like Westlake but some of yall teachers be trippin fr fr. Its okay though because Ima get my grades higher and have a great. No wait WONDERFUL time at at Westlake high school. Yeahhhhhhhhhh :). THE END! BTW this is a 317 word count.
Man to be honest I really don’t know where to start. There are a lot I mean a whole a lot of thing I need to improve in next semester. Like for one is to stay ahead of my game, make sure I turn in all my work and to not get big headed just because I’m doing well in all my classes. I feel that I grown and changed a lot because back in middle school I really didn’t care about whether or not I was in class or at school as long as I had a good grade in that class. But now that I am in high school and I see how they are doing things with the grades and I really feel that I should step up my game because I don’t want to graduate late or be in a 9th grade class when I get in the 12th. Some of the mistakes I made was not turning in my work, not studying and passing the test, and not ask for my work when I miss a day or two of school. I can correct them by seeing if my teachers would let my still turn in my late work and to do all my work and have it in on time for these last few weeks we got in school for this semester. And I already correct some stuff by seeing what I was missing and staying after school for that class. Yes in some ways and no in some ways. In the ways I say yes is with the classes I’m in these are the one I want to be in and I thought that West-lake was a good school from what I heard and when I got in and saw how they did things I like it and I like this school. But the no in some ways are how high school is period. I thought when my 8th grade teacher was telling me about high school I thought she was just playing and was just saying that for us to be scared, but the things they said was true but its only with some teachers.
ReplyDeleteThis semester has been very bland in my eyes. I have been very bored with school as of late and this semester did not change my view on the situation. A way i can improve myself is to find some type of motivation to keep me more focused on school.as i mentioned earlier have grown tired of the concept of school and i believe it has stemmed from a lack of motivation. As an individual i believe i have learned to be able to comply with anything. What i mean by that is, that I’m am able to put up with lot without feeling as if I’m a punk or anything like that. A couple mistakes that i made at first was thinking high school would be similar to middle school where i didn't have to do homework at all and still get b's. The way i corrected myself was by coming to a realization that high school and middle school are on two completely different levels and by making up all my missing work. Has Westlake lived up to my expectations? Truth is it did which actually a bad thing. Although Westlake lived up to my expectations it did not live up to my hopes. What i had hoped was that Westlake would be fun and exciting as something straight out of a book, but this a fantasy of mine that i have been looking for for a while. Westlake in general isn't special in any way at all it lives up to all the hype that has been given to high schools over the years. Not a place of bullying that is how the adults view school but casual with a little bit of bullying every now and then. High school is predictable and is nowhere near as brutal as modern media depicts it.
ReplyDeleteThis semester I did not perform at my peak or my best. I did all of my homework and class work but test and quiz grades were not that good this area is one i am trying to improve before next semester. i am working to pull up all my grades in all of my classes. I thought high school would be like middle school class wise. In most of my classes teachers dont put in of my grades so i dont know what my grade is.
ReplyDeleteNext semester I will be on top of everything and my grades most important. This semester i got caugth up in sports clubs and also this being my first year in high school i was a little bit overwhelm with all the student and class room sizes high was alot to handle.
I will improve my grades next semester by doing all of my homework and getting better test grades.
I will grow by taken school a little bit more serouly which i didnt do this year.
I didnt make that many mistakes i really didnt care for school a whole alot and by failing alot of test.
Not really i thought westlake was just like what my family said it was going to be like.
my freshmen year i was probaly th badest kid on earth i did everthing never went to class i was just of the chain for no reason just to be funny. and now that i look back on it i see that it was stupid because i have to take the same class over when i could have pass it the first time. i really waist my time because i could have more credits but now i only have just enough to graduate and i know collleges want students that want high grade and alot of credits. next semester i will get all As because i know what it takes and that is hard work motivation, respcet, and knowledge.
ReplyDeleteme personnallly i change alot i became a man i take care of my responsibilty at all time i dont guff off i also dresss apropiate i am new a person.
my experince at westlake did meet my expectations because im a better person when i was at my aold school i stayed in the offfice for something bad always had bad grades. so yes
My ninth grade year hasn't been what I expected at all. Television shows and series make high school out to be something that it definitely isn't. It’s neither easy, nor simple and I find this year thus far to be one of the hardest. I fell off earlier than I expected trying to keep my social life alive. I've never settled for being a "lame" kid so I couldn't do that this year either. If I could begin this year all over I would’ve made sure that all of my classes were top priorities and not just a few of them. I admit to making many poor decisions already that I refuse to make in this up and coming second semester. I was a huge procrastinator throughout this semester and now I’m forced to play super catch which isn’t fun at all. I now know which mistakes to correct so that next semester I will be a better me.
ReplyDeleteWith all mistakes comes wisdom, therefore now I am more aware of better decision making. Stepping back and looking at what has all happened to me in these first few months, I can see that I have grown as an individual. High school has begun to teach me so many valuable lessons such as – every friend isn’t a good one and waiting until the last minute never serves you justice. Going into my second semester knowing that I must change will benefit me in the best of ways possible. I know that from here everything gets no easier so I can’t waste any more time. I realize that I have to buckle down and get it done. My real friends will respect the fact that I’m putting school first and will still be around after I graduate with the 4.0 that I know I will achieve.
I can’t only speak on the cons of high school because there are also a few pros. Although Westlake isn’t the ideal school, I’m making the most of it. Our school games, shows and pep-rallies for the most part are very different and exciting. Some of the kids are hard to deal with but overall the days are a breeze. I stick to trusting one person yet I still speak and keep it cordial with many others. High school reveals everyone’s true colors therefore I rather observe more before interacting with some crowds and/or groups. With these last few months I can only make the best of things and hope for better.
Well high school was not how I planned it to be. To me high school it’s really hard to concentrate when you’re in class. Then when school is over and you go home your very tired so you don’t feel like doing your homework. I thought we were going to have nice and fun teachers. All of the teachers give us a lot of homework and projects and don’t give us enough time to do them. The mistakes I made this semester was that I never did any of my homework on time because I didn’t feel like doing them. Also when I had a project I would try to do them at the last minute and that’s when I get the most homework so it will be really hard to finish. Me I really don’t think I changed a lot like I planned to do so far. It all started last year when I stopped caring about my grades so I didn’t do any work. By the start of the next semester I think I can try to change for the best. I think I can improve my next semester by paying attention in class and not get distracted by boys and drama. I could ask questions if I don’t understand it and not wait until we have a quiz or test and I don’t know what to do. Also do all of my homework every day and study for vocabulary tests. My experience at Westlake so far is not meeting my expectations because some of my teachers can’t really teach that well. Also if one student in the class is being bad then the whole class has to suffer to. The best thing that happened to me at Westlake was meeting the friends I have now. There all very unique and fun to hang around with. The one person who I tell everything to because we are like sisters and we have everything in common is Brianna Ferguson. Well that’s all I can say so far about this semester.
ReplyDeleteThis semester has been the lamest semester of them all. I expected more from Westlake, but I got nothing. There are many ways in which i can improve next semester, but there is just one. I think this semester i played around a lot which caused my grades not to come up to my expectations. This semester things will change and my grades will be up to a's and b's or all a's. Since I have gotten in high school I learned that it’s a big difference from middle school. I realized I actually have to study more and pay attention in class. For example in band I played a lot, because of that I got in trouble for not practicing and hitting high notes. I learned my lesson and got on top of things. Now my band teacher is very proud of me. I am the top spanish student in all of my teachers classes.I had a 105 in that class. Knowing this made me very lazy. I began to sleep in that class, because I was sleeping I missed some important lessons, which caused me to fail very important test. Like I said before Westlake hasn’t met my expectations. This school has many disrespectful and rude children. I don’t like this school at all.
ReplyDeleteThis semester I could have took more advantage. I didn't take it serious as I should have. I slept on doing everything to the best of my ability. My parents would not been so pleased for what I've done. Coming to class eating. Not studying for my major tests.
ReplyDeleteNext semester I will improve in all of my ways. I'll do ALL of my work. Come to class with no food in my hands. I will be Quite as can be. Do extra credit even though I have an A. Study for all my test and quizzes. Come to school everyday their is.
I grew and changed alot since the beginning of the semester. I realize having an Education is the key to success. Not many things you can do without it. Especially what I plan on doing.
How many mistakes have I done? I've done very little mistakes. My greatest mistake is doing my work late. Your doing the thing for a less percentage. Does not make much since to me. o my god! This is my third time doing this because computer dies on me or it just goes to my previous page.
My greatest expatiation is to be on honor roll at Westlake High. No, I am not meeting it. All because a lack of lazyness. Not doing something because I don't feel like it. That seems to be my greatest issue. Yes, I did grow. Not taking things serious to doing all my work. That's for right now as I speak. Next semester I will be on honor roll for sure! I'm very determined.
For me to improve on my next semester is for me to work on my talking. Another way is to apply myself. I am capable of doing anything I set my mind to do. I also do not take things seriously. I have to grow up a little more. I need to mature myself over this break. I was not doing my best work. I would come in class joking off and playing not getting right to work. I have learned that there is a difference from middle to high school. The teachers do not repeat themselves. I have to work on my listening skills. I do not have to be such a joker. I should not be such a joker. My mother told me that there is a time and place for everything. I am going to put that in place starting today.If i do all these things that is how i am going to improve next semester. I will have a good semester i guarantee this is how I am going to better myself. I will use this in my other classes starting now. This how I am going to do better next semester.
ReplyDeleteMy 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.
I didn't this semester serious at all. I came to class eating. Choosing what assignments i'd do. It was just havoc. Next semester bone of what I did is tolerated by me. I will come to class everyday on time. I will do all my homework and all extra credits. I will no bring food outside of the cafeteria. Be on my best behavior. School is very important I notice. All the nothing people I see wish the could go back and take their education more seriously
ReplyDeleteMy first semester at Westlake has been ok.So i have growed up a little bit but i know i still have some growing up to do.I beleive by next semester I will be fully grown.This semester needs to be better then my then my next one because i have made a few mistakes.A mistake i can live up to is when I direspect Mr.Guberman just to to be cool and fit in.My grades have been very unacceptable.My lowest grade on a quiz was an 23 and i can not have any of those next semester.Next semester I will be on honor roll for sure! I'm very determined.One major thing i have learned is that if you wanna do something just put in the determination and maybe it will happen.I have also learned that your freinds arent really your freinds when you really really think about it.Also when I had a project I would try to do them at the last minute and that’s when I get the most homework so it will be really hard to finish it so never try to do last minute work.At this very moment i am trying to do last minute stuff and it is very hard so never wait until the last minute to do stuff.The way i corrected myself was by coming to a realization that high school and middle school are on two completely different levels and by making up all my missing work. I have also learned that when you are assigned work do it as as soon as it is assigned to you because every teacher wont let you makle it or come back and finish it.
ReplyDeleteMy freshman semester was full of up and downs. There were good times, there wre bad. I can honestloy say, it was one of the best times of my life. I couldnt have asked for a better 1st semester experience. I have met alot of people, i interact with different kinds of people of different grades and I have experienced just a little bit more freedom. I have my share of stories closing this year. Next semester i have to start doing my work. I could be making better grades but I dont like to do the work. I'm going to work on it next semester. I can also start being on time to class a little more. I probably have like 30 unchecked tardies. My teachers are starting to talk to me about them. I'm working on it though. Another thing I can work on is the friends i choose to talk to. There not trouble makers, some are just weird. Their annoying and they have no manners. I think i have grown alot over this year. I've grown a little physically like an inch or two. Maybe I've grown mentally, I dont like talk back like i used to. I just say Yes Ma'am and keep it moving. I've also notcied that i have became a little meaner. Its not good but its not bad because I was sort of a push over. I guess its all evened out now. I've made lots of mistakes this semester and I cannot Make up for most of them. I wish i could but some are just too deep to make up for. My experience at westlake has surpassed what i expected. I expected Westlake to be preppy, not that thats big but I found out its just a regular school. I've met really nice people which i really didnt expect and thats more than i had asked for. I couldnt have asked for a better experience from Westlake.
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