Skills for success

1. Look back over your blog entries from this year and make sure you have tagged/labeled them with one or more of the following 5 Skills for Success.

• Work Hard & Persevere

• Learn
• Collaborate
• Communicate
• Solve Problems

2. Write a new blog reflection that answers the following questions with complete thoughts that are explained and supported by evidence.

• Which of the five Skills for Success is your biggest strength? Why?

Work hard and persevere was my biggest strength last trimester.  I  strived to do better on tests, and had made that my priority.  When things got tough, I refused to give up on my goal.  I persevered through the hard events, and concentrated on the success that I would have if I worked hard. 

• In which of the five Skills did you show the greatest improvement during 1st trimester?
• Out of all the skills for success, I think I improved on Communicating the most. I thought this because I went to Mr. Lammers when I wanted to retake and talk about my test.
• Which of the five Skills do you need/want to improve the most? Why?
• Solving Problems. Sometimes I have a tendency to give up when I get angry. Although I have learned to persevere through all of this, I am still sometimes so aggravated that I get caught up in the moment.
• What specific actions will you take in order to improve?

Since I have an option to either do homework or talk to teachers in study support, I will take more time to ask teachers for help at that time. I will also not talk to friends as much in class. Sometimes I am so focused on talking to friends, I forget that there is a lesson being taught in class. It is not until the activity is almost over that I tune into the conversation. This also makes it hard to do the activity that the teacher has told us to do.

• What resources/assistance will you take advantage of in order to improve?
• I will go to teachers more often in Guided learning.  I will also use my time in Study Support more wisely.