MY LEARNING FALL AND RISE

When the day came of starting my junior year of high school, I was like summer went by in a blink of an eye. I went to my first class that day and it went well then, the bell rang for my next class then I looked at my schedule. I saw English was next I just started getting flashbacks from my previous English classes. My mind was worried about all the reading and vocabulary I had to do the for the last years. I walked in the class nervous looking around to see if I could find anyone, I knew then I saw Jose and sat next to him. I remember telling him I did not like English because I wasn't good at English and it was my weak subject. We had a conversation about he told me that he wasn't the best at it either. I had difficulty through English my previous year and was nervous about this one.

      I sat down wait for instructions by Dr.Preston and he was just waiting for everyone to get comfortable in their seat. He talked to us for a while about two options we had for his class this year and they would define the rest of the year and said, "any questions?”. The whole class was quiet, so he decides to walk to the door and say, "come get me when your done deciding". They were not options for the day they were for the year I was shocked thinking is he really letting us decide for the year. In my mind I was like he's probably just testing us and is going to walk right back in. The whole class was quiet everyone just looking at each other Diana toke action by saying who wants to take the blog option most of us agreed and she went to get you and we went along.

     My experience with this new learning style was way different I found it better and not boring like the previous years it was something new. It felt like we had more of a freedom of what we could do in class and we all decide for things as a class and not an individual. After the first week of school English was one of my go to class because when I go to that class, I feel like I could be myself in a calm way. The new thing that I learned this year in English class was how they have different was to memorize something. The poems were something totally different I didn’t do in any of my classes before this one. The way we could use or journals and blogs in so many positive ways is a good thing for us choosing this option.

      The blog was something that if we didn't finish in class we had to do at home as homework and as a busy person I tend to forget things like that especially when it isn't usual for the class to get homework. When Dr.Preston gave us a poem and then told us we had to memorize it was like a curve ball thrown at me it was difficult to memorize the poem. I just toke my own method and heard the poems on YouTube over and over till I got them in my head. The essay was a big thing I didn't think I was going to get a good grade on and I probably didn't till Dr,Preston told us we could do it our own way. One thing that I had difficulty with was with my journal entrees I wouldn't be able to write a good number of sentences. I would struggle with the writing but as time went, I was able to explain more in my writing entrees and not just wanting to get to the point quick and finish.

      A good and positive way that i got used to this class was the way we did things we would get to class and journal entrees was the first thing we did entering class. The blog was hard to keep up with sometimes but when i got in my schedule it was easier. I would go home do all my math homework, go to soccer practice then went to the gym after that i made sure all my homework and post were done for my blog that is a daily routine for me. It has been my routine for a while now and most of my blog post are done and good to look at. My best post and jornal entrees I have put extra work on them like on the weekend if I have spare time and not doing anything I would see what post I didn’t finish and I would put time and finish them. My journals when Dr.Preston shave us time for post in class I would finish the journal first and make it better and then start my post.

      When I went into class the first month of school I wasn’t good at writing I would go in to conclusion very quick instead of exposing and expanding my writing. The jornal entrees helped me a lot with that always trying to write half a page a day and expanding my responds. I wasn’t able to go around on the blog and use all the tools that we were able to use over the time I have learned to use them in different ways and it’s helpful. The internet is not just for social media but it’s also for us to take advantage and use it for useful things like school and learning. A big thing that I wasn’t able to do when I first went to class was an interview and I am very proud of that because if I were to do an interview today I would be calm and not nervous like I was. This class has changed me in different ways like how I use the internet and how I write on essays and responds. 

HOW DID I DO?

How was my interview?

MY BRIAN ON THANKSGIVING BREAK

I went to go play soccer in Visalia with the high school team I did well blocked a penalty in the first game for the win and not a tie. Then we had a game against Atascadero and we won 4-1. The rest of the days I tried sleeping in but I just would wake up at 9 and wouldn’t be able to fall asleep again to I played FIFA 20 and maintained my self warm from the cold weather. Then thanksgiving came and went over to my grandmas house and had turkey and ham with other food on the side a well spent day with my family. On Saturday we had soccer practice at 9am then rain came along and it made practice fun because I haven’t felt the feeling of playing the sport I love and rain at the same time in a while.