My end of year reflection

Going into high school I thought it was going to be so much worse than it was. It surprised me how different it was compared to how i thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be super difficult with many challenges which it was but it wasn’t as bad as i thought. I learned and grew so much. I had so much more responsibility, challenges, freedom, and choices. There was a lot of change compared to middle school. This wasn’t all bad though. With all this added responsibility came maturity. With challenges came growth and i had the option to choose what i wanted to learn through electives. I was also terrified for all the new people. Being with grade 12s seemed like such a scaring thing. It was at first but after a while i learned that i didn’t really matter that i was with grade 12s they were actually quite nice. With so many more people too was honestly a good thing it helped me expand my friend groups and meet so many new people which i’m really happy about. I have made lots of new strong friendships.

 

At the beginning of the year I felt pretty comfortable with technology. I wasn’t totally clueless with technology. I had a good understanding of the basics of technology. There were a couple times where i would have to seek help on how to figure things out. But over the past year with many assignments pushing me to go further with my use of technology and making me explore it more have brought me to a higher understanding of it. I know how to do more things and feel even more comfortable with technology.

Most of my use of technology has stayed the same I don’t use it anymore or any less than I did at the beginning of the year. I do use it in more advanced ways though with my better understanding of it and don’t have as many struggles with it. For example I have become more advanced with my use of many Microsoft platforms and have a better understanding of h0w to use them.

 

I have always been strong in creative thinking. I am able to generate many diverse ideas in the class. I always create many diverse conversations and discussions. It’s easy for me to look at a topic and see different angles and opinions. For example in socials I am always able to contribute to class discussions and get many debates going. This is something i am very passionate about too I love to voice my opinion and see the many opinions others may have.

 

I would say my most improved core competency was communication. At the beginning of the year i wasn’t so good with my communication. I wouldn’t ask for help when i needed it. I didn’t communicate with my peers. Over the past year though i have become much stronger in this. I now know when i need to ask for help. I have also become more engaged with my peers and have better communication with them. I have also learned how to connect better with my peers. For example in foods we would always be put into groups. I wouldn’t really engage with my group and would mostly keep to myself. I would do my part and thats just about it. But with time being put in more and more groups I began to really start participating. I would help guide my group members in projects, come up with good ideas for projects, and I even made some friends through engaging with my group.