Quarter 2 Reflection & Quarter 3 Goals

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With the beginning of a new quarter, and the close of the previous one, I’ve come to notice specific details that describe the past quarter. With these realizations of my work ethic and patterns in the past, I found it important to use this valuable information wisely, encouraging me to set specific goals that span a variety of my academic classes. In social studies, specifically, patterns have emerged in my work, which have again compelled me to make changes the ways I participate in school, as well as traits that I hope to maintain for the duration of my career as a student. In terms of work ethics, I’ve reflected mostly on my test and quiz grades, in addition to my project and homework grades, all of which had led to the formation of my goals for my 3rd Quarter as an eighth grader.
To begin, the work that makes up the largest portion of my social studies grade consists of tests. In terms of tests, we’ve had three major exams within the past quarter: The Constitutional Convention, The Bill of Rights, and the Three Branches of Government tests. After reviewing my final grades on these tests, the second quarter appears to have been a great success pertaining to test grades, resulting in straight perfect scores in all three. The most substantial factor to this success, I’ve concluded, has been my recent use of Quizlet for studying for tests. Quizlet, being an online service, can be used anywhere with an internet connection, enabling me to study on the way to school, in the gym, or wherever seems convenient. For some reason, yet to be determined, the system the site uses seems to cause me to retain information much more efficiently than typical methods of studying. After witnessing the fantastic results of my experimentation with ...

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...ke use of Quizlet, which has proved to be a major factor to my higher test scores, in other subjects. In fact, I’ve already started using the website for science tests, and I hope to be able to use it more in the future. Of my many goals that I’ve set for myself throughout the course of the quarter, I believe these to be among the most important, and I think that they’re all extremely realistic, and not too difficult to accomplish.
In conclusion, I’ve seen multiple major improvements in the second quarter, in all of my classes. At this point, I can say I’m totally satisfied with each of my grades, and I hope to be able to maintain that statement for a long time. Based on patterns established by my tests, projects, and homework, I’ve been able to create goals for myself that have led me to be happy with my grades throughout the majority of my middle school career.

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