Introduction
This portfolio is a summary and evaluation of some of the work that I have done throughout the school year. My work will be ranked into categories that I feel the work represents the best. The four categories will be: investigate the world, recognize perspectives, communicate ideas, and take action. The description of each of these categories can be seen below.
Graduation Performance System (GPS)
Students initiate the investigations of the world by framing questions, analyzing, and synthesizing relevant evidence, and drawing reasonable conclusions about globally focused issues.
Students recognize, articulate, and apply an understanding of different perspective (including their own).
Students select and apply appropriate tools and strategies to communicate and collaborate effectively, meeting the needs and expectations of diverse individuals and groups.
Students translate their ideas, concerns, and findings into appropriate and responsible individual collaborative actions to improve conditions.
Reflection of GPS
I am not sure what the objective of this project is but I know that it is not helping us learn. The projects do not realy represent the quality work that the teachers want us to display, insteed it has turned into a competition on who can make up the most conections between the categories and school projects. I believe that this school does not offer enough projects and events for each student to be able to create a unique project that reflects the cuality of the the students do.
Goals reflection 2014
Last year my goals were to master past tense for Korean
verbs, raise my grades to all A's, and more aggressively apply to go abroad. I
feel like I only really accomplished one of these goals. I did apply to go
study abroad but I was not accepted, and although I put a lot of effort into my
application I can understand why they did not choose me. The fact that I was
not accepted by any of the scholarships that I applied to in my first semester
helps me understand that I do not know how to write an essay. I need to
understand how to better write an essay that will convince people that I am
somebody they want in their program. I have to learn to be able to put myself
on paper and be able to share my personal thoughts with others so that they can
also understand who I am and how I see the world.
I feel I did not accomplish my goal of mastering Korean past tense verbs. Although past tense verbs are really easy I have not learned how to use them properly, this is mostly due to the fact that I never study Korean, I just do not put in the effort that I should. I want to change this but I do not know how. I guess at this point I want to simply resort to wishing my days away and hoping that I somehow find the maturity to sit down and actually pay attention to my work.
My last goal, to get all A's, has not been achieved. For this particular goal it is almost as if I looked at it decided it was too pretty and rubbed it against the ground. I failed terribly this year, I actually received a 60 in one of my classes which is a grade that I had not received since middle school and frankly disturbs me deeply. I know it is something strange to get upset over but that grade just signifies that I am not capable of trying to work with the teachers to change my grade. I feel that the 60 is a reflection of myself at the moment I sincerely hope to get out of the hole I put myself in.
I feel I did not accomplish my goal of mastering Korean past tense verbs. Although past tense verbs are really easy I have not learned how to use them properly, this is mostly due to the fact that I never study Korean, I just do not put in the effort that I should. I want to change this but I do not know how. I guess at this point I want to simply resort to wishing my days away and hoping that I somehow find the maturity to sit down and actually pay attention to my work.
My last goal, to get all A's, has not been achieved. For this particular goal it is almost as if I looked at it decided it was too pretty and rubbed it against the ground. I failed terribly this year, I actually received a 60 in one of my classes which is a grade that I had not received since middle school and frankly disturbs me deeply. I know it is something strange to get upset over but that grade just signifies that I am not capable of trying to work with the teachers to change my grade. I feel that the 60 is a reflection of myself at the moment I sincerely hope to get out of the hole I put myself in.
Goals 2015
For this year I want to apply for the Mickey Leland
scholarship, the Linda Lorelle Scholarship, and several other scholarships. I
want to talk with Mrs. Casey about the possibility of taking a gap year between
senior year and college to go teach in Korea using my associate’s degree. I
also want to have fun on my trip to India.
Goals 2015-2016
For my senior year I want to do a lot of things. At the top of my list will have to be get a date for prom, silly I know but it is very important for me because it makes me part of something that I have always wanted. My next goal is to focus more on the AP classes that I want to take next year which are AP Physics, AP Human Geography, and AP Spanish. I also want to become more involved in the school. My last goal is to hopefully do something to change our school for the better.