Personal Goal Statment:
My goal is to obtain a volunteer opportunity in the community by working as a youth skating instructor at the Poco rec center before the end of July. I will achieve this goal by thoroughly researching the qualifications and responsibilities of the position, creating my own personal resume, talking to the Career Resource Facilitator at my school about the position, applying for the opportunity, determining what hours I’m available, and how the job could affect my schedule, and then preparing myself for the interview. Those supporting me with this goal will be my career teacher, Mrs. Kendal who will help me form a well-written resume, my parents who will help me search online for open skating instructor volunteer opportunities at local rec centers, and Mrs. David who will help me understand the qualifications and responsibilities of the position. An obstacle I may face while pursuing this goal could be a lack of motivation, which could eventually lead me to decide to put off getting a volunteer opportunity, I can overcome this obstacle by reminding myself of my goal and encouraging myself to investigate this volunteer opportunity at least once a week for an hour, whether this means doing some research about skating instructors in the community, sending out an email to an organization asking about their volunteer programs, or asking for support from Mrs. David, Mrs. Kendal, or my parents.
Academic Goal Statment:
I will improve my Mathematics mark from last year where I received 89% to 92% for the end of this first quarter. I will achieve this goal by completing, all my homework, assignments, worksheets, and checking in with my teacher frequently, asking questions I may have. For tests, I will ask for extra review, create practice tests with the homework questions, and look over the terminology. I will ask my Grandma to support me with my goal because she works as an accountant and math is one of her strongest skill sets. I have also asked her to assist me with math in the past and her teaching style really helped me understand the content of the subject. I will also request the help of my math teacher to assist me in any difficulties I may be having with the homework or assignments, and possibly ask for extra worksheets if I am struggling with the topic and want more practice. Lastly, I will confide in friends or fellow peers who are willing to help me. An obstacle I may face is feeling defeated by my mathematical work, for example, if I don’t do as well on a worksheet, assignment, quiz, or test, as I had hoped I may lose hope in my goal, feeling like I will never accomplish it. A potential solution to this issue is reminding myself that even though I might not have done as well as I had hoped doesn’t mean I should give up on my goal. Instead, I should fix any mistakes I may have made and aim to use the assignment, test, or worksheet to inspire me to do better next time, helping me learn from any mistakes I may have made when studying or completing it.