Bonus Blog Post
Collaborating with my peers was an important skill for me because it enhanced my learning experience by opening up new views and ways of thinking. It prepares me for the challenged I will face in my future post secondary academic and personal work lives. Different perspectives and insights from peers can broaden my understanding and challenge my thinking leading to a more comprehensive learning experience. It helps being in a social environment of using teamwork, cooperation and being able to appreciate others contribution.
Asking questions in class is a valuable skill that encourages active learning by being always engaged in new conservation and keeping focused in class. I was able to take a deeper understanding of my work and understanding of the math units. Asking questions allows me to actively participate in the classroom discussions and in my small groups. It makes me curious and desired to continuing my learning because if I can understand what I am doing I will have a more enjoyable time doing it.
By learning how to give constructive criticism I can identify my personal areas of weakness or areas that need further development in my math unit. It promotes growth and progress in my own learning because if I can explain a unit or how to do something better by teaching it to someone else. I was able to continue my social skills by telling information correctly and delivering it respectfully. I had to come across clear concise and to the point.
Problems solving encouraged me to understand the basic and complex concepts of grade 11 math. Everyday in class I had to go with an open mindset to learn new things and try my best. Problem solving involved analyzing information, evaluating different perspectives especially the different opinions my other classmates had as well as making judgment on the different questions. It encouraged me personally to think deeply and logically about complex questions and enhanced my ability to make more thorough and smart decisions when working with various math units.
The final things that I learned in this class was the importance of homework completion. I have always been a student to stay on top of homework but this course taught me that I was never able to miss a night or I would get very behind. The work ethic out of class time and commitment for the challenging curriculum we were taught made me prioritize the things I needed to study and put my time towards. In this course it was important for me to stay on top of homework because of the unit tests and specifically the midterm and final that needed the knowledge of all aspects of the course and learning. I was able to stay up to date with the constant new curriculum and different things we were learning.