Reflection Post

Reading for me is enjoyable only when I am very in to a certain book that I like.  Normally the books that the school has chosen for me are not enjoyable to me.  On a regular basis, I usually do not have much time for reading.  When I have a mandatory goal that's set for reading, I sit down and do it but otherwise I usually don't sit down and read.  The biggest obstacles for me for not reading are soccer and sometimes just not wanting to do it.  This year while reading Fahrenheit 451 I did thoroughly enjoy the book as you had led me to believe I would.  The reading of this book would be what I consider to be the worst reading experience of the year.  I like being able to choose my books for myself because normally I think I can choose the correct topic that I think I would enjoy.  Some future goals I have for reading are that I would like to read 5 books per semester instead of just 3.



Blogging this year has been quite the experience.  Although I feel that I did not get the importance of it.  It was simply no fun for me because it seemed like a lot of extra work but it was a reason for me to read this semester.  The best part about the blogs were getting to share a new book with other classmates, the worst part was actually writing the blog.

By putting my thoughts online, it allows others to see my viewpoint on a book and possibly decide if they want to read it based on what I said.

In the coming years, I think to make blogging more part of our curriculum you would have to put more of an influence on it and make it a bigger aspect otherwise people would ignore it and put it off.


As a student, I personally have grown from last year to incorporate more studies in to my regular habits.  I feel like this year some of my best teachers have had a positive impact on me because they made me want to pay attention in the class.  If I thought the teacher was boring, then I was less eager to learn.

One of the many challenges I faced this year is essay writing because I feel I am not very good at it.  It seems harder for me than most other kids.  I feel like because of English class and Social Studies DBQs that they have helped me grow in my essay writing skills.  As a sophomore, I would like to become even better at English writing and that's why I'm taking AP US History next year.