The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles is a lot like a break; it is great for reflection. A few weeks ago, I asked you to write out some specific things that you could do to maximize every day between the Thanksgiving and winter breaks. After re-reading your comment to that post, write how you did. Did this plan help you have a great month? Was it an easy plan to follow? Did you set measurable goals for performance (for example "I should participate in every class" instead of "I should participate more")? If you were to re-do the past month, what one thing would you do differently?
67 comments:
If I could redo the last month I would have tried not to fall off the sled and ride into the middle of Main st so if I got hit by a car I would not be killed of hurt bad and I would not try to jump off a 10 foot porch on to a picnic table and put my leg through it and hope I won’t be bleeding in spots that would have really hurt so I would not have to get stitches.
!!!!! DANIEL MARINO !!!!!
My stratergy to stay focused and involved in class discussions worked beacause I was always paying attention in class I always rose my hand and asked questions when I did not understand something and when my report carrd came back I was quite satisfied.
Peter B.
I think that i did a excellent job of following my earlier post. I think i did really good because i did focuse alot the last couple of weeks and studied hard. this payed off because i got a lot of good grades, did well on almost all of my tests, and if i didnt do well i either re-took the or made corrections to get a better grade. if i were to re do this month i wouldn't change anything really besides i would study a little bit harder for the Big english test.
If i could re-do the past month i would have never have walk to the mall from interskate when it was raining out.
Elias P. Period 1.
I would study more for my test and also pay attention more .
josh r .per2
I think i participate well in all of my classes but maybe i can participate more if i have to.
andrew m. 3
If i could redo something lastmonth i probably would not have shot my dog. Ryan McGuire
I dont really have anything I would have have done differently in the past month
Ray Smith
I think that i would have studyed more for my math test because i failed it.
wade stahl
period 3
I did ok. I kept telling myself to get the day done and then there would be another school day done until the break. It was a esay plan to follow. It was easy because it helped me through the day. I set goals to help me get through the month. I told myself to work reall really really hard for the next month and then get a break from school. If I would re-do the month, I dont know what I would do differently.
Molly Mooney :D
After re-reading my comment, I feel I have done pretty well. I have been paying more attention in class. This plan did help me. It was easy to follow. I set an overall goal to just pay more attention. If I was going to re-do the past month, I would have studied harder for tests and quizzes, and asked for help when I needed it.
Caroline L. Period 3
I think the plan I set up at the beginning of the month led me to a great month. I think the plan I set was reasonable and pretty easy to follow. I think though if I could redo one thing, I would have brought home my history day project more to work on it because now my partner and I are rushing to complete it.
Abby L. Per. 3
I think that I have met most of the goals that I set for myself this month I almost always stayed on task I never had to really start wondering about Christmas till this week. This week is a very hard week to stay focused. Its hard but not impossible. This months grades were not fantastic but I have to keep working to make them better. Otherwise this month has been a good month.
LIZ OLMSTEAD
PER.3
4 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
My plan was hard to follow but it worked. If could redo this past month it would probably ask more questions and get more answers.
Alina Bischof @pool p.1
From what I said the last comment, I think I followed it well. This month on my report I did pretty well. I have been trying my best and I keep thinking about our break, but if I do my work and keep focused ,the day might seem to go faster. What I would do differently would be, at some points I was thinking TO much about break, and didn't want to do my homework, sometimes I caught myself getting unfocused. I got back on track and went back to work.
Kate Preston Pr.2
If I could re-do the past month I would study more for the test or quizes. I would also try to keep things more organized from how messy it is now. Otherwise that I think that sometimes my blog I wrote sometimes helps me plan to have a good month.
- Jasmine Martinez Period: 1
i should do better on my test and on homework and
tina wellman
per 1
I think that it was easy to follow and not easy to follow.I think that I did met my goal, but somethimes I did not follow them.
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-Victoria C.
I would actually listen to the stuff the teachers are saying and not be failing music.
Raymond Cabrera
Period 1
I looked back and saw that I talked about keeping focused, talking less, and paying attention to everything. A couple of times over that past month I have caught myself staring out at the snow, and missing a lot of discussion in class. I also noticed that I have made a few dumb mistakes on quizzes or test that could have easily been avoided if I had been paying more attention. I didn't do terribly, however. I continued to study and keep up with my homework, and didn't do too poorly on any of my tests. Though I could have been more focused, I did a pretty good job of staying on task and continuing business as usual... Or at least I think I did.
Mallory Arthurs Period 5
I would try to focus more on my homework. I sometimes for got until 1 period before, or wrote or remembered wrong.
Sylvia J. 5
If I could re-do anything in the last mouth what would I do, I would like to try to study more and get 100's on my quiz's and try to have my homework done every day and hand in papers on time and listen to the teacher more. Plus I would like to ask more questions on things I don’t understand and not be too afraid to ask. I would like to not "zone" out during class I would like to maybe even sit in the front of the class to get everything the teacher writes down. If I really would do something over my top 2-3 would be STUDY, have homework done, and try to get maybe a 85-94 on a test (not that I haven't before just saying) but these would be my top 2-3 things I would like to re-do for the last month!!!!
Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year(4 days until Christmas and 3 Days Until Christmas Eve)
Alex Janitz
P.2
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12/21/10
I did pretty good following this plan. I definitely did try, I made flashcards for all my quizzes and tests like I said I would, and I asked questions when I didn't understand some things. Looking back on this month there were some days when I completely forgot about my up coming quizzes and tests and did not study at all and ended up study during other periods and at lunch. This did not work too well at all. I could have changed this by just using my agenda more and simpl ethings like that
Emmy D. period 2
A few weeks ago, I said that if I would only ask more questions in class and revive help when needed on a concept, I would achieve more and make more of my time in school before break. After re-reading this blog comment I think, for the most part, I seceded. This wasn't an incredibly hard rule to follow, though nor was it an easy one. I think that in certain subjects i did seek help and asked more questions. I think that though I improved because I did ask more questions and often sought advice from the teacher, I could still improve. I did alright, but I personally think that I could do better. I think that this was a reasonable goal to set for myself and I should continue to work at it to achieve and secure better grades in school.
Olivia Baker
Period 3
If I could redo last month, I would've tried a little harder on my math test so that I could get a 100 on it. I was very close to getting a 100 and I think that if I had read the directions better, I think I would've done much better. So, one thing I could redo last month was to read directions better .
Maddy Kramer Per.3
I think that my plan made me have a good month. It was very easy to follow. I think that I did set measurable goals because I was more foucused in class. I would probaly would not count down the weeks and days to Christmas vacation.
Travis T Period 2
I would stop leaving stuff at home, I need to get more ORGANIZED(hint hint mr.Brotherton) to get better grades ive been looking at parent portal and I said to myself I need good grades........ for my plan I will make sure I write and check of evering in my agenda.
Skyler T p.3
If I could re-do last month I would try and study a lot harder to get better grades. I apparently haven't been studying enough so I have been told by my parents to try harder. I should also try to pay attention more in class because when I am not paying attention my teachers can tell and they catch me off guard. Those are some of the things that I would re-do if I could.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
!!LAURYN MAKOFSKE!!
I think I found my goal a very simple to follow but I also belive I had troubles with it. My goal was to stop talking constantly in class, this worked in some classes but in english this was troubling. If I could do this month over I would remind myself about my goal and that would help me very much. My goal went poorly
Christian Sepp Period 2
If I could redo the last month I would go sleding the week we had a lot of snow because I was going to make a jump.
Trentin c per1
This plan did help me have a great month. It was an easy plan to follow. I did not set any goals. If I re-do august. I would actually wear sunscreen
Nolan r, 3rd
I think I did pretty well this past month about partisipating more in math, I just didn’t get called on a lot. It was a somewhat easy plan to follow. I didn’t really have a measued goal but I would pay more attention to the math lesson.
Liz Millea
Period 2
Yes this plan helped me have a great mont. I feel like I have improved in some subjects. I think I did set measurable goals for my classes. If I were to re-do the past month I would study more for tests and quizzes.
Olivia L. per.2
My goal to not forget anything that I would need for classes worked out pretty well, I think I did better then I had done before. When I tried to get better at doing my work earlier in the week it did not work out so well. I found that if I do try to do everything on Monday, I didn't have enough time and would be tired the next day because I stayed up late trying to do my homework. If I could re-do this past month I would try to study a little better and longer for my tests.
Anna G.
Period 2
If I were to re-do the past month I would have studied for my english quizes better because I don't feel like I used the best of my abillities.
Scott Segit
Period 1
The plan that I have previously blogged has made my month great because it was easy and easy to follow. I would not change what I have wrote.
Joseph Peterson
Period 3
I think that my goals were to low because I got some bad grades and I didn’t push myself hard enough to do well. I think I should’ve set my goals higher and focused on school instead of worrying about Christmas. I think that I did well with the goals I set but it wasn’t hard and it makes me mad that I got bad grades. I think that I should set my goals high for the whole year and not just before break. I think this could maximize my grades for the whole year.
Noah Hecox Period 3
I did okay at my plan to help me have a great month. It was an easy plan to follow. I setted measurable goals for performance. If I were to re-do the past month I would not do a cartwheel. This way I would not have broken my leg.
Michelle Zhang Period 2
If I could do last month again I would have studied more for health test. Pay more attention in English( boring) no offensr Mr. Abts i love you your jokes but english is just boring.
Chantel Huntington
period 5
If I could re-do something that I did last month it would have been studying for my test so that I wouldnt get a bad grade on it.
Christopher Schulz per.3
I think I did well in staying focused, which was one of my goals. It did help me because I got better grades for this five week marking period. This was easy to follow because I found that if a pay attention more than the lesson becomes more interesting. IF I could do anything over I would study for tests.
Ciara M. 5
After i re-read my older blog post I think I did well. I paid attention and raised my hand when I knew the answer. I would redo the week because I should have studied moreefor certain tests.
Maya W. Per.2
My plan to maximize my day was to start getting ready for bed at 9:00 p.m. This was not an easy plan to follow because after doing my old plan for quite a while, it started to be a habit. although, once I started to get onto a new routine, it got easier to do. I did set measurable goals because I set a specific time to get ready, 9:00 p.m., but it still didn't give me a great month. This is because I wanted my plan to make my morning less sleepy, but it didn't because I averaged getting ready at about 9:15 to 9:20 which didn't make much of a difference. My morning was still just as groggy. If, along with going to bed earlier, I had also woken up earlier, then my body would be less shocked in the morning when I had to suddenly get ready for school. Combined with getting more sleep, this would make my month better. This is what I would do differently if I could re-do the past month.
Alex G. period 2
I think I somewhat improved on maximizing the days in the past month. Sometimes I would forget that I was trying to do that. I really don't know if I set measurable goals or not. If I were to re-do the past month, I would definitely have remembered to maximize the days of school.
Lauren Lionetti Period 2
I had a good month. My plan was easy to follow so I think I did much better this marking period with my study habits. I have been studying more and earlier which helps. If I could redo this month I would try better be more focused in class and not day dream. Because when I day dream I dont hear some of what the teacher is talking about and so I don't always know how to do my homework.
Noah Briggs Period 5
After looking back at the goals I set for myself I asked myself “did I really, really focus and try my BEST every single day.” I’m going to be truly honest and say kind of, for some things but others I feel I didn’t try my hardest. Yes, I study for tests, made flashcards and really absorbed the material needed. Although when I when I set a goal to listen and pay attention I believe I got caught up with the holiday spirit, and lost control. I mean I really didn’t expect that the teachers would give us a break and not give us any big assignments or tests, because they want us to learn that with all the excitement around we can still handle the pressure and not wimp out. If I was to re-do the past month I would certainly focus more and stay on top of things.
Alexandra R.
Period 2
If i could re-do anything in the last month I would have read the directions on my Health quiz. Also I found that i didn't study for one of my quizzes.
Jennifer Flynn
Period 3
If I could re-do last month the things I would change would be studing harder. I would of tried my best to get the best grade I can. I would of also try my best in everything I do. I wouldn't change too much though, but one major thing I would change is not helping Michelle do a cartwheel so she wouldn't break her leg...
Kim Gertz period 3
This plan helped me a little to have a great month. It was somewhat an easy plan to follow because I could look back to see if I had done all my homework and not doodled. If I were to redo the past month I would have chosen a different thing to maximize each day in school, because now I can think of many things that would help me maximize each day that would have been more useful, and easier to determine how I did.
Margaret K. per.3
I think I did well on that comment. I also think that my goals were measurable and they were easy to follow. My plan did work well, but I wish I had set more goals for performance. I think that is the only thing I would change.
Katlyn P. Period 2
My plan turned out okay, but sometimes it was hard to follow and keep up with. I think that my goals were realistic. If I could redo the past month, I would try to focus more in class and be more productive.
Kristin R.
Period 5
If I Were Too Re-Do This Whole Month I Would Get All My Homework & Owed Work Done So My Grades Were A lot Better & So I Would`nt Have Too Do Back Work. Another Thing I Wish I Could Do Is Get Student Of The Month. Another Thing I Would Have Done Is Not Getting o.s.s. & Not Talking Back Too My Parents So I Would`ny Be Grounded Right Now. Another Thing I Would Have Done Is Gotten My Mom An I-pod Touch :D But She Did`nt Want One. Another Thing Is Not Get Sick >.< I Hate It xD Anyways Thats What I Would Do If I Could Redo This Month (:
Merry Christmas Mr.Abtss :DD
-Abbey Reese-
*Period 5*
One thing I would change if I could go to the past month would be studying more for tests.
Bella C.
My plan was to pay more attention in class. this month I paid more attention and became more active in class discussions. when my report card came back I was satisfied.
Philip
per. 5
I would redo the last month because I would raise my had even more. I would raise it evertime I know the answer not just when I feel like it. I would also make sure I go over all my tests and quizes. That is what I would do I could redo the last month.
Maya Wasson per. 2
I did this earlier and it said it went through but it is not here so I did this again.
The plan that i set helped me to achieve a good month.however this plan was hard to stick to. But after all, it did benefit my and my school work. If i could re-do the past month i would have had worn a coat more often.
I think that over the break I did well on my plan to maximize each day in school before break because I said I would make thoughtful questions and participate in school activities. Currently, I am doing basketball on the modified team and I think my questions have been thoughtful. This definitely helped me have a good month. I also think that I set measurable goals because I know if I am in school activities and making thoughtful questions. If I was to re-do the month I would probably do it the same.
August.s period 1
If I could change on thing I did last month it would be my frequent conversations in Language Arts. For some reason I can easily be distracted in Language Arts. I think this could be because most of my close friends are in this class. If I can aim my focus more towards what my teacher is saying and less to what my neighbor is saying then I will most likely have no regrets for my actions in this class.
-Josh Nicholson
Per. 2
I think doing these things helped me be more prepared and get higher grades. It was a good and easy plan to follow and it did help me to have a great month. If I could redo the last post one thing that I would change is I would add in that I should not stay up late or I will be tired the whole day.
Carmen Booan
I did not do very good with my goal which was to pay more attention in class and not talk to friends. I did a little bit better with my goal but it was not a huge difference. I think I would have done better with my goal if I would write it in my agenda every week from thanksgiving to Christmas. Also I think that I was being stupid to not pay attention as much as I should have
Christian Sepp Period 2
i think i could take better notes in english class, pay a tention in math class more altho i am doing good in math, and in computers i could instead of playing around i could do my work, but in computers i have a 100% average.
If I could redo the last month, I would have done… more. I feel like I spent too much time just sitting around being lazy instead of accomplishing things. Other than that, I feel like last month wasn’t terrible. I did well in things, and all I feel like I could have done better on was the English pronoun quiz.
Sean Mebust, Period 3
If I could redo the past month I would have got out more. I would have gone sleding skiing and sniwboarding more.
KENNETH ROBERTS PERIOD 3
I would so be more motivated in getting my work done in class so i dont have to do it at home. And i would also study for tests.
My stratigy di work to be more orginized. For example i have a health finol coming up and i have to be orginized for that so iam all prepared. Also if i could take backk the month or vacation i would have studyed more for my health test.
Alexie T'Souvas period 2.
I did really well. Every day i brought everything i needed for each class. But if i could do something different, i would make sure my homework wa there and done correctaly.
Sean M. per 2
if i could redo the last month i would do all the home work i owe
Gigi Malvasi
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