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Name:AlanaHey

StudentLedComments/GrowthandDevelopmentReflection
Directions.Pleaseusethesepromptsasaguidetowriteyourreflection.Yourresponsesshould
beincompletesentences,withthequestionincludedwithintheresponse.(Example:This
semester,Ihavegrownthemostintheareaof...)Pleasesharethedocumentwithme,and
alsopostitonyourDPunderGrowthandDevelopmentReflections

1. ReflectontheStandardsofMathematicalPracticeandtheGrowthand
DevelopmentGoalsthatyousetatthebeginningoftheyearorsemester.Select
thegoalinwhichyouhaveshownthemostgrowth.Describeexactlyhowyou
havegrown.Useevidencetosupportyourclaims.

AsforGrowthandDevelopmentGoalsIfeelasifi'vegrownalotwithinaskingmore
questionsfrommyteachers.Thatwasoneofmygoalsfromthebeginningofthesemesterand
IfeelveryaccomplishedwithachievingthisgoalandgettingthehelpIneededatthosetimes.

2. Inwhichgoaldidyoufindtheleastgrowththisyear?Whatkeptyoufrom
growinginthisarea?Whatcanyoudodifferentlynextyear?

IfeellikethereisahandfulamountofthingsIhavehadnogrowthin.Icametorealization
thatmathisverydifficultforme.AlotmoredifficultthanIeverthoughtIwasbefore.
Ihavenotmadeenoughtimetobenefitmyselfinthisarea.ItissomethingIregretin
somanyways.NextyearIreallywanttofocusontakingtimeonstrengtheningmy
knowledgewithinmanydifferentmathskills.

3. Describehowyoucontributedtothelearningenvironmentintheclassroom.Site
examplesofhowyoucontributedtowholeclassdiscussionsandsmallgroups
discussions.Describehowthishasaffectedyourabilitytolearnandgrowasa
mathematician.

IfeellikeIamveryindependentandshywhenitcomestohavingtosharemymathwork.
AlthoughIreallyenjoyedbeingpartofconversationIdonotfeelasifIcontributed
thatmuchduetomylackofmathskillsIbecomeveryinsecureaboutthethingsIdon't
knowthatthosewhodoknowmorethanIdomightjudgeme.


4. Whatwerethemostsignificantthingsthatyoulearnedthissemester?Whatdid
youlearnaboutExponentialFunctions,Programming,FinancialPlanningand
Trigonometrythatyoudidnotknowatthebeginningoftheyear?Howcould
theseconceptsorideasbeusefultoyouinreallife?Explainhow/whenyoucan
usethem.

ThemostsignificantthingIlearnedthissemesterwasfinancialplanning.Iknowthisisa
bigpartofgrowingupandIfeelasifitisveryimportantthingtoknowasweget
older.Idntmanymathclassesthatareabletofocussomuchonthisonetopic.Ifelt
veryprivilegedbeingabletolearnaboutthissoearlyintime.Ididnotknowabout
anythingIwasgoingtobefacinginthebeginningofthisyearwhenitcametomath.A
lotofthethingsIlearnedarethingsIcanuseinreallifesituationsandIfindthatvery
helpfulgoingintosenioryearandgraduatingsoon.

5.Describehowyourintelligencehasgrownthroughyoureffortsintheclassthisyear

IfeellikehavegrowntowardstheendofthisyearrealizingIneedtomaketimeformyselfto
workonmyintelligencewhenitcomestomybiggeststrugglewhichismath.Iamnotsure
ifIhavegrownawholelotbutIdoknowitissomethingIwillbeworkingonthroughoutmy
life.

6.Tellmeaboutsomethingthathaschallengedyouorthatyoudidntunderstandinthe
lasttwoprojects.Whatdidyoudotoworkthroughitandunderstandit?Howdidyou
showgritandhowdidyouperseverethroughit?Whatcouldyouhavedonebetter
duringthistime?

AsweworkedthroughourPowerandPrivilegeprojecttherecametimeswhenIdidnot
understandsomethingsbutitdidnottakemethatlongtoworkthroughorunderstandcertain
things.Iwasabletoadvocateformyselfandreadmorethingsaboutfinanceandmoneyandit
cameprettynaturaltome.IwasveryproudofthefactIwasabletoworkoutmy

understandingonmyown.

7.Whatareyoumostproudofthissemester/yearandwhy?Bespecificanduseevidence
ifpossible.

IammostproudofthecertainthingsIwasablefigureoutonmyownwhenIdidnt
understandsomething.IusedtheexampleaboverelatedtoourrecentexhibitionIwantedtobe
dependentwithininmyselfwithoutrelyingonotherswhenitcomestomathwhichis
somethingIwanttogrowwithin.

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