Week 15

Break is finally here, so I am very excited. I finally get some time to rest and get myself back to speed. It's also a time to celebrate the holidays. Christmas has already passed, and was is great! One of the reasons why it was so good was because it felt so reserved for me...like it was well deserved. I really worked for those grades, and the rewards were sweet. One of the rewards is the reason why I am typing this blog not on my PC, but on a shiny new mobile device, which I am still getting used to so don't expect impeccable spelling and/or grammer because I'm still getting used to this tiny keyboard.

Concerning the class itself, I really had some negative opninions on the senseless soap project. I don't mean to bash on anyone, but I really thought it was a stupid idea. It's interesting, but not very immersing. It felt more like a chore to do this. Once again the busy work that I've done many times before. Yes, I think I would prefer just to do in-class work, because atleast that actually helps me learn the material better. I don't know if anyone noticed that I worked alone, but I did. I know that this class (or any other science class) stresses teamwork, but after a recent upset in another class involving a group project, I faithfully decided to go singleplayer in this. To my expectations, the entire process was smooth. No clutter, no liability. Like they say, "if you want something done right, you got to do it yourself." I couldn't agree more.

Almost Xmas...

It's so close but so far away. I kept wondering how much longer I would have to wait to unwrap some of the gifts that I have already ordered and have been delivered by UPS. This has already happened with my "primary" gift. I know exactly where it is, and I have held the package, but I've never opened. It is extremely tempting, but I know it's best to wait.

Meanwhile, in Chemistry, things have been going steady. I've been glad to see that my recent assessment was practically all fours, nbd. That reminds me, I still have reassessing to do on material that I'm starting to forget. It's starting to concern me, and IK really hope I can find some time to do this. Oh, but wait...I have reassessing to do still in AP Physics, and I have research to do outside of school, which is a whole other subject, by the way.

It's been stressing to have all of these activities, and I know it will only get worse if I continue to hold it off. So with that in mind, I am really hoping that I will be a little more free this week to come up with time to study and actually get these reassessments done. So far I don't really have any problems with the soap project; it's easier than most projects, but my only concern is just that I'm working with myself. That means that the whole load of work is for me alone. Then again, that removes potential errors by not having irresponsible group members that will 'help' me.

Week 13

Another week...

...another week goes by, but I don't say that with penitence. The weeks have been treating me well. However, I am finding myself in a similar situation. I am starting to become overwhelmed by all sorts of activities, which has somewhat left me lost in some classes. This one, is not so much as severe as the others, but I am feeling some weak effect. I am still getting the material in, and it's all making sense. What we are learning now isn't taking much effort to learn, which is great. I am mostly happy with my recent assessments, but I still need to re-assess. Unfortunately, the recent weeks haven't allowed that, for either party. Maybe this week I can fit it in, because I'd hate to find out at the last minute that the second quarter is already over and I am stuck with my sketchy grades.

Concerning the future, I'm not concerned with the mid-term. I don't know why people freak out so much about it. Just study, study, and study. It's not that hard. Of course you will be falling apart and crying if you only spend five minutes a day looking at your study material. It's your own fault. I usually don't spend a lot of time anyways, because they allow cards for some classes, which in my own opinion isn't that good of an idea because they probably won't let you use a card in college classes anyways. That always worries me, so I recently I have attempted to learn more and not rely so heavily on the card. I actually pulled this in my math class last year. I remember getting an A without looking at the card one time (well, once just because the test was too easy, I had to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong...). Maybe I can do the same thing again?? I don't know, because some material is pretty difficult and I think I might have to let some slide.

It's too bad I missed the last lab; I bet it was pretty cool. But no, I decided to skip school for a field trip in Toledo. I was so bored that I think that lab would have paid off the whole day. From what I heard, the lab involved heating copper to glow? That's cool! But however I also heard it was very hectic, and rushed. I would hate to be the one to get in the way, so maybe it was better to have less people there. I was there for the results, and even that was pretty cool, seeing how everyone computed a fairly-close constant for the copper. Maybe there will be another cool lab for me this year.

Week 12

The year progresses, and now we are in December. It sure doesn't feel like it. The year has been so fast with me, considering how busy I have been lately. Plus, the weather also makes it seem like we are still in the earlier months. I don't mind that at all. If anything I am not so happy that the year has been passing so quickly. Sometimes I feel like every opportunity is passing me just as fast.

Concerning the class, I am getting very comfortable with the class. Everyone seems friendly and generally okay. Difficulty has not been increasing at any point. The material we are studying seems easy, and the mathematical formulas for heat capacity is a simple function. It's been that way for a while I guess. The class overall is easy; I don't really stress assessments. Typically, if  I do end up with unsatisfactory marks, I always have the time to improve (I may even sign up for one this week), and it usually doesn't involve a lot of extra studying to get the material down. Now that I think of it, I think it would have been a better idea to take this class earlier in my High School career, because the similarities of learning and assessing is very similar to Physics, which I found to be a little more challenging than this class. I felt like I was dropped into hot water when I took that class last year, mainly because the system was totally new and I wasn't used to the student-based learning.

Concerning the future, I am feeling confident about the rest of the year, involving pretty much all of my classes (this one included). I've got no problem so far, and we are already more than 1/4 of the way through. Of course, I may feel more confident to announce my opinion of this after 1/2 of the year, but that's just my feeling right now. A continuing problem however are these blogs. I keep making a habit of writing blogs and doing the tweets at the last minute (generally on the weekend, late at night). It's just something I will have to keep improving I guess.