TPOL

So far this year, I feel I've done significantly better than I have in previous years before, and have become better at many things. I have become more dedicated to doing schoolwork, and I've been doing well and working on not having conversations when I'm not supposed to. I have put more work into this off-season now than I ever have in previous years, and I am hoping it will pay off in Vegas for the first national of the season.

This year has been a sort of wake up call in terms of my sport. This year and past few weeks really showed me how much I (suck) need to work this year if I want to be more competitive nationally. Although I improved from the previous year, there is still a significant amount I need to work on.

Impact

Grade Level Lens

Our third and final Grade Level Lens is impact. The impact I have on my communities is what I do that makes people look up to me and how I effect the people around me.

The official definition of impact is: To have a strong effect on someone or something.

My definition of impact is: The way you effect the people around you

The impact I hope to leave on the communities I am a part of is positive and driven to work hard and drive for their goals. As I am getting older, I realize how much effort it takes to truly be great at what you want to do. When I started BMX, I won my first race and became confident that I was just that good and I wouldn't have to work at all. Even when I was an intermediate, I didn't work at all, and became the state champion two years in a row. My first race as an expert, I had one of the worst crashes I have ever experienced, and the rest of the season was horrible. This year, I worked a little harder, and took third in the state overall. Almost immediately after I turned 14, I went to Phoenix, AZ for the final nationals before Grands with an overconfident mindset and was thinking I would make mains and do well. That was a real stab in the back for me. I made it to quarters once, and it made me see how hard I really have to work to be competitive. My hope is to leave the impact that they should drive to be the best them, and work for their goals - no matter how hard it gets.

Core Classes

Science Exhibition 1: Chemical Theater

In this unit, we researched a specific chemical reaction (or physical reaction), and learned the ins and outs of it, then actually did the experiment several times in practice, and presented it to our parents in the chemical theater exhibition. It took all the habits of heart and mind to make this a successful exhibition. We demonstrated effort the most, putting in hard work and time to make our script and reaction the best it could be. Despite a few bumps in the road, we did pretty well, all things considered. We studied and performed the experiment, "Elephant's Toothpaste," which if you don't already know, is a chemical reaction that created a volcano of boiling hot foam.

Humanities Exhibition 1: TED Talks

In this exhibition, we presented our own TED Talks we made about inequalities and human rights. I presented a TED Talk about Racial Profiling and Arrests, which I thought was an interesting project to do, since we learned quite a bit about politics in our world today. I put a lot of refinement into this project - redoing it several times until I was happy with the product.

Math: Delta Math

I choose Delta Math for my math example, because I feel like I put a lot of effort into this catagory of our math class. Our Delta Math is our homework, where we have an amount of problems that we have to finish before Friday. I always put effort into doing these, and when I don't understand something, I don't just look up the answer and take it, I pay attention to how to solve it and where I went wrong (If I did)

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Digital Media:

There are several videos I made that I am going to call my example of the Habits Of Heart and Mind, because I put a ton of effort into these videos, and feel like I did well creating these. I put effort, refinement, and integrity into these videos, and these made some great, original videos. I put effort into these by giving the best editing skills I could. I used refinement by redoing and slowing down to make sure the videos were well made and enjoyable. I used integrity by making it my own work, and not taking anything from anyone else.

Habits of Heart and Mind Character Reflection

Respect

Goal for respect:

By the end of the school year, I will consistently demonstrate respect for my teachers, classmates, and school property. I will show this by: Listening attentively when others are speaking, without interrupting, using kind and inclusive language, and avoiding gossip or negative comments, following classroom and school rules, and taking care of shared spaces and materials. Another thing I struggle with being in line silently, as I often get sent ti the back of the line or have to go back and do it silently.

Gotten better at stopping my conversation when I'm supposed to
Gotten better at staying in line silently
Respecting class norms and materials.

Integrity

Goal for integrity:

By the end of the school year, I will act with integrity by being honest and responsible in my actions and words. I will show this by: Telling the truth, even when it's hard or I've made a mistake, doing my own work and giving others credit when I use their ideas, standing up for what's right and not participating in bullying.

Gotten better at being honest
Using my own words and working honestly

Effort

Goal for effort:

By the end of the school year, I will show more effort in my schoolwork and my personal growth. I will show this by: Turning in all my assignments on time, even when they're challenging, asking for help when I don't understand something and using feedback from my teachers to improve, trying my best at everything I do, even if it feels difficult at first.

Put more effort into my off-season training
Turning in my assignments on time

Refinement

Goal for refinement:

By the end of the school year, I will improve my work by consistently refining and revising my assignments before I turn them in. I will show this by: Checking my grammar and spelling on all written assignments, reviewing my math and science work to make sure my answers are accurate, making sure my projects and presentations are neat, organized, and complete.

Gotten better at slowing down and making sure I'm turning in quality work
Going over my tests several times and checking my work

Thank You For Coming To My Final POL!

Halfway through the year already, and it has been fun. I've already learned so much, and I've grown as an 8th grader, and I think most importantly, in previous years, I would have gotten processing sheets, reflection sheets, several of each by this time. I have gotten zero, and I'm very happy with that. So once again, thank you for coming to my final POL here at mountain.

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