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Jada Vasquez
Mrs. Casady
Reflection
Looking back and reflecting on my past efforts and work I am so content, so utterly proud
of myself. From my prior portfolio work, I’m most proud of my IOP. My IOP was definitely my
most well put together piece. It was a presentation that i put my heart and soul into. I didn’t
require just an slideshow, but oral presentation risen from the small but direct points within the
slideshow. I took an immense amount of time to memorize the 10 minute oral speech, not just
memorize it but to make it apart of me. It’s my most proud piece because I can still remember
every part of it to this day. It’s my most proud piece because it was my wake up call that
everything you do is better and the process is more enjoyable when you put effort and heart into
it. The presentation was about how Shakespeare and Morrison develop and utilize the motif of
insanity to reveal the effect of the male dominated society on an woman’s life. Leading to the
inability for women to take action in their life, unable to control their own fate and slowly begin
to lose their grasp on sanity. I received an almost perfect score and I believe that was
wholeheartedly due to the amount of preparation, heart, and confidence I put forth.
According to my transcripts over the past four years I have excelled and grown in many
categories. It is evident that I powered through each challenging course I forced myself to take.
Each year my science, math, and english levels increased. For science I started with Pre-Ap
biology. Knowing I wasn’t going to receive any credits for the little extra challenge, but I’d be
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surrounded by people who take their education seriously. Sophomore year I took chemistry
which was definitely challenging at times. Junior year I took an extra year of science, and
received an A each semester of all three science courses I took including an unweighted A in AP
environmental. It’s not always about the grade though but the knowledge. Freshman year of math
I was already ahead of most starting in geometry. Math and english are my two favorite subjects.
I could go on forever about why but let's move on to sophomore year math!! Sophomore year I
took advanced algebra 2. Again there was no credit or weighted grade that came with this course
just a better learning environment and an challenge i couldn’t pass up. Junior year I had the same
idea taking accelerated pre-calc/calc AB. Senior year was my biggest challenge, I knew my
future plans didn’t involve high levels of math. I had so many options, so many easy paths I
could take. I didn't let myself take the easy way out, I didn't let myself take a step back rather
than an step forward. So i took AP calc BC, without even taking an full course of AB. English is
another story!! I’m so proud of my progress due to circumstances. Freshman year I took pre-AP
english with basically no teacher, sophomore year i took the risk of taking AP english with little
to no guidance of the previous year and i end up with little to no guidance again. So junior year i
thought it'd be best to ignore the hardships and struggles i've heard about IB english and trust in
the fact that it was an well organized and stable program. Because that's what I needed. Indeed I
was right, taking IB english was the best decision I made in my high school education. So you
see I never took a step back in many learn experience I always had another challenge wait after I
complete the first. The human mind knows no ends. Don’t stop growing.
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However, I’m nowhere near perfect and can always use improvement. I can always use
more growth in each subject, there is no question about that. Like I said the mind knows no ends.
However, according to personal knowledge of my habits I could grow in the area of staying
strong to the end and not falling off the wagon. My effort tend to slow down drastically when the
end of a semester is in sight. I always seem to pull it off *knock on wood*, but I put myself in an
large amount of unnecessary stress due to it. Therefore, I could see opportunity for growth in
staying strong till the end. I will makes sure to stay on top of things year round in the future. I
also see opportunity for growth in history. History is definitely my least favorite subject; which
makes it hard for me to want to learn. So I tend to slack or just go through the motions, rather
than trying to make the best of a bad subject. I can try hard in the future to actually enjoy it.
GOHS hasn’t just provided me with an education and good times. GOHS has prepared
me for life as an adult. GOHS has taught me that excuses aren’t going to fly in life. Don’t make
excuse take responsibility for your faults and actions, ask for forgiveness, learn from it, and
move on. GOHS has prepared me to be ready for any teacher to come my way. Whether I get so
beyond lucky with a Mrs. Casady or Mr. Maxey, or have troubles with an teacher who isn’t there
mentally or physically IT’S UP TO YOU. It’s up to you to put in your best efforts and not shut
down from frustration and excuses. GOHS has prepared me to make the world mine. For there is
an huge difference between wanting to see change and working to make change in the world.
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