Reflecting on My First Year

My Grade 9 Year

This year I enjoyed learning all about different views and perspectives to write in English 9. I Learned all about how to work through different science problems and how certain things work together. This year I realized I work best when I am pushed to finish work, as I am a very forgetful person and I procrastinate as much as one can. My strengths definitely include being able to work with other people around me and with people other than my friends as well as being able to ask questions clearly. For my stretches, staying on task is one of the main ones for me. I struggle with being reminded to continue working and I also struggle with remember how to do things.

My Favorite Website

Taylor Swift Official Store – Taylor Swift CA

The reason I chose this website is because Taylor Swift has been a huge inspiration not only to me but others as well. Taylor Swift has never been afraid to speak up and do what is right, she wrote a bunch of songs about overcoming difficult obstacles. Taylor, like many others, has been doubted about her success and she decided to ignore them because “haters gonna hate,” (Shake it off) and despite her being doubted she proved all of them wrong and became the first person in history to occupy the entire top 10 songs on the billboard hot 100.

My Favorite Video

I chose this video because this is a topic that is not explained very well. Your mental health is more important than anything else going on in your life. You can do things at your own pace but when it comes to mental health you need to learn how to heal in your own way rather than waiting for your problems to go away because most of the time they don’t just go away on their own. Talking about your problems is one way of feeling more liberated and free from them, but I know it is hard to talk about them because sometimes you feel like others won’t understand. Mental health days are something that everyone should have.

My Favorite Image

I chose this book because I read it during class to pass the time when I had finished my work. This book is about two teenagers who want to escape from reality and their small town in Indiana. They helped each other learn to deal with their problems and brought out the best in each other, like my friends do for me in school and in general. They helped me conquer all of my work even when I was too tired to do it, just like Finch helped Violet overcome her guilt for surviving and fear of riding in cars.

My Favorite Quote

My favorite Quote is ‘Choose a job you love and you never have to work another day in your life’ this talks about how if you choose to follow a passion of yours it’s not really working if it is something you enjoy doing. I chose this quote because it is very meaningful and sends a good message to follow your dreams.

Works Cited

Choose a Job You Love, and You Will Never Have To Work a Day in Your Life – Quote Investigator®. 2 Sept. 2014, https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/02/job-love/.

Why Students Should Have Mental Health Days | Hailey Hardcastle. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qq7lDL-bzY. Accessed 23 May 2023.