What Am I Grateful For?

With Thanksgiving coming this week, I think that I am grateful for everything that I have in my life. Im grateful for having a family, that loves me and that is always going to be there for me when I need someone to talk to, or even ask to be picked up at school, I know I can count on any person from my family to do me a favour. I can also be grateful for the house I have, it is actually a big house, and I am grateful that I have a place to live and can be comfortable every day that Im in it, and that I have everything that I need in there. Im grateful for being able to go to school because many people dont have the oportunity to have a proper education, and Im am very grateful to be studiying in a school like CIC, because for me, its been an oportunity of a life time. I can also say that I am very grateful for the food that is served in my house, because even though I sometimes dont like it, I at least have something to eat and there will always be something that I can eat if Im hungry. I am aslo grateful for the friends I have, and have made in the past couple of years, because truthfully they are some of the best people I have known in my life, thay have always been there for me, when I need it, and will support me no matter what. Finally Im grateful for all the things that I have, and must say that I am very priviliged to have them, because many people just dont have the oppportunity to buy the things we have. I think that im grateful for everything that has come in or out of my life, because there must be a reason that Im getting or not getting the things I want.

The Project

Well for my project, I am very behind, because the information is never clear. I am doing the three types of triangles by the measure of their sides. Finding the classification is very easy, because it is everywere, but, the part that has not been clear or easy to find for this project, is the people who have contributed in tthe discovery of thsi problems. I think that I have to sit with patience to find it, but I have lots of work, so it has been even harder for me to actually sit down and do the project. I will probably have time to finish it this week and turn it in on time, but I have to take one day of the week to do it so I can find all the information and write about it. In general I am really behind in this project because I cant find the information I need in order to complete it.

What has been the most difficult topic so far this year? Why? Do you understand it now?

I think that as far as this year has gone, the hardest topic that I have encountered in class, has been the things about the interior and exterior angles. I think I have problems with this topic, because I quite dont get the trick in where you can determine whether they are Alternate Interior Angles and Alternate Exterior Angles, because I really dont get the concept. I think I also have problems with them, because I can't picture the interior or exterior angles in my mind, and because of that it makes it be harder for me. I think that if I work on it, a little while longer, and practice it, I will be able to do it, with no problems. But I still need to work on that. Another thing that has come hard on me, are the two column proofs, I just can express what's going on in statements, Im more of a written proof because I can describe it and give the reasons in my own words without the statements, that are like steps.

What is the best way you learn in the math class and why?

In math class, the best way I learn, is when I have my notes from the book done, and the teacher explains things to me. I think this is because when I have the notes done from the book I can refer to the theormes and concepts that I dont know what they are or what to do with them. On the other hand I like having a teacher that explains things to me, because I can actually understand what they are explaining or teaching me, because when you reffer to the examples of the book, they explain to you very mathematically but when you are being taught by a teacher they can twist the situation, and make it easier to understand. Another way of understanding things easily, is when I have other people to ask to, because when you can ask other people what they think its the answer and they know how to explain it, its easier to do anything, because you have what I would cal "Moral Support". This is important to me because sometimes I need to ask other people what they think the answer is because I want to make sure I have it right, or because I want to understand the concept better.