Typing Graphs and Discussion

I have improved a lot over the course of the year in typing. I was already kind of fast when I started, but my scores totally went up significantly. The best thing is that they grew, even if we now had a much harder test. I think it's important to write faster, I may need it in college or even when I work. You can do your works faster than everyone else, and you cut off homework time. I think that typing should be included in all grades of high school. Students need that skill, it's not just something new to learn, it's something that will help them work and study. I was really happy with my improvement, I wish to do better over time, maybe get 65 or 70 in net speed by the end of next year, I'm my own limit breaker!

MAP Testing Graphs

This is my reading graph, it is a good graph when representing my scores. It shows slight changes over time, half and half that show progress or descent of my scores. It's easy to read, or better said, to identify the changing of the graph over different points, I think this graph is nice.

This is my math graph, this was one of my best graphs since it only shows one descending point, the rest of them showing progress. we can see a significant growth on the beginning bars, and then on the last four, maintaining kind of a steady pace. This graph was great, it shows my best scores

Finally, we can see my language graph. This is actually very similar to my math graph, we can see a big progress on the beginning points, one descending point, and a steady pace on the last four, the last two being the same, just like in the math graph. I think this is even better because I think you can see it more clearly, it's easier to identify the slopes. This was my personal favorite graph.

The two best graphs were the math and language ones, since they represent the same descending and ascending points in my tests, not the same scores, but the same progress. It has to sum up to only one, and I have chosen my language graph as the graph that most clearly represents my MAP scores. Yes, it may be the same as my math one, or very similar, but the language one is easier to identify. The points are put clearly in their place, and you can see without difficulty where the points are placed, or better said, more accurately. I'm very satisfied with my scores, I hope next year they will be even better, thank you!

Oil Spill

I think that the oil spill was an accident, the company wouldn't do that on purpose. There are many things that we can consider to know what caused the oil spill. I personally think that because of the high tide, a big and strong wave hit one of the main towers. Then it broke down and caused the breaking down of the main system. The oil began to come out, and since it holds tons of oil, it became something massive. The oil spill is bigger than Vallarta, and bigger than small countries. We have to be aware of the consequences this is causing to our environment and to the wildlife that lives in that environment. It's something that will take a long time to fix.

Despite the severeness of the situation, we can repair the damage that as I write, is flowing through the ocean. It will take time of course, because of the size, but it won't be impossible. First we need to make sure everyone knows about this, and make everyone aware that this is damaging everybody. Then the company has to listen to us, listen to the people and hope that they will do as we hope. They can get help so they can fully clean the water contaminated by the oil. We could rescue animals that still had a chance to live, and keep them in a safe place until the oil spill is controlled. It will take some time and lots of patience, but together we can make it happen.

MAP Testing Week

Take a moment and revisit that post. Have your feelings changed? Take a moment and reflect on another testing week. How did it feel? What would you change about the process? Were you happy with your scores?

Going back in time and thinking about my previous MAP testing scores, I think that I did improve over the year. I totally got better at math and reading, I was always good at language, but those two subjects definitely got better this time. It felt good to be testing again, my mind felt refreshed and I did learn some new stuff. Those tests are actually kind of easy, you just have to read the question well, they don't show any impossible stuff, it's just different stuff from what we see in a daily basis here at school. I actually felt refreshed from doing those MAP tests. What I would change about the process of the MAP testing week is that some kids engage with the performance of other kid's tests. Some people change the answers of others and click enter just to enjoy themselves, and that's just wrong. Despite all of these things, I was really pleased with my scores and I hope it will be better next time. Thank you for your time and I hope you learned something while reading this text!