Holly+Smith

Week 1

I actually am doing okay so far in this class. I dont know if its just this chapter thats okay or if its just the math in general that Im getting down. Only time will tell right? There are a few things that I have to keep going back to the notes to refresh my memory but hopefully I'll be able to not do that soon. :) Overall I am doing just fine. Thanks.

Week 2

Hearing we had a test totally freaked me out. Its like no matter how much time I put into the studying I still freeze up and forget everything I studied. It sucks. I dont know that I will ever be better at tests. :) hopefully i did well on it but we'll have to wait and see on Tuesday. Ahh! I still get mixed up with the negative signs too.

Week 3

I actually did better on the test than I thought I would. There is still a few things I could work on though so I think me and some of the girls in class are going to get together from here on out to do homework so that will be helpful with understanding the parts I dont. So hopefully I do better from here.

Week 4

I did awful on that last test!! I know that this is just an excuse but I was way sick last week. But I am feeling so much better now so hopefully I will be able to not have such a foggy mind and be able to focus more. It just goes to show that if you dont feel good you should still come to class, right? Cory: I don't know that I agree, but it certainly means that you might have to be more creative in getting help on things you don't get from the textbook. Lesson learned!!

Week 5

We just had a test on fractions and unlike the other one I feel like I did a reasonable job on this one. We get our tests back Thursday so I will see how I really did. I actually did alright!! I got a B. Not that bad. I wish it was an A but a B is awesome! Ecspecially for me on a math test :) Thank you!!!

Week 6

So we have a test this week and I always get freaked out about tests. I dont know why I just do. Even if I study and study i still freeze. Oh well I guess I'll be up tonight studing :) Im not liking the area and volume of things that much. I cant remember which formula is for which shape!!!

Week 7

That last test I thought I would have done alot better on than I actually did. I was very disappointed in myself. I studied forever for this test. I will be studying alot more for the midterm thats for sure!! Its those dang formulas I got mixed up and a few other things but that was my main problem.

Week 8

We had the midterm this last week and I got a C on it. I guess thats better than a D.but still not what I was hoping for. I studied for this test several times. I dont get what my problem is. Hopefully I do better on the next few chapters and then keep reviewing these so I can pass the final and the chapter tests.

Week 9

Thank you for letting me take the test yesterday. I was so not ready!! I missed class on Thursday because of work and by the time I got off I knew you would be done teaching so I just went home. I panicked!! Then I called Natalie and asked her if I could study with her. She was busy for a few days so i didnt know what I was going to do. I tried reading the book but I need to be taught things like that. Monday night I found out I was pregnant and so I was busy talking to a ton of people on the phone and going over to Natalies house late that night and going over the parts I couldnt figure out. I hope i did well but you said in class that I messed up on three already so thats not good!!! Im stressing!!!!

Week 10 Yeah i didnt do so well on that test did I? I hope i do better on this next test than I did on the last. Natalie and I are getting together this weekend and going through the homework. So I will be better prepared than last time. I nervous for the final to tell you the truth. I always freeze on tests and get super stressed and with it being a final Im stressing already and its not for a few more weeks. Do you recommend anything for me to do to not be so stressed? Cory: Overlearn the material - know it so well that you don't need to stress. Another option is to visit with the learning strategist, Pat, whose contact info is on the syllabus.

Week who knows :)

Thank you again for letting me take that test Thursday. I have a hard time writing this journals before Sunday because I dont have internet at my house so I have to wait until I get back to work where I have access to it and on my breaks I write these when I remember to that is... I think I did good on my test I took I had alot of help from people that actually get it better than I do so Im crossing my fingers that I grasped the concept and did well. I feel alot better now so hopefully the next chapters will come to me better now and the final I will do better on!!! This week we are learning graphing and I know how to do this so far its just the next section I really need to focus on to make sure I know how to solve the problems and find the slopes correctly.

Okay so I don't know what week this is since I've missed some the last couple weeks. I am so nervous for the final next week but the last half hasn't been as hard for me. I just know that I will have to be studying my butt off for it. :)