Monday, January 4, 2010

New Year's Resolution!

My New Year's Resolutin this year is going to be to do better on tests! Ive always done good on the homework and projects but don't usually do very well on the test which brings down my grade. I have all A's and B's but i could be doing better. I've decided that im going to take more time on my homework each night and mkae sure its done correctly and a couple nights before a test and study more for them each night on different concepts, especially this month because of finals coming up! I could also try asking for help from teaches or other students more often specially in math and science.
This year and over the summer, I'd also like to improve in basketball. If I go out and practice my shot, ball handling skills, and just overall basketball skills a couple nights a week when I have free time I could improve and if I work on this all summer and in the off-season then I would be hoping to make Varsity or J.V and be a swing player as a sophmore.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Reading

When I first start a new book that is hard to get into, I usually like to sit on the couch where I can hear other noises in the background, if it's dead silent I can' concentrate on the book at all and I get confused on what I just read and I'll have to read it over and over again. While reading, I cant sit still at all. If I start sitting on the couch, after about a half hour, I'll move to laying on the ground or go in another room or some other position or rooom.
Usually I can't read for more than an hour because I will start to get to bored and tired. I know when I start to think about other things and not concentrate on the book, that I need to take a break and read again later or the next day, so I can focus and understand the book better. I also like to read before I go to bed, because it makes me fall asleep faster and easier because it makes me think of what will happen next, but sometimes I fall asleep reading.
I like to read fiction books usually more than non-fiction because they aren't as boring to me. When I read non-fiction I get too bored with the book and it's harder to keep up with whats going on. Ill usually fall asleep faster. But, when I read fiction books, they are usually more fast pace and more fun for me.