Collaborating 

My academic behavior used to be best described as profile 3 from the collaborating competency. This is because in the first semester, the few projects that I had, both mainly in social studies, and biology, mainly entailed me following the layout/plan that my other group members had created to complete the project. However, I’ve found that this semester, I’ve shown a lot more autonomy and responsibility in formulating how to collaborate with my peers in class effectively.  An example of this is the 4-month-long inquiry project, where we were tasked with conducting research, experimenting, interpreting results, and more. Throughout this process, another group member and I had been putting more effort into keeping our project on track. Which ultimately ended with the project being completed well and on time.  

Critical Thinking and Reflective Thinking 

This second semester, I have been taking both Physics and Pre-calculus 12. Throughout the semester, I would say that I have seen significant growth in my abilities to critically think and reflect on how math is used in real life. Whether this had been the Doppler effect, and how when I hear an ambulance coming towards me, the sounds seem different, or how logs are used to determine pH levels, how old materials, etc. Because of all these concepts and ideas, I’ve learned over the semester, I’d argue I’ve gone from profile 3 to profile 4 or even 5.

Alberto Baseghi, Grade 11

June 8th, 2024