Ninth Grade at Animas High School
Semester One- POL (Presentation of Learning)
POLs occured right before Christmas break to help determine if we can move onto our next semester. We had to make a presentation sharing our strengths, weaknesses, and answering what we've connected to the most this year. A great way to have confidence before your POL is to have evidence! That is key and truly helped me. I gave many examples of projects and papers I have created in the first semester and it was enough to pass! My teachers said they really liked my presentation and wished more students could have seen it. That has made me want to persevere through this next semester.
How my first Student Led Conference influenced me... When I was preparing for my SLC I felt very organized from
the start and it was easy because of that. I became confident when speaking about my grades and what I've learned so far. My parents look at my grades online often and that doesn't worry me because I'm proud of the work I have done. I feel like I have a sense of ownership over my homework and education now because I am comfortable advocating to my teachers if I don't agree with something. |