Final Reflection

Throughout this year I have discovered various strengths and weaknesses in the course.
I felt one of m better strengths were doing projects and getting involved in class. I was able to speak to voice my opinions and actually be understood by me peers. Usually, people just didn't seem to get involved like they did in APEH. In projects, I specifically thought I did well with the newspaper project. With my group we were able to produce "British International" which I felt was my best project throughout the whole year. I was able to work with a group and contribute to a great project. Not only did we put a lot of effort into it, but we had fun doing it.
Some of my weaknesses this year have mainly revolved around tests. Even though I was able to learn more in this class than any other, I did not feel as confident on tests. I would make simple mistakes during tests and the grade I received because of it didn't always reflect the knowledge I obtained. Again, that has been a weakness of mine for quite sometime, and I hope to get better at taking tests as I continue my education. Also, procrastination itself is a great weakness of mine. I always wait until the last minute and sometimes pay the price for that.
This course helped me very much in multiple areas. To increasing my ability to participate in class to the amount of time I put into my work, this class has been the one that I feel has most prepared me for college. I was challenged on almost a daily basis by this class. I cannot say that is true of all my classes. Also,this class has also helped me in realizing my stance on many issues around the world. From whether the French Revolution was worth it to my views on the Arab-Israeli conflict I have been able to better find myself in my political views.
This class does not even compare to my other history classes (although I must applaud Mr. Niklaus for he was an excellent teacher and I enjoyed his class more than many of my classes throughout my four years) in what I was able to learn and appreciate how our world came to be. I can safely say this class has been my favorite all year and I would like to thank you Maz personally because I can say you are one the few teachers that have the ability to create a fun, involved, exciting, and challenging class that I look forward to on a daily basis. This class has made me prepared for college and the work ahead of me. I will miss this class very much next year and I hope you have a wonderful summer and rest of the year :)