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Specific - My goals this term in Math is to be able to attain high marks, recite or ask questions more often, and attain a higher mark in the periodical exam this time.

Measurable - Just like last term, I will still make use of my google classroom and my folder to check how well I have been doing lately in Math. It's important for me to do this so that I'd be able to know if I should step up or just maintain my pace in terms of my grades. Next, I realized that I barely asked questions and most of the time, I just keep them to myself because I always think that my questions are dumb. However, it is my goal this second term to ask questions even if I think it is dumb because most of the time, it isn't. Lastly, since I got a low score in the periodical exam last term, my goal now is to at least attain a higher mark. I wasn't able to properly study for the periodical exam and I learned that I should put the effort to study for it.

Attainable - In checking my grades or outputs in the google classroom, I will do this weekly or whenever tests are given back to us. There might be a chance that I might slack off just because I get a semi decent grade in the first few quizzes then everything else falls off. I don't want that to happen since I want to maintain an "A" mark in Math. Next, the way I can keep track of me asking questions is if I don't feel scared to raise my hand anymore whenever I do have a question. I'm always scared to ask questions and even recite so if I feel that I'm not scared anymore, then I could say I made progress. Lastly, in order to achieve a high mark in the periodical exam, I should put more effort on studying. The periodical is still at the last week of the term so I will just worry about it 3 weeks before the official exam. I want to start off early so that just in case there are also other assessments needed to be done by other subjects, I won't feel pressured to do all of them simultaneously. The people who could help me in achieving my goals are of course my teacher and my classmates. There are no other people besides them that can help me since I trust them the most and they have a very good understanding of Math. They can help me whenever I'm having trouble understanding the topics.

Relevant - These goals are important to me since they can be applied in real life. Having the discipline to aim high in a particular aspect will have a significant effect of my attitude in the real world. It is crucial for me to aim for the highest especially since I'm going to enter a highly competitive strand in SHS and course in college. Asking questions will forever have an effect on someone since it can help them understand concepts they have trouble understanding. And lastly, learning from my mistake of not studying much for the periodical will help me be confident on making mistakes as long as I learn from them and not repeat them in the future.

Time bound - My goals will take up about the whole term except the periodical exam study part since I plan to take action on that 3-4 weeks before the actual exam. I don't want to stress much about it yet since there's still ASHAPE and other important assessments from other subjects. I will only give attention to it when it is quite close already.

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I can safely say that I was able to reach a semi high mark in Math this term. I was quite bothered because I thought I would not reach my desire mark because of my mid performance on the first few tests. However, that all changed when I got a perfect in the last long test which really helped me in boosting my grade. Moreover, I guess I have recited a bit more but I haven't really asked that much questions so I need to work on that in 3rd term. In terms of the periodical exam, I don't really know my score because I submitted this portfolio before I took the exam (it was due before my exam scores are probably given). Nonetheless, I'm pretty sure I can do well in the periodical as long as I just study well and to remember the key details that I learned.

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For me, the most difficult task this term is finding the zeroes of a polynomial function. It's not merely the fact that it is hard to do it but it is quite tedious. Usually, it takes me 5 minutes or so to solve for the zeroes. It is quite a hassle since in the test, I'm most probably given less than 5 minutes to work on each item so my real enemy here is the time. However, it also depends on the degree of the function if it's high or not. I'd usually stare at the function (to inhale exhale) if we are given 'till the 5th degree because I know my brain will be sabog right after solving it. Nonetheless, I still found ways to cope with this by making use of the rational roots theorem to easily identify what values to test only. Lastly, I practiced factoring equations because it is really helpful when it comes down to finding zeroes. It somewhat lessens the struggle of finding another value from the RRT if the given last equation can be factorable.

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I really think that this is my eureka because I thought the question meant (x-3) (x^3-4x^2+x+6). What it really meant was that I should try out the value 3 to know the equation/function it produces. When I tried it out (correct solutions shown below this), I was able to end up with x^2-x-2 as my new working equation. Then I just factored it out and ended up with (x-3) (x-2) (x+1) which gives the zeroes as: 3,2, and -1. Also, my thoughts were soaring up in the sky during this long test so I'm more prone to committing careless mistakes. I figured that I was only able to get 2-3 hours of sleep before this long test so it greatly affected my thinking process. I learned from this experience is to be more careful when analyzing the problem and to have good rest the night before to ensure that my thoughts are working at its max performance.

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This is the correct version. (hopefully 🙏🙏🙏🙏)

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Before I even start, I would like to make a deep appreciation to you, ma'am. These past months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.. I've always been longing to get a perfect in math LT. At the start of the term ma'am, I fumbled LT1. My confidence level went down because I was so confident that I got a decent score in that test. So I was laying down in our living room at night then the notification from my LT1 score popped. I was so excited because I was projecting a score of at least 33-35 but I got 31😭. BUT! THAT IS OKAY! I have now reached my goal of at least getting a perfect or close to perfect this term. Me and Andrew were telling ourselves that we will have an academic comeback in Math in 2024. I'm just glad that this very moment, I was able to achieve this goal. This is like winning an MVP award ma'am. I started from the bottom, now I'm at the TOP! I really thought I wouldn't make a comeback, but the impossible has been made possible. Thank you ma'am, and thank you LORDD!

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This is just me and Lance (si mr. "PICTURRR") solving for one of the problems given in the powerpoint and we figured it was a great time to use it for collaborative works. I think it was about the footlong sandwich or something related to that and it was pretty easy to solve. What really mattered here is that I was able to at least know the thinking process of Lance and to understand how he got the answer. In the end, we had a fun time working together in finding the answer and I guess these are just some moments to cherish with my classmates before we part ways in SHS.