2/22 - #29

The math socratic seminar did not go as bad as I thought it would have! It was really fun talking with my classmates and figuring out math problems. There were things we didn't understand, but we pushed through them as a group, whether that was hunting down a video and trying to interpret it, or someone who knew a concept well explaining it to the rest of us. There were times when I led the group to find the answer, such as when they had a question about the laws of sine and cosine. I am strong and confident in those laws, so I was able to teach my class how to solve it. It was rewarding seeing their faces when the dots connected! There were also times I followed. I am not strong in special right triangles, so I went up to the board when it was my turn and asked how to do them. Someone explained it to me, and I felt my own dots connecting!! I think it is very important to know how and when to lead a group, and how and when to follow a leader. Both are just as important, and I learned a caring/detailed leader with a group of attentive followers gets a job done fast and efficiently, at least in this mathematical scenario.

I have been working on my American History paper for the past ~3 hours, or since 5-8, and took a break to write a journal about my day. This essay is one of the hardest ones I've written. It is very long, and I'm honestly not entirely sure what I've written in the past ~3 hours, I just know it is on the topic of Japan wanting to stay isolated and not trade with the United States (there is a lot more to it, such as the United States actually having misconceptions about why Japan didn't want to trade, but I'm already writing an essay on it and I do not want to rewrite that essay here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)