I am feeling better about things after last night's class. My first post was written after our first meeting and I was feeling very overwhelmed. I felt encouraged by some of our class discussions because I heard words and phrases that were familiar to me. I am not completely comfortable with all the words and phrases by any means, but I was at least pleased with my recollection of something from my high school Geometry class.
I am beginning to realize that vocabulary is a much bigger part of this class than it has been in any of my previous classes. Right now that is one of the road blocks that I am running into. I am having to look up and recall terms such as alternate interior/exterior angles, and it is taking longer for me to sort through the tasks because I no longer have those definitions committed to memory.
It is difficult to complete tasks and learn new programs when I am spending a lot of time looking up words and phrases that I need to/should know.
I believe that my success in this class (or maybe just my sanity) is going to be dependent on my ability to relearn and familiarize myself with key geometric words and phrases.
I am hoping that Geometry is like riding a bike...
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I appreciate your reflection on the way that vocabulary is affecting the completion of the work that is assigned. The focus of the many of the activities is just that - to reinforce the understanding of the terms. You will see the same terms used throughout the semester so hang in there!
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