In America, a significant number of students are failing, as shown in a recent study by the Americans Praised Alliances revealing a 30% failure rate, displaying an important question: why are more students having a difficult time in school? This year, I have had many successful moments along with numerous unsuccessful moments in English and social studies, the three focus areas in my essay are successes, challenges, and an action plan.

This school year has been filled with countless successful moments. One of my strengths has been writing in chunk format, and I understand how to do it. First of all, we can use the “Schaffer Chunking Outline” paper which helps plenty with finding the right transitions and commentary. Furthermore, we use chunking …show more content…
Angela Duckworth received a B.A. in Neurobiology from Harvard, She also completed her Ph.D. in research psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Initially, “to be gritty” is to keep putting one foot in front of the other. It's not a sprint; it's a marathon.” -Angela Duckworth. Arguably, this quote describes taking your time and not just trying to complete tasks as fast as you can. Amy Cuddy has taught me several things about body language and posture. Amy Cuddy received a master's degree in social psychology, She also earned her PhD in social psychology. In fact, Amy Cuddy also attended Princeton and teaches that “our bodies change our minds, and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcomes.” -Amy Cuddy. Clearly, if you change the way you think, then it will also change the way you act and how you are presented to others. For the next trimester, there are multiple plans on how to succeed. To begin with, one idea to change is to put my phone away when I'm working on homework. This will help me finish my homework quicker and not be distracted. Subsequently, the last thing to do is make sure to check Schoology and pay attention to when things are due so I wouldn't need to worry about late work. As a result of doing this, I will be more likely to succeed in the next