Dear Appeal Committee, I am writing to appeal the recommendation for standard physics and ask for honors physics for the academic year of 2023/2024. For the upcoming year, I was recommended for standard physics but I feel like honors physics is a better fit. As a sophomore I significantly improved as a science student as well as a math student and I know these are important skills for honors physics. As my grades show, I am a strong math and science student consistently earning B+/A- in math and A-/A in chemistry. I spoke with Mr. Van Tuyl said that he felt I started the year slow and needed extra help and wanted to make sure I could do the pace of honors. I believe that one reason I did not receive the honors recommendation was because I am a student who suffers from executive function weakness and I recognize how that has impacted my performance as a student. At the beginning of the year, I had trouble with note taking and keeping track of all my papers and notes. This resulted in disorganization with my studying as well as homework and class work. My grades reflected this and I earned a B or B+ in the first trimester. During the break between the first and second trimester I changed my note taking method and began using an iPad in classes that would allow it. I use the iPad to type faster than I can …show more content…
I will bring participation, self awareness about my learning style and self-advocating. I have always heard in most forms of feedback that I participate heavily in all my classes and my comments are always thoughtful and applicable to the conversation at hand. Alongside this is my self awareness about how I learn. This is especially important when working in a fast paced environment with a higher level of difficulty as this course will be. With the high level and difficulty in this course, self advocacy is a staple and I have learnt to always speak up and