Jian’s Portfolio – We learn more from mistakes than success

Health Unit 2 Reflection

March 27, 2026 / Jian

I used to think that mental health conditions were something that was negative and that was kind of scary. I also used to think that mental health conditions were something that we were not supposed to have. I had a misconception that people experiencing mental health conditions were violent, depressive, and insane. For example, I thought depression was isolation and crying a lot. I also thought everyone who experienced trauma experienced PTSD and they had violent flashbacks and was overly sensitive of things. I think I used to perceive PTSD like a violent and dramatic mental health condition because of how media portrays it. Most of the time media shows extremely violent flashbacks of the traumatic experience.

However, I have learned that being depressed isn’t always crying a lot but it can be feeling hopeless, sad, and some isolation from social activities. This is different from what I thought depression was. Also, I learned that most people only have short term stress after trauma but not necessarily PTSD, and the people who have PTSD do not have overly dramatic nightmares or flashbacks of it and is not that sensitive to everything.

My perspective changed after I learned that anyone can have mental health conditions and a lot of people do. Mostly teens so it is normal to have mental health conditions and something that we shouldn’t be ashamed of. I also now realize that people who experience mental health conditions are necessarily violent or “abnormal” and they are as normal as other people. I have learned a lot from deeply researching into one mental health condition and listening to other people present on their mental health condition.

Below is a picture of the notes I took during the presentations and it shows how my perspective changed.

Science Portfolio Reflection

March 3, 2026 / Jian

Evidence of Organization

My science notebook is well organized, and it thoroughly shows my progress of learning throughout the year. (Evidence in notebook)

Evidence of Active Learner Habits

Jian Jeong Science Self Assessment October 15th 2025 Download

Through out the year, I improved on keeping my material organized, showing academic integrity, and contributing as a class/group member. This is because I always bring my notebook and keep my table of contents organized, and when doing assignments I have never touched fished or used AI wrongly to do my work. Also, I contribute as a class/group member by raising my hand occasionally to answer questions and engage in group discussions. One academic skill that I need to continue is working to my best ability because sometimes I don’t follow the directions or try my best in quizzes.

Evidence of Understanding of Key Concepts

According to the evidence above, it shows that most of the time I understand key concepts well, but sometimes, very rarely, I mix up concepts and get one question wrong.

Evidence of Growth in Science Skills

Standard 1: Developing and Using Models
Standard 2: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
Standard 3: Engaging in Argument from Evidence (CER)
Standard 4: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
Standard 5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
Standard 6: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

I have improved in standard 1: Developing and using models. At the start of the year, I modeled meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids through a short presentation with animations. Link to presentation However, in the second unit I used Microsoft code arcade, a website that allows you to create games using coding, to model biological evolution and natural selection. Even though, some part of my game didn’t work, I was able to successfully explain and show how it models natural selection. I improved in modeling by developing to use more advanced technology to model science concepts in a creative way. Link to game

Overall, my science skills have improved significantly compared to the start of the year by practicing the skills in various ways during science class.

Orchestra Reflection

February 11, 2026 / Jian

My strengths are holding my instrument correctly, identifying note names correctly in both bass clef and treble clef, playing the correct articulation, and reflecting on our performance. I showed these strengths through the formatives and summative. Also, I reflect by completing the rose thorn bud reflection successfully.

Areas for growth in orchestra are being more prepared for class and using dynamics. I will go to the pencil station before class starts and grab a pencil, or bring a pencil to class. Also, I will practice dynamics by going from pp to ff in one bow and the opposite before I practice violin as a warm up.

I extended my learning by playing the bass, applying for section leader, and participating in AISG.

Health WOOP Goal

February 4, 2026 / Jian

Through my WOOP goal, I learned that I often forget about my tasks because even though I decided to meditate everyday there were days I forgot about it. I also learned that when my amygdala is triggered I have the FFF response of procrastination, fighting back to my peers or parents or running to my room. Through meditating everyday for 5 minutes I helped my prefrontal cortex think more clearly instead of the amygdala taking over because meditating helps me calm down and not trigger the FFF. Because of this, after I did the meditation I was less worried about the future and less stressed. Furthermore, meditation also tells you to “gently acknowledge your thoughts” causing you to think more about what you are feeling right now. Through this, I was able to think about my own emotions and react accordingly.

Health WOOP project-compressed Download

Integrated Mathematics 8 Semester 1

January 28, 2026 / Jian

Active Learner Habits

One strength I bring to math class is a growth mindset. During math class, I effectively listen to feedback and try to use the new knowledge to grow. Another strength I bring to math class is engagement in class. I engage in class by sharing in class discussions, and sharing with teammates. The third strength I bring to math class is collaboration because as a table we work very well. If I have to work with people I don’t know, I still get along pretty well, and successfully solve the problem.

One active learner habit I want to improve this semester is not getting distracted during class by my peers. I will work on this habit by trying to ignore my peers and tell them that we should do I work instead of talking.

Math Notation and Communication

Photo Above is early math notebook

Photo above is later math notebook

My math work has improved in showing my work because before I didn’t show my work and I just wrote my answer, but later on I first wrote the formula and then substituted, showing all my work.

Evidence of Understanding of Key Concepts

Link to sticker project reflection

Link to Piecewise project reflection

Final Reflection

Overall, my work shows that I can successfully incorporate mathematical concepts into real-world situations and creative works.

PE Badminton Reflection

January 20, 2026 / Jian

In the badminton unit we learned how to do the backhand, forehand serve, hairpin, and hitting the shuttle high over the net. I think at first I wasn’t really used to the badminton racket and had trouble timing the shots and kept on missing. However, through practice my serve and hits improved causing our team to score more points. We mostly played doubles or triples and it was quite entertaining.

Designing a Story Problem Project

January 5, 2026 / Jian

Q1. Describe your story and what real-life situation it modeled?
My story was about minions on a mission and they snuck into a hot air balloon. The graph modeled the altitude of the hot air balloon over time. The story became more entertaining through what happened to the minions on the hot air balloon. I researched the speed and altitude of a hot air balloon for the project so the numbers are very accurate.

Q2. What part of your project are you most proud of? Why?
Q3. What was the hardest part of creating your piecewise function?
I am most proud of my graph because the hot air balloon went above the atmosphere for a very high altitude, (26,400ft) it was hard for me to draw the graph. However, because I put a lot of effort into it, I am proud of the graph. It also clearly shows the story.

Q4. If you could revise one part of this project, what would you improve and how?
If I could revise one part of the project, I would use more diverse forms in order to write the function for the line that suits the problem more. I would use a mix of slope-intercept form and point-slope form and contemplate more about which form suits which line.

Q5. What did this project help you understand better about piecewise functions?
I learned that piecewise functions have many parts to it and it may be actually quite interesting if we make it interesting.

Jian Jeong – L4 Unit 2 Design a Story Problem – 3759565 Download

DT Robotics Unit

December 12, 2025 / Jian

During our DT unit, we got to build our own robots, even though our gear ratio was really good, it moved too fast that it didn’t move well. However, the whole unit was about reflecting, so I think I did a pretty good job evaluating. We recorded the process of what we changed and how we did on the actual test in the process journal. One of the races was wall racer where we had to code. We nearly succeeded, but it kept hitting the edges and didn’t come back. Our second challenge was a clawbot where we had to lift up cubes. In this challenge, I had new partners, but our gear ratio was wrong again, and our robot didn’t turn so that was another area to improve on. I think I learned a lot about gear ratio and robots in this unit.

Link to Test methods: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG6gUUc-7I/Ro87cfmdzKcNkHtG8oRKqw/edit

DT Box Unit

December 12, 2025 / Jian

In the DT box unit we had to go through the whole design process to build a hygienic tissue box. The art style I chose was art nouveau and it took me a long time to brainstorm ideas since it was hard to connect art nouveau with ocean and sea creatures. I made my design on Inkscape when Mr.Hatt commented that it didn’t look “art nouveau” enough, then it took me a whole two-three classes to actually think of a way to make it more nouveau-ish with the help of AI. After I finished inkscaping, I was able to laser cut the box and it actually looked descent. It took me a long time since there were many colors and leaves I had to color. I stayed after school sometimes to finish my tissue box and glue it. After I did this, I asked my peers and my client(Mr.Hatt) to evaluate my tissue box, and there are more details about the process in the process journal. Even though it took me a lot of time, I am proud of my tissue box.

Link to tissue box: jian.jeong.8c1.theboxprocessjournal.v.3 copy.pdf

Photo of tissue box:

(It looks better in real life)

Portfolio Artifact for ELA Socratic Seminar

November 24, 2025 / Jian

Why did I choose this artifact?
I chose this artifact because it shows if I participated in the conversations in a balanced way. Also, the data was very clear of what I did and I thought it was the easiest for others to interpret, so I chose this artifact.

What does this show about me as a communicator?
My speaking frequency was 4 times, and the class average was 4 times, suggesting that my contribution to the class discussion was average and it was balanced compared to others. However, my time spoken was 01:26 (min: sec) when the class average was 55 seconds. This shows that I need to speak less in order to give people who didn’t speak as much an opportunity to speak.

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