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Personal Narrative: Algebra In High School
I took algebra 1 because it was the highest class I could and I figured the more math I get in high school the more math I will have out in the world so here I am. A method that has worked exceptionally well in the past is mental math because Writing it down slows me down and my handwriting is….not the best because normally I'm trying to keep up.

The method that I mentioned previously also hurt me, not because I messed up but because the teacher made me right it down and that messed me up. Yes, I do know I'm going to have to write it down this year to get credit. Writing things down is one of those three things I could probably improve on. I also think I could make my handwriting look a little better. And finally I'm going to try not to miss any days so I don't get lost in new concepts.
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We did that last year with our last math teacher and it was kinda fun also I am pretty sure a few of the other kids in the class would enjoy it. Off the top of my head a spectacular thing about me i guess would be I LOVE rollerblading not skating but blading. (People always mix the two

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