Persisting

I had done them in 9th and 10th grade chemistry, but when the topic of naming ionic compounds in 12th grade, I completely forgot everything. When Mrs. Knowles gave us a formative quiz on this topic, I was lost. After taking the quiz, Mrs. Knowles had graded them and handed them back to us. I failed miserably... I got a 9/22. Right then I thought to myself, "I just can't get this". But, Mrs. Knowles pushed us to get the concept right. Class after class, she gave us formative quizzes on the same topic and wouldn't let us stop taking it until we got 22/22. It took me 3 more quizzes to finally get 22/22!!

FAIL! (Quiz #1) FINALLY PASSED! (Quiz #4)

The fact that I continued to try hard and work through these tedious problems made me benefit greatly at the end. Not only did I learn how to name ionic compounds perfectly, but I also proved to myself that if I work hard, I can learn anything. This does not just apply to concepts in chemistry but in any other subject or even outside of school.

= "Practice makes perfect" It's so true. =