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Today, we had the Sword in the Stone test in English. Overall, I thought it was quite reasonable, for I did not have any difficulty with the questions.
Then, in science, we did a lab on the energy transformations involved in dropping a ball. It was really interesting, but it was simply a reiteration of what we did in Grade 8. I thought something else would have been more interesting.
In the afternoon, we learned, in French, how only 10% of what we read is actually etched in our long-term memory, and how we can retain 95% of what we learn by teaching it to others. We applied this strategy to our vocab learning, and it worked excellently.
Finally, in band, Mr. Zanker, our student teacher, recorded some of the pieces we've played. After hearing the recordings, I realized that, as a drummer, I could do a lot better keeping the beat up. I hope we record ourselves more often, because this is really helpful to me.