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Chronicles of an Unchanged Student - Blog 2.2, Mysha Macabuat


 

Hello 2025! Welcome to a new year of AEP, one with assortments of exciting word games, perplexing worksheets, and new journeys to overcome! My wary fingers hit the keyboard once more to create another blog. They are quite tired following the agony of the upcoming STEM congress. Hello to new experiences and fresh opportunities! I am starting to lose hope.

Oh to be an unknowing innocent seventh grader like I was 3 years ago. Time you are slippery spiteful creature. I wish you perish.  

Jan 8 - Loss at Third Sight
What better way to welcome the new year than with a round of Hurdle? Answer: literally anything else. Three rounds in, and we were already flopping. A tragedy? Maybe. A surprise? Absolutely not. We’ve been here before. Many times.

With our confidence in shambles, we turned to pie charts—because apparently, humiliation wasn’t enough for one day. At first, it was just shapes and numbers mocking me, but then - somehow - it started making sense. A small victory, I suppose.

Jan 15 - It's Average
A normal Wordle game? Fun. Easy. Infact, too easy. 32 of them all at once? Psychological warfare.

The board practically laughed in our faces as we were forced to solve word after word after word, my half-conscious brain desperately trying to keep up. However, as a class, we perservered, slaughtering each game one by one. It evolved into a predictable pattern, and we secured each of the 32, with no remaining spaces.

Then, just as I thought my suffering was over, the pie charts returned. This time, we weren’t just staring at them—we had to explain them. It was tolerable. Maybe even interesting? (Don’t tell anyone I said that.) The way data and trends started forming patterns actually made sense in a weirdly satisfying way.

Jan 22 - Humbled with a Side of Pie (Charts)
We began with a Wordle win, as I said previously we effortlessly defeated in 3 - Then reality struck.

There’s nothing quite like being forced to confront your own mistakes. I braced myself for impact as we combed through past work, picking apart errors and making corrections. Not the most thrilling experience, but surprisingly helpful. I realized that making a sentence work isn’t about stuffing it with every detail—it’s about structuring it so that the most important part stands out.

We wrapped up with yet another round of pie charts, this time analyzing data on energy sources across different countries. Once I started paying attention, patterns emerged, and the numbers actually made sense. Yay.

And just like that, bye bye January! I will not miss you. I will scowl at the mention of your name.

Real proud of the "Humbled with a Side of Pie (Charts)". Good job Mysha


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM

    Excellent. I'm so happy that pie charts are starting to make sense, as a teacher I find it very difficult to tell..

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