You can accomplish so much with a backyard if you know how to put it to use. All you have to do is think "outside of the box" and apply your knowledge and the help and knowledge of your peers and you will grow. It helps to listen to your friends and be open to their thoughts because together you can accomplish so much. I might think I am limited in my math ability or I might be stuck within the confinements of my garden, but I can use what I have and create a rewarding and pleasant learning environment. Some of us students may be nervous coming into this class because maybe geometry does not come easily. At first, the plants Ms. Mariner cared for did not survive, but she listened to her neighbor and kept trying and in the end success was achieved. We may hit a block in the road; take a terrible test, forget a homework, but if we keep trying and reach out for help only good things will come.

 I enjoy mathematics. You are either right or you are wrong; math is not tendentious. I experience the most fulfillment from math when I complete a problem on my own. I have found that geometry is a bit harder for me than algebra was. Algebra came more naturally and I understood it faster. With geometry, I have to spend more time preparing for tests and I have to complete my homework slower to fully understand it. I look forward to math every year because it is a great way to work my brain.