Step 31

Recognizing How Much You Have Already Learned

At the beginning of freshman year, many parts of high school probably felt unfamiliar, confusing, intimidating or difficult to predict.

Now, even if school still feels challenging sometimes, you probably understand much more than you did before:

Students often miss or discount this progress because it happens gradually.

Growth becomes easier to see when you compare yourself to where you started.

Start your Then vs. Now Tracker.

Create two columns: Earlier This Year and Now.

Then add:

Optional prompts:

What change in yourself feels most noticeable compared to the beginning of freshman year? What repeated experiences do you think created that growth?

What feels easier now than it did earlier in the year, and what helped create that change?