1) This semester, I have experienced what I would consider failure. In my other two classes that I took this semester, I did bad on every proctored exam that I had. I didn't technically "fail" but it was a failure in my eyes. I felt confident in the material that was being covered and I guess the combination of the exams being harder than class work and the fact that I couldn't use notes really made a difference. The worst part about this was that I truly did study and did try hard. It was frustrating because I was hoping for my grades to reflect the hard work I put in.
2) I learned that failures should motivate you more. Looking back on it now, I have learned that even if I studied and think I understand, extra work can never hurt. This acted like a wake up call and I'm glad I learned it during my first semester at UF to hopefully prevent in from happening in the future with other classes.
3) Failure is a very interesting concept to me. My entire life, I was always the type of person who never needed to be disciplined. That's because I always knew when I did something wrong and made sure that I wouldn't do it again or would improve on it in the future. Nobody ever needed to tell me, because I already knew. It's been hard for me to not get too caught up in when I fail. I am slowly learning how to take it as a lesson and move on from it.
Hi Maria,
ReplyDeleteI can really relate to how you saw doing poorly on your exams as failures. I have been in that position as well, where you did not technically fail but compared to your history on exams it feels like failure. I can also agree with you that failure can be very motivating and how it does take some time to learn that failure can be seen as good and as a growing experience.