- In spring semester I took Precalculus and as expected it was pretty hard. Right as I got back from spring break I had a lot going on in school and in my life and I nearly failed the test when we got back. However, because of this bad test grade I was determined to get a good grade in the class. I showed up for lectures, studied more, and ended up getting B's on the next two exams and finished with a B+
- What I learned from this is that I should have gotten more work done during spring break so I would have had more time to study for pre calc when I got back. I learned no matter how good you are at something(in my case I am good with time management) you can always get better and improve.
- This failure was pretty devastating. I had a speech and an interview that same week along with work. I was tremendously overwhelmed with all of this going on, and I didn't do good on the test or the interview. It was a pretty disappointing week and it was hard to rebound from it, but it was a good experience to learn from. I wouldn't want to take another risk like this, but after this class I would feel more comfortable in the high pressure situation.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Celebrating Failure
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Hello Ethan, I also struggled with a math class here at UF and had a similar outcome. Unexpected life situations can be hard and take massive effect on your personal and school life. It is great to see you that you overcame it. I also agree that your skills can always be improved no matter how good you might think you are at them.
ReplyDeleteHello Ethan, many students have a rough time adjusting to the standard of college material. Personally, being a freshman, I struggled a lot during my past two semesters adjusting to college, hence I understand what you went through with precalculus. Honestly, you had a tough week and one must learn to put their heads up and move on. I believe that we must always learn from failure.
ReplyDeleteHey Ethan very cool story and I felt what you had to share was something that a lot of people could learn from you. Often times people do not truly understand just how intense personal or emotional problems can be some times and I am truly sorry to hear that you went through a struggle and it resulted in you getting a bad grade. I've been there before and it truly does suck.
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