1. I've never been a "math person." I'll admit it, I don't necessarily have a flair for the mathematics, but I always try my best. As a journalism major, this is no big deal, I typically take and excel in my English classes and have no practical use for the Pythagorean theorem...until I was required to take Math for Liberal Arts Majors. This class, specifically Exam 1, wrecked me, to say the least. After hours of studying, I received a 50%
2. My first thought was to panic. How will I ever recover from this? After recovering from my initial stress, I knew I needed to go over the material I had missed, seek extra help, and prepare even harder for the other exams in the class
3. I think failure is important to recognize. We absolutely cannot be good at all things. Failure is also how we learn and it's important to not be afraid to ask for help when we need it.
Nice post, Megan! I think you were spot on when discussing the fact that not everyone will be good at everything and it is somewhat unrealistic to expect to excel at everything with ease. I think your discussion on the fact that one must take failures as a means to learn and better prepare for the future was also very insightful as by reflecting on one's experiences, one can gleam key takeaways for future opportunities.
ReplyDeleteHey Megan! I'm also a journalism major, so I feel your math struggles. It's not so easy to avoid failure in this regard when you're required to take classes that you don't excel in. I went through much the same thing you did when I had to take Statistics for general education credit my freshman year. I have two words: Smokin' Notes.
ReplyDeleteHey Megan, great job with your post. I can definitely relate to this, but in my case it happens in English/Literature classes. I agree that we have to recognize failure, and learn from it. That’s how a lot of people learn, myself included. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHey Megan! I don’t think ive related to one of your posts more than this one. I have a lot of trouble with math when I was younger. As a business major, I had to face my fear head on and discovered that the best way to deal with a weakness in your academic history is to turn it into a strength. I hope you feel the same!
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