26A – Celebrating Failure
1)
One thing that I failed at this semester was my chemistry exam. It feels like
no matter how much energy I put into study, I do not receive the score that I
desired. For the third chemistry exam, I studied for about one week. When I received
my score, I was very upset and though about changing my major again for
dropping the class.
2)
From the situation, I learned that college tests are very tricky and that it is
wise to reread and redo all of the question before turning in the test. In
addition, I learn that rather than doing practice problems and practice tests,
which the professor said to not rely on for studying, I should study the
textbook and understand the concept.
3)
I have thought about the topic of failure before and my conclusion on failure
is that it is necessary to grow, both mentally and emotionally. Failure makes
you stronger and eliminate the boundaries that you set for yourself. When I
failed at a task, there are a couple of ways that I handle the situation. I
would either sleep, workout, or eat. However, have doing one of those things or
a combination of those things, I would always reflect on what I learn from my
failure and tell myself that even though you failed you learned something about
life. Rather than changing my perspective on failure, the class add more to my
conclusion on failure. Even if the project failed, you still acquire knowledge that
will aid you in the future. As of now, I am more likely to take a risk.
Hey Tan,
ReplyDeleteI think everyone can relate to your failures. Chemistry exams tend to be pretty tricky instead of straight forward analytical skills or math skills. I don't get why the teachers like to make things so difficult. I was wondering if your failures in chemistry have helped you succeed in any of your other classes. You seem to kinda reflect on your mistakes or take it out through other means. Have you tried correcting it before and see how that turns out?
Hi Tan. You put in much time and effort into this post. The way in which you defined failure as the necessity to grow, both mentally and physically was sufficient. In your post, you included ways in which this is so.
ReplyDeleteHey Tan,
ReplyDeleteI like your point of view on failure. Nobody ever wants to fail but if they want to get good at something you must expect to fail but you need to focus on that failure in a learning perspective. You need to analyze that failure and overcome the next obstacle that is coming up. In this case you reviewed your failure and found the flaws that you need to correct which would be different study methods. Good luck in the future!
Hey Tan, I know exactly how you feel on this one. I just finished taking my business finance exam. Sometimes no matter how much we prepare, things just don't go the way we planned. It can be upsetting, doing poorly on an exam or underperforming in anything. But there is also so setback that can't be turned into a setup. Every failure is a lesson learned and an opportunity to prove ourselves.
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