26A - Celebrating Failure
In one of my core business classes this semester I did not do good on my first exam and I knew I should have studied a lot more and not counted on the fact that it was similar to an exam that I had previously taken. According to UF grades, I didn't actually fail the exam but in my eyes, I did because it wasn't the best I could have done and it lowered my overall grade in the class. For my second exam, I took advantage of every single resource available to me in order to study for the exam and I did a little better than the last exam. I still did not get the score I hoped for, however, I know I studied my hardest.
With this experience, I learned that I rather get a passing score on an exam and know that I tried really hard and spent 5 days straight studying than know that I winged the test. Not doing so well on an exam has motivated me to do very well on quizzes and other homework assignments.
The way I handle failure is by examining the situation by pointing out the mistakes I made or what I could have done differently and apply that to the next time I'm gonna do the same thing. Although I could have tried harder the first time, it's important to remind ourselves that although school is important, people make mistakes and one exam score will not define who you are or how your future will turn out. This Entrepreneurship class has changed my perspective on failure because it has allowed me to think out of the box and get out of my comfort zone with different assignments, but always knowing that many students in this class have never experienced this either. It has helped me a lot that in the instructions for assignments they tell us "It's okay to be wrong!" because in reality, it is. If you never make mistakes then you won't grow and improve.
With this experience, I learned that I rather get a passing score on an exam and know that I tried really hard and spent 5 days straight studying than know that I winged the test. Not doing so well on an exam has motivated me to do very well on quizzes and other homework assignments.
The way I handle failure is by examining the situation by pointing out the mistakes I made or what I could have done differently and apply that to the next time I'm gonna do the same thing. Although I could have tried harder the first time, it's important to remind ourselves that although school is important, people make mistakes and one exam score will not define who you are or how your future will turn out. This Entrepreneurship class has changed my perspective on failure because it has allowed me to think out of the box and get out of my comfort zone with different assignments, but always knowing that many students in this class have never experienced this either. It has helped me a lot that in the instructions for assignments they tell us "It's okay to be wrong!" because in reality, it is. If you never make mistakes then you won't grow and improve.
dear ciara,
ReplyDeletei thoroughly enjoyed your honest and open example of when you experienced failure and how you responded to it in a very mature manner. furthermore, i enjoyed how you compared what you learnt in this class to help you overcome your failures and continue to accomplish what you set out to do.
Ciara,
ReplyDeleteSomething that I learned in my first semester at UF is that the education here is much more strict and tough than anywhere I had been in the past. With that in mind, it is expected for all of us to have to work hard for the grades that we get. I can understand the frustration with yourself after not doing as well as you could/should have on an exam as well. I felt the same way this past summer, and have focused on doing better with each exam since.