Over the course of fall, I have participated in a few classes at Cedar Valley College that were rich in content and pleasing to the mind. Down below, you will be able to read about my experiences as I reflect on my time at CVC.
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Reflection on Math
When I first started math, I was very intimidated. I knew that I would not succeed and would make a ton of mistakes during the learning process. But math was something that I had to take as one of my core classes, and I knew that there was no way out of it no matter how hard I tried. So resigned to my fate, I hunkered down and tackled the course as best as I could.
The first few days in the class were fairly easy. I would wake up early to get my work done and eventually made respectable grades. But as the course dragged on, my strength quickly diminished. I didn't have the will-power to continue to go on. I didn't have the determination to keep on going. I'd given up so much of my strength in the previous weeks that I had nothing left to give. So, what did I do? I realized the class wasn't for me and dropped it.
Dropping the class, however, was difficult because I didn't want to disappoint myself and others. But you know what? Through this difficult experience, I learned that I was strong and that I had the courage to tackle math in the first place. In addition to me knowing my own strength, I realized how hard of a worker I am and had to give myself grace for failing the class. There are always more opportunities for me to take the class over again, but it taught me so much about myself and I am extremely grateful to have been a part of the class.
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As an aspiring author, English has always been intriguing for me and I love learning about different techniques that you can use in writing. However, this course that I took was fairly different. In the classes, we were mostly taught how to form coherent sentences and how to use punctuation properly. I have been writing for quite a few years now, so I already knew how to write sentences and already knew how to use punctuations.
I felt like this course was a waste of my time and I didn't really think it was necessary for me to take it. But it was a core class, so I had to do it no matter how badly I wanted to skip it. As hard as it was for me to stay in the class, I knew that my perspective on it had to change if I wanted to survive this hell.
So instead of looking at this course through foggy lenses, I had to make a decision to look at it optimistically and to hang my hat on passing the class. The sooner I finished, the better, I thought. But I just had to make it.
To reach my goal of passing the class, I started staying up late to finish my assignments. Much to my delight, I finally passed with a much-deserved A. But it took a lot of hard work and determination to pass this course. If there is anything that I learned, it would be that I am brave and strong and can do anything I put my mind to. There is also a song that I listened to during the time of my study sessions. The song is called "Diving Bell" by Starset, and it really inspired me to "stay the course and keep the ship manned" (Starset). Every single time I felt like I wanted to cry and give up, that song was echoing through my head and carried me through.
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Reflection on EDUC (Academic Transformation)
"Academic Transformation" reminded me so much about this one class that I took back in high school. It was called "Essentials of Communications", and taught you how to survive in a business world and how to communicate with its counterparts too. "EDUC" is just like that. However, its fairly different because it teaches you how to survive in college instead.
Out of all my other classes I took for this semester, EDUC was by far one of my most favorite classes. I enjoyed walking in there at eight o'clock in the morning and seeing my teacher, Mrs. Marquez, smiling from ear to ear. Though I have to admit that a few times when I saw her smiling, I was a little bit concerned because she would have no reason to be happy. Before class would start, Mrs. Marquez would be telling us these bizarre stories of how her laptop got ruined by water and how the foundation below her house was coming undone. Even through all of this, she was smiling... even when she knew that this could cost her thousands of dollars...
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed her class and felt welcomed on the very second day (I accidentally missed the first). In EDUC, I learned how to create my first presentation and collaborated with a few of my classmates. I learned how to properly manage time and to make wise decisions that would benefit my academic success.
In addition, I learned wonderful strategies for studying and hope to utilize the tools that have been given to me.
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