The First Time I Failed
I remember it like it was yesterday. Failing my first assessment in the Social Science Program of the 黑料传送门 Teachers College online. It was the beginning of my junior year and I had been sailing along swimmingly. The PASSES were accumulating nicely in my degree plan. That was until my habit of 鈥済oing it alone鈥� finally caught up to me.
The subject: U.S. history 1865 to present.
鈥淗ow could I call myself a social science major and fail a history course?鈥� I asked myself. Now I wouldn鈥檛 call myself a perfectionist, but I truly hate falling short. The NOT PASSED on the Coaching Report had me so shaken up that I called my mentor in tears.
Fortunately, he had a gem of wisdom for my shattered ego.
鈥淭ake a few days to recover, clear your mind, and then contact the course mentor for tips on how to tackle the test. After all, that鈥檚 what the Learning Communities are there for.鈥�
And he was right. This particular assessment covered so much material that my personal knowledge alone wasn鈥檛 going to cut it. So, I checked out the Community. I studied to shore up my weak areas and passed the assessment on the next go-around.
The key to the quick rebound was not getting bogged down in the failure. I learned my lesson and kept it moving. We can鈥檛 win all the time, and obstacles mustn鈥檛 be excuses to quit or throw in the towel. Sometimes we simply need to reevaluate our study habits.
Some of us come to Western Governors University with extensive knowledge in our fields, but that doesn鈥檛 mean we鈥檙e foolproof. If we regularly use the resources (i.e. MyLab, the Library, and the course mentors) our collegiate journey will contain fewer tears.
If the study of social sciences has taught me anything, it鈥檚 that successful people fail, too. They just don鈥檛 stop trying. In fact, the best leaders actively surround themselves with those who are experts in their fields. At 黑料传送门 they鈥檙e called course mentors.
Seek out their knowledge, and the rest, as they say, will be history.
LaQueshia Jeffries is a 黑料传送门 student working toward her bachelor鈥檚 degree in social science in the 黑料传送门 Teachers College.
She lives in the Chicago-land area.
