Times up! My professor said as he was collecting the exams from the students that were already done. As I looked at my exam, I realize that I had four questions that weren’t done but I had to guessed because I didn’t want to leave any blank answers which would make me loose points. I was the last one to give my professor the exam and was really frustrated because I couldn’t solve most of the math problems that were on there. Since math wasn’t my strongest subject, I would spend extra time studying on that subject to keep up with the rest of the class. When I received my test score the next day, I wasn’t surprised that I got an 60% because I thought that I wasn’t as smart as the other students and would probably see myself failing the class which would result in me having to repeat it next semester, but I was wrong, doubting myself will only make things worse. If I wanted to successfully pass my Pre-Algebra course, I needed to realize that self-doubt or pity won’t solve anything but learning from my mistakes will make a huge difference.
Learning from mistakes seemed a bit crazy too me at that moment because I was a perfectionist. I expected everything I do to be perfect without a single flaw and when I fail, I would cry for days and avoid everyone because I didn’t have it my way but later learned that if I didn’t learn from a previous mistake, then how will I try to avoid it from reoccurring? To stop a mistake from reoccurring, I must learn from it. For example, if someone get fired from a job because of so many tardiness, then he/she must discipline by leaving the house an hour earlier or waking up early to avoid being late to the next job they will have instead of blaming his/her last boss for being cruel and merciless. If I wanted to successfully pass my Algebra course, then I’ll have to work on the topics that I am very weak at and spend extra time on these topics.
There were days where I wished that I had a 90 0r 100% like some students in my class but I had to realize that no one is perfect. Everyone experienced failure in their lives but most didn’t let the failure bring them down, instead they learned from it and started thriving for the best in life. After receiving a few scores that weren’t something to be proud off, I was still grateful that I passed the course with a 76% which isn’t the best but too me is a lot because I don’t have to repeat the course and pay so much to take it the next semester but I do, have to study harder and stop doubting myself if I make mistakes because they will always find a way to come into my life but I have to learn from them to get better at things and achieve my goals.
