Celebrating Failure
- My biggest failure this semester was my first exam for financial accounting. This was my first real business class and having it all online was something I was not used to. I went to a very small high school and am used to the personal relationships with my teachers and peers. With this class though, I had to sit in my dorm watching and doing all the homework on my laptop, which, to be honest, I didn't always do. This was a big change for me, and I wasn't prepared, which led to a poor grade on my first exam.
- This unfortunate surprise was nothing that I took lightly. I realized that I needed to be much more diligent with this class and act like it wasn't a joke online class. Since then, I am now going to the actual live lectures, doing the homework in the library, and seeing the TA's for help in their office hours. Because of this hard work, I ended up getting a high B on the second exam which I was ecstatic about. This minor setback early on was something that I almost think I needed to give me a reality check in the business school as now I'm continuing my success.
- Failure is not something that people want to go through in the time being, but looking back on it, we usually see its purpose. Failure is the only thing that lets us learn because we would never question ourselves our learn anything if we were constantly having success. Failure will teach you how to overcome struggles and obstacles unlike anything else. For this class, it has definitely opened myself up for more challenges, as I've had to do things I wasn't very comfortable doing. Compared to four months ago, I am definitely more willing to put myself out there and take risks by talking to strangers or other challenging exercises.
Aye! James Daley Donigan!
ReplyDeleteI finally got one of you guys in the random peer evaluations! Great job on improving upon that first exam. I'm planning on taking Financial Accounting during summer A so I will try to employ some of the same strategies that you did to overcome that initial failure. I also struggled with the online course format this year because my high school experience was very different as well, but I think I have gotten the hang of it now. I agree, failure is often a catalyst for growth so it is important that we experience it and learn from it every once in a while. Best of luck with the rest of the Financial Accounting bud! Feel free to check out my blog post here: http://wsentrepreneurship.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
Hi James,
ReplyDeleteI am taking financial accounting online next fall, and I am definitely going to try to learn from your experience. I have also taken some major classes online and done poorly on the first exams. learning how to best prepare for these classes is unfortunately something you have to learn by not preparing well the first time. I agree with you in that failure is definitely the thing that pushes us to learn and grow.
Check out my blog post at http://ent3003gracewithers.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
Hey James! I took financial accounting and it's definitely not a easy class to work with. I also went to a small high school, so the transition there to a pace like UF is not easy. Most professors don't even know your name. Even though your first exam did not go as planned, I know this class will work out for you.:) Your failures are just there to make you stronger. Good luck!
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