Critical Thinking Quotes For Research Paper

While reading Ken Bain’s book “What the Best College Students Do” of the five different types of students he describes, I feel like I fall under the label of one having mediocre grades but achieving success. I make good grades, however I do not necessarily believe my grades always reflect my hard work, determination and effort put in, similar to his theory on false hope in standardized testing. Throughout my school career, I have consistently made A and B grades. I can remember only one C grade, which was a quarter grade, and very disappointing, but a lesson learned. At the same time though, and as Bain helped me realize through his text, grades are not everything and making a C is not something that is going to kill me; there is simply more to school than a letter grade. In fact he points out through most of the 1800s schools only used two grades, pass or fail. As seen nowadays, schools have since adopted the letter grade system.

My grades have been better since then, the year after I passed all my classes. My mistake from sophomore year jolted my life greatly but I’ve learned from it. I believe the reason I did poorly was that I was overwhelmed, many argue that sophomore year is the hardest of all four years in high school, I’d say I can agree with that majority. Mistakes aren’t always all negative, if people didn’t make mistakes then they wouldn’t know what to do to better themselves; nobody is perfect and no one should be. We are taught about the mistakes made in history so that we can learn from them and ensure that we don’t repeat the same mistakes that have already been made. The thing I learned from my failure is to have faith in yourself and believe that you will fix your mistakes. And don’t allow any negative influences to discourage you. Since then I’ve made an effort to start pushing myself to accomplish my goals for myself to do well to make myself proud because another thing I learned is that it’s not healthy to obsess over achieving your goals to please someone else who never seems to be pleased no matter how hard you

“It’s not my fault, but it is my future.” This statement was a common theme throughout Jullien Gordon’s talk, ‘The Other 4.0’. I attended Jullien Gordon’s presentation last Thursday, and with full confidence I can say that it was one of the most inspiring, as well as informative, speeches I have ever heard. He talked to us about, how having a 4.0 GPA is wonderful and certainly honorable, but in the real world no one is going to care about how perfect your GPA was in Undergraduate and Graduate school. Professionals hiring you for jobs are going to care about your accomplishments outside of the classroom as well. While I was sitting listening to Gordon speak, I couldn’t help but notice that it was ironic that I was attending this presentation

At some point in the life of a high school student, community college becomes an option when applying to colleges. In some cases for those looking to further their education past high school it is still an option, even to students who are already in college. However, not everyone is able to see the benefits of attending a community college. Somehow in the past millennia, community college somehow gained the reputation of being a punishment for things such as having bad grades in high school, sometimes due to things the student can’t control. It is my hope that I will be able to change this opinion of community college and actually encourage the idea that community college can help students to improve their grades and get

Occasionally, I sit back and think what if I hadn’t dropped out of high school. What if I had not joined the Army? What if that What if this. I was compelled to tell myself for every wrong turn, I made; it was my way to succeed in making the right turn. Life hurls a curve ball, and you have to maneuver yourself to catch it. With an unyielding mind and determination; the wrong turn can be the right one However, it is the way we were supposed to follow that curve ball with the anticipation of will I catch it, or will I drop it. Going back to school to obtain a degree will improve my quality of life, strengthen my self-esteem, and grant me knowledge to obtain exceptional opportunities.

The article “Why Community College is not Like High School” by Ben Faulkner surprised me, when Ben says, “your first grades in college might be lower than anything you’ve ever gotten before.” This quote surprised me because I thought that I was the only person that had his first grade in college low, however; it showed me that many other people had been through this issue like me. This article make me feel supported by being in Middlesex community college because how Ben says, “But the grade isn’t the end of the story. (No number ever is) and it certainly doesn’t mean you should stop trying.” This quote showed me that even I got a bad grade in this college, it doesn’t mean the end to the story. It means that I should take it like a lesion

Many different ways of knowing are used by both the character and myself. The characters are using emotion, imagination, sense perception, and intuition. When Alice started to cry Tweedledum didn’t try to understand her and instead thought they were fake. He was using apathy to understand her situation instead of empathy. Interns of sense perception, both illusions and interpretations are used by all the characters. The world itself is fantastical, yet Tweedledee and Tweedledum both interpret that the Red King’s dream is about Alice. The illusion is the world itself and the creatures that couldn’t possibly exist, they are in it of them self an illusion of Alice’s sense perception. Connection

“Try not to worry too much about your grades” – this is the classic line our professors spoon-feed to us in the name of education. “To know thyself”, as the Ancient Greeks once said, is infinitely more valuable than academic praise or the material payoff of an undergraduate degree. However, what happens when this belief is extended too far? What happens when well-meaning professors and faculty members undermine the importance of grades, only to leave their students struggling to get into graduate school or to secure a post-graduate job? What happens when students sacrifice their health and happiness for grades they didn’t earn, all while being prompted to become more “mindful?” Unfortunately, this is a problem I believe has plagued the F&M community.

I was most embarrassed when I I tend to get embarrassed when I make mistakes especially publicly. But I would say failure is my biggest embarrassment, not that I get embarrassed about failing someone else. I get embarrassed when I fail myself, I don’t ever like to be second best or be less than what I think I’m worth. I’ve always strived for perfection, even though I know this isn't attainable I try to get as closely as possible to it. Failure embarrasses me because I feel like I let myself down, even though I’m not disappointing anyone else, disappointing myself is just as bad. Nobody likes to fail, even worse yet nobody likes to be embarrassed. I need to accept that I can’t do everything right all the time and try not to be embarrassed.

I wasn't expecting freshman year to go by as fast as it did, it all went by in a blur and if I could go back and redo it all over again, I would. Words can not describe how ashamed, and how deeply I regret jeopardizing my academic future. Before freshman year I had lived unexposed to the world in Amish county, Lancaster Pennsylvania, a small religious farmers town. When I graduated high school I had my life together; I was going to attend a great university, pursue a career in communications , and move to the city of my dreams.

Evaluating my last 2 years in this college, I have recognized that there is no one to fault but myself for the predicament that I am now in. I fell behind in my classes, did not get help dealing with stress, and did not take accountability for my actions. Although, I was under stressful and unfortunate circumstances- some of which were life-changing, I realize that I should have reached out for help.

1. Epidemic means: “a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.” not “its something that happens”. It ‘Spreads” not “Happens”. A crime doesn’t spread like a viral video, it may spread like on the news BUT NOT inspiring people to do so.

  I love you so much there isnt enough word to describe my love for you. Youre my everything,everything ive ever wanted in a boy.

Now, I consider myself a highly-accomplished student. After four years of strenuous work all throughout high school, weeks of constant sleep deprivation, and serving as the Commanding Officer of the second best NJROTC unit in the state of Texas, I received a full ride scholarship. Furthermore, my strong work ethic and desire to succeed carried over to college. Little did I know though, that one seemingly small mistake, could rob me of all the years I spent building up towards my success.

If you did poorly in High School, now is the chance to turn those bad grades and habits around; you’ve got to decide that today is a new day, and that you are fully capable to do college coursework.