Personal Narrative: What Well In Your Classes

What was the most challenging thing about this semester? Did you handle it well or did you let it get to you?

Throughout this semester reading about different ways of interpersonal communication I came to the realization that there were many things I could work on to better myself as a person. Things I never thought about in depth until taking this class. Areas I have improved on throughout this semester are using I language more than the use of you language, what empathy was and how I choose to become better and lastly how I deal with conflict.

As I look back on what I have done in the last few weeks, I would say, I would have focused more on reading and annotating assignments. The most important thing for me to do during the semester was to write down assignments. This helped me plan a schedule to finish my work in time. My favorite assignments was the essays. I learned so much from these assignments. They taught me how to become a better writer, and the writing process helped a lot, especially the outlining. My biggest struggle was reading, and comprehending what I was reading. The CPM chapters, such as, Biology, and History was a lot of reading. I am not the best reader in the world, and I am not the best annotator, but the skills I learned made it possible for me to do the best I can. I still find it difficult to read college work. It takes lots of planning, highlighting, and understanding. I am thankful for all the time, work, and sacrifices I made to get my work done, and on time. The textbooks were very useful (if you like to read, and have an easy time annotating). All the handouts were helpful. I am so thankful for how much this class has helped

Although I came with skills, I built much more during this semester as well. My public speaking has grown immensely as well as my relatability with students in the classroom and small groups. Not only have I grown in my leadership skills, I have learned a lot as well. For instance, last week we invited international students to a panel for the class and they discussed their cultures and aspects while here in America. I found myself learning more and more about our public affairs mission, especially cultural competence and I am sure the students in class have as

The first semester was fantastic. This semester is beyond compare to any I have had till this point. I gave my utmost while talking every class, and as a result, my grades have shown to prove that statement correct. I have cultivated a three-point-seven grade point average. In my Civil Engineering & Architecture class, I have received a eighty-nine which bothered me for a while, but I learned to accept what I deserved. Something I am proud of this school is having perfect attendance, and being able to stay on task. This has helped me maintain great grades. For the rest of the semester I would like to improve is asking for assistance whenever it is needed.

My classes are going well so far. I am doing well in English and Cultural Geography. I am doing well in these classes because in English I get everything done on time, like the homework and class assignments. I am also doing well because my vocab quizzes and retakes are helping my grade as well and I am starting to participate and ask more questions. I am proud of my English grade. I will continue to do well in English class by completing all of my work, participating and do my very best to keep succeeding in that class. I am also doing well in Cultural Geography. I am doing well in Cultural Geography because I am prepared for the map quizzes and am starting to participate a lot more and ask questions as well. I am also completing assignments

Well, this semester was interesting. I was confused at first about what was being taught in this class when I first got here. The reason why I was confused at first, was that I came here in middle of the semester, not knowing what to expect or what to do. All I was told, was to try my best, and I think I could have done a little more, which I should have, but it doesn’t mean I won’t comeback next semester with this same start that I had to this semester.

This summer semester has been a crammed, quick paced experience, and for the most part, I loved it! I know that the goals I set for this class helped me tremendously with all my classes and contributed my success this semester. I am positive I will use the goal setting skills I learned here for the rest of my academic career and life in general.

In conclusion, I enjoyed this class a lot this year. The teachers and the classmates were all very nice and I had fun a lot. I learned a lot of new material; job skills and life skills. I even changed my

Class has been great so far. I actually look forward to it sometimes because it’s a good way to end the day. I rather not have something like math or science at the end, rather a discussion based class like this one to engage

This semester has been a transition. I changed from a junior college to a university. My classes shifted from pre-requisites to classes pertaining to my major. I have also escaped the dorm life and moved into an apartment. All this change has come with bountiful knowledge. I have had many learning experiences, both social and academic. This year has been a growing experience. I have worked on developing as a student and broadening my relationships.

1. Discuss your feelings of what you expected in the beginning of the class, either before you started or in the first week.

When beginning a new class it is beneficial to know what your goals and expectations are for the class. What are you expecting to get out of the class? What are your goals for the semester? What are your responsibilities as a student and what are the teacher’s responsibilities? What is your plan of attack to be successful this semester? These are all important questions to ask at the beginning of a new class.

I really enjoyed observing all of the grade levels this semester and I learned a lot from a teacher and a student standpoint. I wish I could 've interacted with the students and helped them out but I was not allowed to do that quite yet. In some classrooms I learned what to do and what not to do and I got an idea on how I will run a classroom when the opportunity comes for me one day.

On a positive note, there are three major improvements I noticed during this semester. One such improvement was the fact that this semester has helped me be confident in my knowledge and dedication. For a while, I worried about failing my students. I was sure that I would end up messing something up, or I would miss something important. Yet, I noticed that in my teaching, I look back on what I do to improve my current activities and create truly interactive lessons. For example, while teaching a group of students how to construct a paragraph, I ended up working with an extremely literal student who took everything I said word for word. As I started to help her, I ran into several situations where she would simply write down exactly what I had just said defeating the whole purpose of the lesson. Reflecting on what I had learned in class and through past experiences, I was able to change my instruction so that she was engaging in critical thinking and coming up with her own sentences. By the end of the lesson, I was successfully using direct questioning to get the student to walk through each step of the analysis process ending in a complete paragraph she created on her own. At the same time, I was incorporating what I learned in my children’s book activity into my unit plan to make sure students were pushed to ask more critical questions during the lesson. These two experiences demonstrated that I have the skills necessary to improve my teaching and help my students learn.