Portia And Sally Exchange: Student Analysis

The article “To Err Is Wrong” by Roger Von Oech, “In Praise of the F Word” by Mary Shelly, and “Zero” by Paul Logan are inspirational to many people because it shows them that failure is not a roadblock and you can learn from your mistakes. Failure plays a significant role as a motivational tool, direction, and strength to help students to be successful in the class and in the future. The word failure has been shown in several cases to cause motivation. One of the cases is in the article “ The Praise Of The Word” when Mary Sherry told her son that his teacher was going to “flunk” him (Sherry98) .

Writing is a process, not just a final product. “All good writers write” shitty first drafts (LaMott 221). The first try for most things is not perfect, but there is almost always something to be taken from it; to be learned. Students are driven by result, where final grades determine success. By doing so, often times students miss the point of education.

In “The Maker’s Eye,” the author, Donald Murray declares “A piece of writing is never finished. It is delivered to a deadline, torn out of the typewriter on demand, sent off with a sense of accomplishment and shame and pride and frustration. If only there were a couple more days, time for another run at it, perhaps then...”This is to say, writers are often sticklers and critical of themselves. Even if you have months to submit an assignment, it can feel like it's not enough because you're always tweaking and trying to do something better. But at some point, a deadline arises and have to turn in your writing, knowing it's your best work and you've done all you can do! Like me, most of the time that I run out of time trying to make a perfect

My level of confidence can also make a difference of when and how I can tackle my academic work. To help build my confidence I practice doing medication, to help calm my nerves and keep me at peace. With all this set-in right, and my contently is in check I have no problems with doing what I am supposed to do.

In my experience, I used to dwell on an assignment if I could not comprehend it. When I would receive a mark lower than I would have liked, I would question my capability. For a student who is a scholarship boy, getting a mark lower than an ‘A’ would damage their self-worth. The process of achieving greatness on each assignment involves an overwhelming amount of emotion. Many students stress over whether or not their work is good enough or meeting the requirements. They are unable to properly think because every thought is controlled by self-doubt. This thought process is not only damaging to the student’s self-esteem but also causes mental and physical illnesses.

When I stop to think about the memory’s that I have made during my first semester of college; there are both good and bad pieces or times that present themselves. Often with many things there are gray areas, and writing would fall in there for me. I fortunately understand now that I have times where I can over look many of my writing flaws. Such as sentence structure! This by far was my biggest problem in this class, and I fully understand why. Personally I have times that will type up a paragraph and never notice the mistake. That is until someone points it out to me. It’s almost like my brain knows that something is wrong with it, but for some unknown reason it won’t register when I’m revising my paper. So as a writer I have realized that I need to take advantage of people around me and get their feedback on my essay’s; because

"The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process it the beginning." -A B Yehoshua. I have been through a multitude of writing assignments and projects throughout my college career, and I can say that beginning them has always been the hardest thing for me to do. There are many that I don’t remember but, those that I do, are the ones that have influenced my writing technique the most. Some assignments and projects have influenced my writing while working through them, while others I learned from mistakes by eating the dust of a bad grade due to grammatical errors, or poor planning. Both of which, have shaped me to be the writer I am today. There are many weaknesses that I have overcome in the writing process through major assignments,

First, confidence is necessary to do well in school. We need to be incisive with our education. University of Chicago said, “Raising cortisol either led to a performance boost or a performance flop.” Then we can build our confidence towards our work. We shouldn’t be fractious to our teachers and friends that can help us. We also should be adherent to the school rules. Beilock said,”If a student interprets their physiological response as a sign they are about to fail, they will. And, when taking a math test, students anxious about math are likely to do this. But the some physiological response can also be linked to success if a student’s outlook is positive.” Therefore, as long as we do things to keep our confidence up, stay focus and out of trouble we will excel.

Everyday writing is embarked upon in some form or fashion, most without thought. For instance, consider social media; in years past, posts to social media on nearly any topic, was acceptable, more from a journaling concept, no real thought to the writing. Not so today, that type of freedom could cost one their employ, friendship, or associations, thus, fear of judgment could stifle one’s ability to articulate and deliver what could be great writing. On the other hand, relating to this essay requirement, equally generating fear in the writing relationship. Hence, creating a heightened fear of a poor grade, due to the inability to articulate the emotional relationship I have with writing, ending with a poorly-written paper. That being said, fear can also work in one’s favor.

For instance, if you decide to present in class, and your classmates are impressed by your lecture, You will feel more assured at what you’re doing. You will learn; by experience, that new accomplishments makes you wiser. Not everyone has confidence, but to build such confidence as a person, makes you momentous. After mastering new things you won’t doubt yourself as much, and it’ll begin to be

Last, think carefully about situations where you didn’t take responsibility but should have. These mistakes and failures can be valuable teaching tools, if you have the courage to. Sent from Yahoo Mail for

As children, we are afraid of being screamed at or punished in a way. Often times in elementary school, I would pass volunteering in class, afraid that I would give the wrong answer and that I would get screamed at. It does not only have to be at school, but even in our own homes. Children are scared of doing something wrong because they think that they will be put on timeout or another type of punishment. Out of all life stages, I believe that we are most afraid of making mistakes when we are children. Another important reason of why we are so afraid of making mistakes is pride. I feel like pride is more present in adults other than children. Adults are often scared of making a mistake and hurting their pride. We are all so afraid of making mistakes in one way or another. We shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes because they help us grow as a person. How would we learn from our mistakes if we are so afraid of making them? It’s simple, we wouldn’t. I think that this fear is not something that we all of a sudden get, but something that we grow up with and we can’t avoid it, whether we want it or not. We can do various things to overcome this fear. One way is to try to accept that we can’t avoid making mistakes. Elementaries can give their students a lecture over making mistakes and how it’s not something that we should be afraid of. If we are told as children that we should not be so afraid of making mistakes we can decrease this

There are times when even the best of us find ourselves in a less-than-favorable situation, and faced with a seemingly unconquerable problem. Situations like this could cause increased stress, which soon results in a person thinking of very negative outcomes for themselves. For example, despite my best efforts, I can become quite nervous where a little anxiety would cause me to mess up my chances for a good grade. In my frustration, I would often tell myself, "I'll never get an A in this class." However, I can make this into a question by looking introspectively and asking myself, "What do I need to do in order to earn an A in this class?" You can turn limiting statements into questions, and ask yourself about ways you can solve any troubling

I am learning to take each assignment and task one at a time. Simply complete what the task at hand is and then move on to the next. I feel by doing so, I will be able to complete my degree along with knowing that I have faith in myself to push myself and motivate myself along the way.

When I entered more regular classes in my junior year of high school, particularly my expository writing class, I did not do well. I was accustomed to doing the bare minimum, putting very little effort in, as that was what was required to pass my special education classes. However, it soon became clear that my expository class would be challenging because my teacher expected great things from her students. Once I realized this, I threw myself into the work. I would go to class after school to ask questions about the content that was covered, as well as ask my parents for feedback on my papers. I passed the class with a C, rather than my usual A, but my writing skills increased exponentially. The C grade was obviously not what I had hoped for, but it meant more to me than my A’s. There were many times that I struggled with self-doubt, wondering if I had made a mistake in my request to