Give me an A!!!:)

I believe that I deserve and A in this class. To justify this, I wrote the following reflection on the this course throughout the semester:

Well, the semester is over and I usually evaluate my work, what I learned and what I got out of my classes. I guess I do this because I am paying for my education and I’m not 20 years old anymore. During these last 3 years there have been good and bad courses and professors and sometimes it is difficult to understand why the heck I went through 16 weeks of torture; the answer – the university needs to get every penny it can before you graduate.

In the case of WGS310 I believe I got my money’s worth. Honestly, when this class began, I was not sure I was going to be able to comply with all the work and reading required for this class. I also had difficulty with your accent and my English deficiencies. I felt intimidated by all the young students and thought that maybe I should quit. I spoke to a student that decided to withdraw and I was really tempted.

I decided to challenge myself instead and it was well worth it. I really appreciated every single one of the readings; I have never read so many quality writings. This class made me want to keep the textbook as well, it is a good inspirational tool for the future.

The writing assignments were torture, I feel physically sick every time I have to write big papers; however, I need to get ready for Graduate School. During the semester I felt more and more confident about my writing, I was able to plan on what I was going to write about following the analysis made in class about the writings. By discussing the writings in class, not only did I understand them better, but also was able to connect analysis with my own writing and try to do a better job for my audience. This is a wonderful tool to have.

Last but not least, I feel that I have to explain why I missed one blog assignment. At the time of that assignment, my family was going through a crisis; I’ll spare you from the details…. Sometimes life catches up with you and at that point, I remember reading the assignment and truly feeling that it had little to do with my learning and considered it busy work. With more important things on my mind, I made a conscious decision of gearing my energy where it needed to be at the time.

The absences I had were all justified. I was truly sick for most of them and I believe there was one time my daughter’s school called. As a mother, priorities are not always centered on me. Furthermore, the fact that I even showed up on snow days, should show that I was in class whenever possible.