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Post 15: What I Gained From ENGL1101A

    To start I would like to tell you that it has been many years since I graduated high school. On top of that this is my first semester of college ever. So, it is safe to say that I felt like I was starting over all over again. The levels of anxiety and fear that overcame me when I started this class were tremendous. I am not ashamed to admit that I struggled at first. Although I struggled there were many things throughout this course that helped me succeed. 

     One of those things being that my professor took the time to communicate with the class by participating in the blog posts with us. This gave us examples of how we were expected to do things and the proper way. I would have to say one of the biggest things though would be that with our essays it was not just a one-time shot, and you were done. Not the “typical” the grade you got was just what you got that I had been accustomed to. I appreciated this because it gave us the chance to learn from our mistakes and want to truly fix them. To push ourselves to better written essay to an eventual better grade. 

    So even though I struggled in the beginning what I can say now is that with time and the way this class was set up, I was able to overcome that tremendous level of anxiety and fear that I started this course with. I went from dreading this semester to in the end enjoying this class. I mean I learned and accomplished many things throughout this one class that I never expected myself to do. Such as this blogging. Now I can take that knowledge with myself throughout the rest of my college journey and beyond. I look forward to seeing what the future brings.

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  1. keith.hamonNovember 11, 2022 at 8:18 AM

    What a wonderful post. I'm so pleased that the class worked for you, as it doesn't work for everyone. I agree that you have advanced as a writer, and the skills that you have learned and earned over the past 15 weeks will work for you. Well done.

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  2. Sequoah BlogNovember 12, 2022 at 7:32 AM

    I agree! My first four weeks were hard for me due to work and school. I wanted to give up, but this class showed me how to blog and correct my writing. I sent off emails daily, and I needed help. Happy we all can walk away with more confidence.

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  3. Katelynn ChambersNovember 14, 2022 at 4:39 PM

    Another point I didn't touch on! The essay grade not being a one-and-done really is a great way to actually TEACH! I learned a lot more by being given advice and seeing where I went wrong and fixing it than simply being told I've failed and have no recourse or chance or learning from that failure!

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