Famous Last Words: Week 4


I was not able to do the reading for this week :(  because I had three exams this week. I would not normally skip the reading, but this class had been arranged in a wonderful that really lets the student decide how they want to learn. Moreover, I think that I can just take up next week where I left off the week before. This way, I won’t be missing out on anything, which would be a shame otherwise. Furthermore, I am really excited to get back into this course. I enjoyed the stories that we got to write. I think that I am a very creative person and I feel this class rewards and promotes creativity. For this upcoming week, I will be applying myself like the way I did in the first three weeks. I had a very structured system in place that was working for me, especially when and where I do my best work. It was just those three exams that kind of skewed that structure! But I am beginning to get into the groove of the semester and it will help that its getting colder outside i.e. less distraction. Moreover, I have been trying to apply the things that I have learned through growth mindset and other modules that I have learned about through this course which include: tech tips, blogging methods, time management, learning to be more creative, reading endurance etc. Honestly, I feel that I am learning a great deal through the dynamics of this course that are applicable to my other course and my life in general. In addition, I got to look really cool in front on my family when we went to Minneapolis this weekend. A show on the History Channel came on in the hotel and it was talking about Indian epics, so I had the chance to drop some interesting second-hand knowledge on everyone!

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