Halfway Reflection

1) Tenaciousness is a skill. What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course?

- Since each assignment has a specific time to be turned in, most times on Friday nights at midnight, I had to figure out when I would make time to fit with this class' schedule. There is a very specific outline for each and every assignment, and being lazy won't cut it. Time management is super important, and making an effort on top of that.

2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude. Talk about a moment or two when you felt like "giving up." What pulled you through? Do you feel like you've developed a tenacious attitude during the past two months? What experience or experiences most contributed to this?

- The "giving up" feeling has been a familiar emotion throughout this course. I feel like sometimes, the assignments aren't worth my time, yet I've decided to come back to it, and try to get myself out of the hole I've created for myself so that I can get a good grade and not have to worry about this class again. I don't think my mindset has changed much because I've simply been more focused on other classes like calc II and programming II.

3) Three tips. What are three tips you would offer next semester's student about (1) fostering the skills that support tenacity and (2) developing the 'tenacious mindset'?

1. Always work towards your goal. This includes being super persistent with what you are doing because most of the time, the first go at something may not go quite right, so don't let that get you down and give yourself reason to give up.

2. This class really comes down to time management, so think about a schedule the best you can. Most first year students' schedules are hectic (I know mine is) and you really need to figure out the time it is going to take to balance this class among others.

3. Put yourself in a position to succeed. Don't spend the time that you could be doing something worrying about how awkward or annoying it will be.