14A – Halfway Reflection


Tenaciousness is a competency. What are the behaviors that you have used (or developed) to keep up with the requirements of this course? 
I developed behaviors like scheduling and planning in order to view the week’s agenda. This way, all deadlines were written down and I could space out assignments or studying throughout the week.
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?
When I had assignments piled up and did not know how I would finish, I felt as if I would not be able to submit any. What pulled me through was knowing I had finished others similar to them, and could do so again.
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' ?
My three tips are: do assignments ahead of time, try to relate them to your own personal life, and don’t assume they can be completed with only your current knowledge- find outside sources.

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  1. Shannon ParkerMarch 7, 2020 at 8:13 AM

    Hi Adriana, I completely agreed that it is best in this class to work ahead on assignments if you can. I only wish sometimes I would have known that at the beginning of class to ask to be grouped with the folks that wanted to work ahead. It is frustrating sometimes when you want to go ahead an do your peer reviews but your peers have waited until the day the assignment is due to post to their blog. It leaves that one last assignment hanging out there to worry about!

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