My biggest failure was in my AP Language & Composition class during my junior year in high school when I received a C on my report card for the first time. Grades were important in my house not because I have immigrant parents who valued grades over everything else, but because I put so much meaning in getting good grades. When I was little, I made a correlation between higher grades and success later on in life. I carried this belief with me when I started high school and still have pieces of the belief that remained. I enjoyed the idea of grades measuring your intelligence or even your worth as a student; to me it was a constant reminder to others and myself that I am considered “smart”. This belief system quickly changed when I entered my junior in high school.
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before I continue I should inform you, English class has never been my favorite subject. As the class continued I began noticing a trend with my essays, I would consistently receive a C on them. I struggled with the fact that my writing skills were on a C level or were considered average. That was around the time that I began to compare myself with
before I continue I should inform you, English class has never been my favorite subject. As the class continued I began noticing a trend with my essays, I would consistently receive a C on them. I struggled with the fact that my writing skills were on a C level or were considered average. That was around the time that I began to compare myself with