Student Development Reflection Essay

My time spent this term in this student development class has been immensely positive and beneficial. Throughout the course of this spring term in this class we covered various way to improve our academic and study habits. Though there are some portions that stood out in helping me the most and motivated me to learn more about them. Those portions also pushed me to put them into practice during this term and of course moving towards the future. These portions included but were not limited to, preparing to learn, focusing, and the essay section. I loved the preparing to learn section because it was something that I had never thought about before. I stated in class that I we apply preparation to many other facets of our life. Whether that …show more content…
I was taught that essays can actually be really simple to begin. First you structure your essay with the thesis statement, then continue on with the three or four general reasons on why your thesis is correct. Then, of course you go throughout the paper and explain, in detail, why those points are correct and how they support your thesis statement. The conclusion then is just basically retelling the introduction. Ending emphatically, restating why the above argument prove you are correct in regards to the subject at hand. If the paper is longer then you merely add more points to talk about and make sure that you flesh out the essay with beautiful language to add …show more content…
If I have an assignment that is due in a short amount of time I will focus my efforts to complete the work in short sporadic moment during the day well before the assignment is actually due. My natural ability when it comes to writing helps when I have to work on papers, or jot down some notes, and if I add in what I learned in this class it is now going to help step it up another level. Another strength is that when I pick up an interest or find an actual goal to work towards I can usually achieve it with relative ease as well. I will now add in the fact that I can better manage my time into this goal