Reflective Essay: The Role Of Positive Changes In College Students

If, indeed, it is true that a person undergoes change as a result of learning, then I can safely say that my peers and I have all undergone a profound transformation over the last fifteen weeks. As far as the nature of this transformation is concerned, I would argue in favor of it being a positive change for all of us, not only the students in my section, but also for all the students who took the course this semester. Initially, this thought might come as a surprise to some, especially those who may have gotten a poor grade in the class or who decided to drop the course, and I would agree that this idea is somewhat abstract and so perhaps a more appropriate way to phrase that previous sentence would be that this course provides an opportunity for positive change in regards to all those who take it, pass or fail. However, being able to realize that chance for positive change and taking advantage of it is where some students fail to capitalize, and I think that the aspect of benefitting from …show more content…
Referencing the Personal Triumphs section in the leader log after the first exam, I recall how genuinely proud I was from seeing one of my students get a 99% on an exam. The student in question definitely deserved the grade she received and I can remember being excited for her to see all the work she had put in pay off. Naturally, I offered up a “good job” but this time it was different from most of the compliments I think I had ever given before. This one had a feeling of genuineness behind it and it made me realize that in the future, when I distributed praise and compliments, to actually make sure that I mean what I’m saying and that there is actual emotion behind those words because people can definitely pick up on whether or not a compliment is sincere or not and that can go a long way in terms of morale as an individual but also as a