How can I live a successful life with an F+ am I just not worthy of life? This is a recurring thought that every student across the globe has come across. Questioning their self worth by a single percentage or letter between A and F. But what makes these symbols seem to take over everyone’s life? Is it their parents? Other students? Or the stigma that grades define who you are and one’s worth? As a student evolves through their years life becomes a competition, competing with one each other to become the best of the best with perfect grades in fear of disappointment. This dust of learning and pressure constantly feels neverending, clouding our thoughts making us forget what’s beyond a 4.0. Those late late nights of overthinking, overplanning and stress in hopes of having the dream life blocks us from every other opportunity available. We always hear that failing is the worst that can happen especially when it comes to education. But what if failing is the only way to grow. In the grand scheme of life when we are 100 years old in a nursing home we won’t remember that time we failed our midterm. Because that F+ doesn’t make you any less capable or intelligent you are just learning to change. The struggle is what makes a person successful not the basic goal.
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Loved the way you talked about how we learn when we fail. True learning experiences come when we push ourselves out of our comfort zones.
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So relatable. This hit way home! You put into perspective the high expectations of students and their ability to question their self-worth based on their grades and academic achievements. I found it interesting when you gave the example of being an elder in a nursing home. It really gave me a new point of view of how little mistakes won’t affect you greatly in the future. My entire life, I’ve had my own priorities and one of which is school and how the only way I will be able to achieve my future goals is through pushing, torturing, and spending sleepless nights trying to ace all my classes. As you pointed out, we are all just learning to change, and the struggle and lesson that comes from of it is the true meaning of success. Thanks for writing this well-thought out post!
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