College has taught me that I am not the strongest reader. Many times when a professor assigns a long chapter reading, I find it difficult to focus or to even understand the material that is being discussed. I also often skip over by accident what is really important and focus on other details that are not as important. I walked into inquiry one day confident that I had a good grasp on the reading, but as I stared at the questions on a pop quiz I realized that I could barely answer any of them. A couple days later when we got back the test I had received a 4/10 which counts as an F.
Even though I had failed my first pop quiz on inquiry. I was determined to read more carefully next time and try to understand the material better. Every time we were assigned articles, I read them more carefully and take a lot of notes on the important details that might be discussed. I also try to find more examples and quotes that back why the information may be important. The next time we got a pop quiz in inquiry I was a little nervous to fail again, but with the help of my notes and reading the articles carefully I was able to receive a 76/80 which is an A.
Though this is a minor failure, though I learned a lot about myself as a reader. From that point on, whenever I received a reading assignment, I take the time to read it and to take good notes. And whenever an article is confusing, I make sure I pay attention in class discussion to better understand the material. Even though I had failed, I learned from my mistakes which will help me develop more throughout college.
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