Adult Learner - LAS 301

Adult Learner was an interesting class right out of the gate. As a required University class, I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it ended up teaching me one of the harshest lessons about not only the reality of college courses, but also the expectations of “real life.” The course material was the pretty standard fare of personal/self exploration and trying to understand the world as we, as students, branch out from childhood for the first time, or at least that is what I gained as a young student. While that information is valuable, the aforementioned lesson was somewhat indirect and self-inflicting. For the majority of my time in my Adult Learner class I kept up a solid grade, but made one critical error that left me with an unsatisfactory C letter grade. By missing the turn in date for my final paper, I was given an automatic zero on the assignment, an error that has had a lasting effect to this day. Now I know it's generally not considered kosher to talk about bad grades on a professional portfolio, however what is valued and learned from this conundrum far exceeds that gut feeling to ignore mistakes, major errors, and examples of irresponsibility. The C earned in my Adult Learner is the most unfortunate, yet one of the most valuable lessons that I have learned as a university student, and I'm not afraid to declare such a mark, especially as it is reflective of a course that is meant to introduce students to education as an adult. An unintentional, yet effective lesson. The chosen sample from this course is the final paper that was never officially graded.

Grade Earned: C
Instructor: Mary Brigham
Semester: Winter 2014

Big Idea Final by Andrew Daywalt