Laurie Schermerhorn
CSS-101-015-004 01-21-2013
Jenifer Lowry
My Refection Paper
As I reflect on the last four weeks, I have discovered what it feels like to be proud of my self. I have learned a lot in the last month. The most supervising thing I think I have learned is that I am capable of so much more than I thought. With all the resources I have at my fingertips and a goal of success, I now know, I can do so much more than what every negative person in my life led me to believe. For a very long time, I was under the influence that I couldn’t be more than an undereducated addict. I have not only proven them wrong; I have also proven myself wrong.
What I have discovered about my self has to be the best thing I have learned so far. This will help me better my self in every aspect of my life, including later in my education, personal, and professional life. I really enjoyed my first class. I think it was a great way to slowly get me used to being in school again. My instructor was extremely helpful and easy to talk to about anything I needed help with.
My grades are a symbol of all the hard work and effort I have put into my self, my class, and my ability to learn new things. Without communication with my fellow classmates or my instructor, I don’t believe I would have made it this far in school. When I communicate with these people I learn much more than I could have on my own. “Communication is the giving and receiving of ideas, feelings, and information. Note the word receiving. Some people are good at speaking but are not effect- tive listeners. Poor listening is one of the biggest barriers to effective communi- cation. Miscommunication wastes billions of dollars in business and damages relationships.”(Ferret) With the ability to communicate with