English 101 Reflection

Writing Reflection As the fall 2013 semester comes to a close, it is time reflect on my experience that I had in completing English 049. Having taken the English placement test many years ago, and scored well enough for English 101 honors, I felt confident that I would once again be placed in at least in English 101. My self-assessment and over confidence was proven to be incorrect this time I took the placement test. At first, I felt disappointed in the fact that I thought that I would have scored better than I had. Now as I reflect on the experience, I am certainly pleased with the experience having taken the 049 class in lieu of 101 at this juncture in my education. The placement test proved that I needed a review of the basics and
It has been many years since I had started to earn a degree, then I began a career and a family, and never went back to finish completing a degree. The construction industry was hit particularly hard during the great recession and it hit me exceptionally hard. I found myself going from having many employees and building commercial buildings to doing handyman type of work just to feed the kids. Never being able to sit down while faced with a challenge; I chose to finally complete that elusive degree that I had started so many years ago. My motivation that I have used get through college is that additional education, as well as completing a degree, may be just the edge I need to excel once again in my chosen industry. With a little effort and long hours at the computer, I am nearing the end of the journey to receiving an AA in business. The experiences that I had in English through school as a child had instilled a certain level of anxiety of taking a college level course. Consequently, I put off completing the English requirement to the very end, a move that I now regret. A transformation has occurred: I once was apprehensive about writing, but surprising to me, I now truly enjoy
Unless writing had been for crafting a proposal or a homework assignment, I have been able to nearly avoid writing for virtually a lifetime. Recently, near the end of September, I had one of those milestone birthdays. It is said, as birthdays go, it is better to have low expectations so one is not disappointed in the outcome – how true that rang this year. Apparently, my family had heard of this saying regarding birthdays as well, seemingly unaware of the passing milestone. As the evening came to a close, I found myself at my computer writing. Yes, writing - that was not a typo, I was merely writing for the cathartic effects of putting feelings, thoughts, and reflections into written words. By no means was this exercise a rough draft of an award winning piece, but a reflection of my 5th birthday and the excitement that I felt as a boy for the wonderment of what life would bring me next year as I was about to enter kindergarten. In reality, not much has changed for me; regardless of the bumps and bruises along the way, I still look forward with anticipation as to how the future will unfold before