Miss Keem's 1 out of 23 - Successful Lifelong Learning

When I first looked at this PowerPoint, the phrase that struck me right away was, "Attitude is everything!" Which I am definitely and have definitely been aware of for most of my life, but it is also a very easy principle to forget.  So having reestablished that attitude is everything, I proceeded to look at the PowerPoint keeping the easiest and hardest habits in mind.

I believe that Habit no. 2, "Accept responsibility for your own learning", is the easiest habit for me because my education and my success in my educational endeavors all belong to me.  Every good grade or accolade I receive is because I have put in the effort to ensure my accomplishments are successful.  I must admit, I love this part of education because no one can take those accomplishments away from me, and I can be proud of myself because, "I did it."

Conversely, Habit no. 4, "Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner" is the hardest for me.  When I graduated with my bachelors in 2010, on the 24-year plan, I graduated with Honors.  Well, I was shocked that I, me the sister who did not exactly blaze an academic trail in high school or my early years of college, graduated with Honors.  No one in my family, in any way, was surprised!  I thought, "How can you not be surprised? This is me we're talking about?" It is the same in graduate school.  I made A's and I'm completely floored.  I share the news with my family, and I get a resounding, "We're not surprised."  "Of course, you have that GPA!"  I cannot help but be shocked every time I get a good grade, or glowing remarks on a project or any kind of reinforcement that tells me, "I can do this."  So, yes, I would have to say my confidence in my competence as a learner is an area I definitely need to cultivate and accept.