#thementalself

It’s a picture from my current physics class this term. I’m actually a repeater for this subject but tbh I’m glad I failed because I’m learning so much from my professor right now. The method of teaching he uses focuses on analyzing the problem by creating a diagram rather than simply memorizing formulas. This trains my mind to understand a problem in a different level by using concepts to discover how to solve a specific kind of problem.

Medals & Awards was never a thing that I received and somehow I felt dissapointed with myself as I never gave something to my parents. Now as an adult I see this kind of thing differently. This is not a measure of our intelligence as life doesn’t revolve in it solely. I know that the most prestigous award is graduating school as it shows you survived amongst the hardships of school. Realizing that being intelligent on how to live a fruitful and meaningful life is the thing I need right now as a young adult.

Every student goes through this phase where they meet a prof who’s teaching something but you really can’t understand their methods or just plain self study. I mostly go to youtube and khan academy because sometimes I understand the topic from them better. To be honest this really helped me to gain a sense of chemistry because I depise that subject.

This is me answering a math problem on the board which is a very rare instance. Due to my professor’s accepting and easy going attitude I was able to comprehend her style of teaching easily. Compared to my professor before who belittled my weakness so I just lost interest. I could see the big effect of the student and teacher relationship