Keep Pushing

 All the repeaters are put in a supplemental (ELLS) course.  Today I was asked by my ELLS instructor to shared my experiences with the students who were repeating first semester. I was instantly reminded about the awkwardness of putting on the green scrubs for Anatomy lab a second time around, seeing the same professors and materials, feeling inadequate, but more importantly, I remembered learning how to enjoy the material that I was learning.  Anatomy went from my least favorite to favorite class because I took the time to appreciate the opportunity to dissect and have access to the bodies for most of the day for learning.  I was also reminded of the friendships and study partners developed through the common struggle and the gratification of pushing forward.  Many times set-backs are great because they force us to stop and examine what we have done wrong and what we need to change.  Otherwise, we get comfortable, thinking that our performance is adequate even if we have much room for improvement.  I tried to share what I learned throughout the past year with the students and encouraged them to keep pressing on to the goal... to promote and assist in developing the wellbeing of other people.