Continuing Academic Success Essay
Alejandra Ruvalcaba
General Education
12/13/14
Pete Medina “Continuing Education Success”, personally I never even thought about this nor about setting educational goals for myself, like obtaining a bachelors in criminal justice to achieve a good paying job. In this class I learned how important it is to make my education a priority so I do not get sidetracked by other things that are also important in my life. Setting educational goals for my academic success is a very important part of education because you have more motivation. Goals can motivate you every day by reminding your mind that you have some sort of a contract with yourself that you have to meet. Goals help us keep focused on what we need to do …show more content…
Sometimes a second set of eyes is better than one and you may have a second opinion about your papers. Finally I think that having a syllabus in order is great because I can make time frames for assignments due and be informed of what is next. Other schools do not offer a clear syllabus or change it two or three times a semester and this throws you off. There are so many things I like about the University of Phoenix and this is why I enrolled. This class was the best thing that has happened to me in a very long time, Pete Medina I want to thank you for really caring for your students. This class not only taught me how to but it gave me a lot of confidence in myself. I feel very motivated since I started my education class and I can write so many things I learned but to me the best part of this class is when you start talking to us with such great enthusiasm. I have never met a professor that really cared and that really enjoyed his job so I will make sure to find a job that I like and enjoy. Your class picked me up as a person and made me want to make more goals for myself. After this class, continuing academic success makes more sense to me because I understand that in order to be successful academically I have to have goals to meet and a career to pursue. After taking this class I am sure I will make time to meet my goals day by day. I will also try to implement critical thinking in my life. Schools also need more professors that really care about your