Mistake mistakes

I used to see mistake as a serious matter. My definition to mistake is to do something wrong or make wrong decision or do not perform well on the work that I care much. I felt embarrassing and frustrated when I made some mistakes. Getting law grade on exam or assignment would make me feel sad. I feel depressed easily and I do not like myself to be like this. Therefore, I started to read some books that teach me to be optimistic. My mother also encouraged me when I made mistakes. I started to learn to see mistakes in different ways. I told myself do not be afraid of making mistakes. Now, I have improved a lot, but it is inevitable to feel a little bit depressed when I make mistakes. When I feel depressed, I will quickly encourage myself to move on. I realize that making mistakes can give me experiences. After watching the video of Prof. Spausch’s speech, I firmly believe what he said about experience. “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.” He also faced a setback when he was young, but he told us to remember the brick walls are there for reasons. “The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough.” he said. I was impressed by what he said. I will keep this thought in mind and never give up to pursuit what I want.

The Collaborative Research Model

The picture shows the circulation of how students do research based on this model. They are in an invitational communication climate, so they are encouraged to exchange their own opinion. They also have chance to learn to construct knowledge for their paper by solving and discussing the problems together. They can learn many skills of doing research in coursework. My favorite part of this model is “learning through reflection.” We always think in a way that we think is the best. However, if we watch or listen others’ reflection, we will find some new discoveries and learn to think in a different way. I think this is very important when we are leaning or doing research.
When it comes to working with others, the part of teamwork that always bothers me is that my teammates do not say their own opinion and agree with everything. I do not believe that they are agree with everything. They must have their own thought but they do not want to share. I think there is no difference between a person and a team if the teammates do not speak their own opinion. I really hate that someone do not talk their own opinion with the team but talk the drawbacks of the work when finished it. I think communication is very important in teamwork.