CUNY Academic Commons

At first, I was surprised and saddened to learn how many members in our breakout room. like myself, felt lonely or as if they did not belong in their college communities.  I appreciate how open members in our group were in speaking or posting about their experiences.  One member discussed a very hurtful situation when other students rejected him w…[Read more]

I agree with the idea of the quotation, “Failure is a greater teacher than success” but not necessarily with the word “failure.” However, I would prefer to rephrase the quote as “Mistakes are greater teachers than successes.” When we make mistakes or do not do something well the first time, we pay more attention to what we did and how we can make…[Read more]