Hey guys! Ms. Duggan is back! I know it’s been awhile
since I updated my blog but as you know I was working in Italy as a mental
health clinician on an archaeological dig site. Don’t worry you will get ALL
the details later. I’m finally back at work and getting back to my normal busy
life and things are going well so far. But around the time I got back into the
swing of things I had a major doctoral catastrophe!
(Figure
1: This is a thumbnail of my latest YouTube video “My Doctoral Horror Story”
where I am looking at the camera with a terrified look.)
While I was away, I was still enrolled in two courses
that had been going pretty well. I actually finished one while I was in Italy
and received an A in the course. The
other course had one last assignment due that I planned to finish once I got
back to the states. However, to my surprise it was due while I was in Italy and
I was totally not prepared to finish it.
(Figure
2: This is a photo of Ms. Jay, an African American male fashion icon who has a
stunned look on his face.)
(Figure
3: This is a photo of a finger that is pressing the word “submit” on a
keyboard.)
Fast-forward to checking my email that Monday and
while he had graded my paper to my surprise, the feedback was horrendous! The email
stated that my paper sucked (in so many words) and that I had not taken any of his feedback
into consideration. Honestly, the feedback was so negative that I had not
intended to respond. But when I saw that my final grade was a C I contacted him
immediately, explained my situation, and asked if I could revise the paper
since a C meant that I would have to re-take the course.
(Figure
4: This is a photo of Tamar Braxton that reads “I’m so scared.)
My professor agreed that doctoral students could not
make C’s and told me not to worry because my grade was actually a B! The sense
of relief that I immediately felt was overwhelming ya’ll! As a doctoral student, this situation taught
me to play it cool, explain your situation, and hope for the best. It also
taught me that critical feedback is okay but it’s all in how YOU respond. So be
great ya’ll and keep pushing on! Wanna hear more? Head over to YouTube to check out my latest video and
tell me what you think!
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