Analyze how you’ve adapted to the demands of this course over the past week, and evaluate one strength and one challenge you anticipate as we progress, justifying your insights with personal examples.

 Prompt Response: This course isn't necessarily demanding, but I don't really like the environment that the classroom has set up. I mask a lot during school days, which helps me focus better on the task at hand, but there are times where I can appear to be disrespectful or not present when there's much more going on, and it's difficult to express while I mask. I'm a very productive student, but most teachers will overlook the fact that the challenge to my academic success is that they set up an unwelcome environment for emotional and mental support.