At the end of each course I teach, I have my students complete a small reflection assignment. (Sorry, this is a long one.) It’s evolved over the years, the most recent addition to it being a short clip from a TED talk by a former pro wrestler. I feel like it ties in the message I try to thread through everything we do in my class: have confidence in your abilities– you can do anything you put your mind to. I have my students watch the video, then answer a series of questions about their growth and progress through the course. I ask them to think about a piece of…