Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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I really had no idea what I was getting myself into when I signed up for this class. So, the first day of this class I was sitting there freaking out inside. Mainly because I am not a big reader or writer, unless it is something I am passionate about. So the first few classes I dreaded going, and was just in pure agony. I didn’t know how I was going to keep up with 2 blogs a week AND commenting (to make things worse, I missed the first blog of the semester haha). Now that I have started to get into the flow of the semester though and am really making an attempt, it is becoming not so bad. I have started to somewhat enjoy some of our discussions and I really enjoyed the C.S. Lewis book “A Grief Observed”. Hearing some of the experiences of others in the class caused me to look at things in different ways. I also really enjoyed the lunch day we had, I found it very enjoyable to be able to discuss things that we appreciated and not things we were forced to discuss. That does not mean in any way that I understand why we do some of the things we do in this class or that believe everything we do in this class is necessary. All I am saying is that I feel like I am getting better at being able to contribute to the conversations. For example, the painting thing kind of scares me. I have very very little artistic ability to begin with, and I find it very frustrating because of that! So hopefully I will be able to get through that without looking like a total idiot (there really is no chance of that though), and continue to learn to appreciate this class for the rest of the semester.
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cole,
ReplyDeleteThis blog made me laugh out loud. Yea I know exactly what you mean when you said you didn't know what you were getting yourself into. I felt the same way the first week of class. But after the second week rolled around I began to like it. I like the fun activities that he gives us. It makes class a lot more interesting. I am sure after this class you will understand literature ten times better than you do now.
I know what you mean when you said you're not a good writer. I am in the same boat. I can wright if I'm passionate about something but it's hard when you are not.
ReplyDeleteYes, some of the stuff we do in class is strange but atleast it is different and sometimes very enjoyable. I think the untraditional aspect of this class allows for a new learning environment. Cole, you cant learn how to learn differently if you never try to.
ReplyDeleteI have no artistic ability either..so class should be interesting on painting day. I think different activities and learning environments help us see what ways we learn best.
ReplyDeleteAww you made me laugh when I read the beginning of this. I don't believe you were afraid of this class, but I completely understand because I really didn't like English, but I enjoy it now, and you will as well.
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