So far, English 1311 has been a very entertaining class.
It’s been only about 2 weeks and I can actually feel interested in it because
of the whole dynamic that the teacher has managed to develop.
The group is not well connected yet, but still almost
everyone participates and exchanges opinions with the teacher every time a
discussion takes place. The topics are interesting, the assignments are fairly
easy, and also the pieces of reading have been quite a discovery for me, especially
the one that talks about the rather mysterious subject of “Zen”. I’ve always
been curious about it, but I never really took the time to investigate and
search for books about the subject. But now I think I have two or three clues
as to how and where I could begin to learn more about it.
Now, not only do the topics and discussions surprise me;
people’s opinions and the revelation of this new “model” of teacher are giving
me a great feeling in this 1st semester of college as well. I must
confess I was actually expecting much less, but at this point I probably should
start putting my “preconceptions” aside and wait to see what happens. That was
actually the first lesson I learned here, and it’s helping me for the rest of
the classes I’m taking too.
Something I noticed as soon as the 1st class
started is that the teacher was very interested in our opinion and thoughts
regarding writing, reading, and him as a teacher. I liked that. He didn’t stand
in front of everyone talking and talking about how the class was going to be
and what we needed to do in order for us to get a good grade; instead of that,
he questioned our perspectives, he allowed us to speak out and discuss, and he
made us aware that basically we should be ourselves in front of him, even if
that included cursing (he was almost motivating us to do it).
This being said, all that is left for me to think about is…
Can I really complain when a class turns out to be like this? I really don’t
think so. I have the elements and the motivation I need to enjoy the semester
as much as I can, and I intend to do so.
Wow. You write so..perfect. Do you write like this all the time? If you do then you are awesome. Anyway. I love the ending of this. Can you really complain when a class turns out to be like this? I don't think so either. Most teachers don't really care what your grade is or whether or not you turned in something or forgot to make up a test. But Zach really makes up part of the class and the discussions. I think we should have like a little fun icebreaker because we don't really know each other very well. I never really knew anything about Zen, I didn't even know that it existed (if it does exist..?) but good for you for wanting to know more about it. Post more!!
ResponderEliminarThanks, Joselynn! I really don't know how to answer your question about if I write like this all the time... since it is the very first time I write something as "long" as this in English, but thank you very much for your comments about it! I will start writing more often :)
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