When I first signed up for ENG200, I have to admit, I was a bit nervous because I thought it was going to be filled with weekly papers. But to my delight, we only had to write one paper. Papers have never been a strong point of mine but I hope to continue honing my skills in that area as I continue my education.
One of the areas I really enjoyed about the class were the chat sessions. Even though I was one of the individuals left out on the second chat due to technical difficulties, the chats really helped me to see different points to a particular story or poem which allowed me to realize that we all bring different ideas and thoughts to the table when discussing a particular issue. Since I am planning to go into counseling as a career choice, I am thankful to be enlightened with this idea that we all may view things differently even though we have read or seen the exact same thing. It is all based on our own interpretation!
In all actuality, I was nervous about this class too because I didn't know how much time this course was going to require. Based on prior experience, Literature courses have always demanded much work and focus but thanks to curriculum being well thought out and scheduled this course was very manageable as well as very educational. Of all the English courses I have take throughout my academic career this is by far my favorite!
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ReplyDeleteIt is so true, we all see things differently...and the neat thing is, all those things have enriching enlightenments for us all to learn from, no matter how they may differ from our own insights...as I go through life, I only hope to leave a glimmer of insights to those around me, which be simply only a fraction of the things I've learned from those around me.
God bless, Brian, as you go out there to be enlightened and to enlighten those around you!
I really enjoyed the chats as well! I've taken many online classes and I really like it when the professors try to incorporate some type of group discussion. The discussion threads are nice, but when you can actually converse about the ideas and questions in actual time, it's very helpful. It gave me that aspect of taking a traditional class (not online) that I need.
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