Wednesday, April 27, 2011

rants about how awesome this class has been

I agree with everyone has been saying,that this class has taught us a lot more than just literature and how to read it. We have learned about truth and trust and interpretation and assumption and how that applies to our lives. Even going outside the subject matter, I think we have discussed a lot of things that are applicable and usable in our lives. This is one of those classes people tell you about when they try to describe how different college is from high school. We have learned that we can, and should, question authority. We have been encouraged to take charge of our education. Just cause a teacher said it, doesn't make it true. Just because I'm a student, doesn't make my opinion count any less than a guy with a PhD. This is what every class should be like. It's a class with a badass teacher who actually cares what you think and not if you can just regurgitate what she says; with a syllabus and course material that engages and involves the students; discussions that inspire the students to apply what they have learned to more than just their final paper. And I would be saying this, and in fact have, even in Janelle never sees this post. This is that class that you will remember when you are a fully grown adult and someone asks you to think back to college.
Or maybe Janelle has brainwashed us to think like this? But let's be real, if it weren't for her and this class, we never would even consider brainwashing as a possibility.

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