Analyzing Class Reflection

Everyone is likely to experience some form of discrimination or prejudice; as is anyone capable of acting prejudiced towards others. On April 5th, 1968, a teacher in Riceville, Iowa named Jane Elliot conducted an experiment with her third grade class that dealt with the concept of discrimination; and was documented in Peters’ 1985 ‘A Class Divided’. The exercise originally took place the day after Martin Luther King was assassinated. The documentary is an eye opener to the world of racism and discrimination. Bucher (2010) describes racism as “discrimination based on the belief that one race is superior to another” (97). According to Bucher (2010) “discrimination is defined as the

If I were to describe this course to a friend I would say this class is more than what anyone expects and is extremely eye-opening. It is not like a normal studies class, where it has boring content. It has content that is insightful and allows you to really think about the issues at hand. I would encourage a friend to take it because it is not only a fun class but very informative. I would prepare them for the reality of this class. This class does not just touch the surface of issues we have in society, but it goes much deeper.

I had my appointment on the previous week at the Writing center. I brought my 2nd project for ENGL 160 class. I scheduled tutor to “face to face”, because I think it is the best way to improve all of my mistakes. Before going to Writing center, I was thinking that this tutor doesn’t help me at all, but fortunately my thoughts was wrong and I enjoyed 1 hour of editing my project.

Reading over the outcomes and objectives, how will the skills developed in this class apply to your chosen career or field of study? If you are “undecided,” how will these skills help you in your future in college and in general?

I liked everything about this course. The seminars, study plans, and the weekly discussions help

When I first started this class, I did not expect to learn as much as I did. My sister took the online version of this class and she told me that she barely put an effort in the class to get a good grade. I feel like that is the opposite reaction in my own experience. I think I put lot of effort into this class, but at the same time I did learn a lot from it. I even use the material from this class to do a whole new research paper on the different class because I feel like this class content is very interesting.

I feel so much more prepared for the AP test now than I was at the beginning of this year, which has definitely proven to be a massive stress reliever for me. This is mainly due to the fact that I feel like I will actually be able to complete the test in the allotted time without feeling too rushed. During the previous AP test I took for history a few years ago, I felt extremely rushed and very

Inventory: I am an independent learner, so this course is perfect for my learning style. I’m also a spatial learner which means I take in information by studying graphics. One way I would

Even though I believe this class is helpful, I believe this class might be harder for me than expected. I do not do very well when it comes to writing and reading comprehension, but I hope that through this class I will be able to excel and do much better than before. I believe that through proper time management, I will be able to do well and meet each deadline on time.

Like everyone else when I signed up, I had no clue what I was getting into, and to be completely honest I thought the course would be a breeze. Although there was not a ton of homework the in-class discussions and reflection groups were sometimes pretty challenging to be a part of. I found an environment where there was no need to lie or nonsense an answer just to get a grade. It was maybe the first time in a college course where I felt comfortable not having to make sure I had the “right” answer. This was especially true of our reflection group where a couple of college students who were more or less strangers to each other were thrown together and became incredibly close after just a few

Looking back on Unit 2 Discussion 1, I did a poor job with the first paragraph. I am not sure if that is the way I type it or if the system put it in that order. I have noticed that when I bring the work over from Microsoft Word it is in a different format. The first paragraph is too small. I also found it is lacking more important information. However, I learned more this weekend and expect to write better papers moving forward. I plan to pay more attention to the format of the paper when it bought over from Word. I tried critical review with the paper, but of course I find no other errors and neither did my instructor (laughing).

By taking this course, I wanted to learn more about the diversity among people, especially in the United States. I also wanted to gain a better understanding of the various issues that minority groups face within the U.S. At first, my goals were very broad due to my novel exposure to ethnic studies, but now my goals are more specific. My goals still focus on minority groups, which include women, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, other non-white groups of the world, and people in the LGBTQ+ community. However, now my goals focus on comprehending their distinctive struggles, and acknowledging the role that race/ethnicity, sexuality, and gender, plays in society. The readings and in-class discussions helped with my understanding of these complex issues. The week we discussed about white privilege and its primary application to the straight, white, male population, allowed for me to understand the extent of the established white

I think the pace of this class is great so far. The weekly homework are simple and easy to follow. I’ve been completing all the assignments each week, but I noticed that the weekly homework has different due days, which is awesome because it gives me enough time to finish the assignments. In fact, I would recommend this class to a friend because there is not a lot pressure, like other CIS classes. I’m very content with this class, and I have not complaints about it.

Although this is my second semester in college I think that since taking this transitioning to college it has helped me out a lot more. My first semester I still had a “high school student’s mentality” meaning that I was waiting until the last minute to complete assignments and complete classwork and homework and this almost caused me to flunk one of my classes. This class has been a great help to me this semester. Professor Thorne has made the assignments very understandable; the given assignments have also had a positive effect on my performance academically and some of the assignments were just very useful and it kept you interested.

When I first decided to take this class I wasn't sure how I would like it or how good I would do in it because i have heard many things about it. At first, it was very, very hard class to take because we had to read Hamilton and I freaking hated it. Absolutely hated it. HATED IT. But after we were done with Hamilton and I really got the hang of doing packets I found out that it is not that horrible. On the plus side we do get to read some actually good stuff. Although we haven’t had many readings this semester my favorite ones would have to be The Odyssey, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.