Thank You For Arguing Reflection

Upon completing the novel I realized I will be frustrated with my students at times and will need to remember that there is always a reason for a behavior. My reaction to the behavior will be a very important piece in the relationship I build with my student.

It discussed comments or gushing offered by teachers to a student. Not only are the teachers rewarding the student in front of their peers, but they are also encouraging competition among others. I had never thought about such praise being negative or controlling. I see this all the time in classrooms I observe and even classes I have been in as a college student. However, after reading this chapter it makes sense that it actually is negative and can cause serious problems among the students. I wish more educators understood this idea and did not continue to express such praises and comments to their

Part 5: Conclude: Why we should add this book to the curriculum and have a discussion on mental

I enjoyed the chapter, Mohammed Meets Madonna from the book The Middle of Everywhere and I thought the author’s journals of the students were interesting. I like that Mary Pipher wrote a little about all the students that were in the English Language Learner class. I thought this gave the audience a good idea of the variety of backgrounds and attitudes that the students had. For example, there are students who are in gangs, like Khoi and Cahn, and then there are students who are tenderhearted, like Velida and Tharaya. Some of the students in the ELL class wanted to learn and had dreams of going to college, while others just wanted to get out of school. I found this difference between these students interesting because I know that when I become a teacher, I will also have a wide variety of students. These journals made me realize some of the challenges I will have to overcome as a future teacher.

Overall I do not recommend this book for you to read, or for a class to read, because of it’s poor details, poor writing in my opinion, very boring, and it’s very

Before taking this course I was really excited about what I am going to learn. And I was right! This course is not only interesting but it is also helpful. I have learned that the grade I am having right now is the reflection of my try throughout the entire semester.

Lastly, the discussion and the presentation is one of good part in this class. In terms of discussion. We read a lot of book and watch the documentary in class. We talk about books in class. Everyone in class gives a good opinion and new perspective to each

I have learned so many things out of this class that would be very useful to me in the future. Also, I don’t think that if I truly want to write about all the things I have learned from this class it would all fill a 2 pages paper. However, the three main things that I have retained from this include how to write a response paper, how to read a book better, and how to better write essays.

The course really met my expectations, I also found it really challenging. I think this is because other professors I had during this time in Paraguay were soft with us. They didn’t teach us the same way the will do if we are in the United States. It seems like because they are in Paraguay they need to make the classes easy and not challenging. I think that all the professors here need to be exactly how they will in the States and evaluate us in the same way, so we can put more effort in what we

I would anticipate that COM362: Argumentation and Advocacy could be the challenging class for me. I took a communication class before, and I did not have a good experience giving speeches. However, I believe that this time will be different because I count on the Student Success Center, where I have the Writing Center. To prepare a speech, the first step is to write the ideas and information about my topic and create a well-done script. That is why the Writing Center will help me to correct the grammatical and punctuation errors in my script. The way how my speech is written is crucial to deliver an effective message.

My experience before was nothing in comparison to what great classmates and wonderful teacher I have had to muster up ideas and express your questions and opinions. With this class it makes you want to engage because the words we have can lead to a great future for this and the next generations to come. Course has been great to work along a diverse group and bind from those conversations.It has furthered my learning eperience about multiculture and the views that the world see it as today.This course really gradually became more and more and depth with culture. How we are all the same , but defined for our different religion and backgrounds as in”The Raisin in the sun”. How the boy was poor and viewed different as going to a school that was

Through the writing and interaction with other students and faculty, I will be able to improve my communication skills. Further, the books read in the Great Books Program are classics of thought. In one’s history class, one reads about famous authors like Plato, Machiavelli, Galileo, Hobbes, Locke, Jefferson, Freud, etc., but one never actually reads their work. These books are the hallmark of modern Western society, thus reading them will only make the reader more conscious and aware of the world and society around them.

For the most part I’m optimistic, but sometimes pessimism prevails when optimism really should be taking over. This book showed me how powerful optimism can be, and how vital it is to living life. This book has also reinforced my belief in honest feedback. However it has also given me a greater appreciation for receiving this kind of feedback. The book has also touched on a point that I think lots of people struggle with. Most people will place material items over other people. This is a pretty warped view on life, and the book has taught me to put people first. Another important lesson I learned is not to waste time with small arguments or disputes. Sometimes, your life can get easily sidetracked because of some minor disagreement, and you just need to learn to let it go or else it will eat up a large amount of time you could have spent elsewhere. Pausch has also taught me that a bad apology is worse than no apology. I’d never really thought about this before but it definitely makes sense. Giving a bad apology is just like insulting the person further because it shows you don’t care. The final point that spoke to me in this book was that no job is beneath

The first moment I knew I could finish this class was after I had a one on one conversation with Mrs. Rhodes. It was after our first class meeting. I had gotten a grade of 50 on my manuscript and a 60 on my test. I was very discouraged and ready to drop the class. Then over the next few days I had many emails with Mrs. Rhodes and I felt better, more confident, and ready to give the best speech of my life.

While registering for the semester I noticed this course and thought it would be very beneficial for both my personal and professional lives. I felt I was in need of learning new techniques and regimes to reduce stress, increase productivity, and learn to efficiently and effectively relax in order to improve my communication. I mean who wouldn’t want to learn how to relax and receive credit hours at the same time. With that being said I immediately signed up, and for once I was excited opposed to being nervous of the unexpected like I was for previous courses I have taken. Another perk to this class was seeing that Professor Mantel was the instructor. I had taken one of her workshop previously (Humor in Communication), and not only did I learn several beneficial ways to communicate through humor, but the workshop was very interesting and entertaining.