Bonus 13 Class Review_ Dianesa Sanon

This semester has been quite the ride. I have gotten the chance to become friends with people that I probably wouldn't have been able to make friends with because I'm an idiot when it comes to friendly conversations. The in-class lectures were my favorite because we got to talk freely. We could throw out what we wanted to say into the air and our classmates would mold it into something better or raise you a more interesting way to view things. To be honest, though, it was easier to sit down talking from my desk than it was to stand up and present. It's different when I'm not talking to the back of my classmates' heads and only getting half the eyeballs attentive on me. Granted, it is easier to speak to the class while presenting when you know they are feeling the same way you are so they aren't hardcore judging.
I really enjoyed the readings we did and especially liked how everyone interpreted it themselves. A good twenty-five percent of those readings, though, I've already done before but revisiting them with a fresh outlook was nice. The Bradbury posts were the best in my opinion because of the subtle horror aspect of it. I found myself thinking and rethinking the underlying message since, like many writers, Bradbury doesn't just write just to write.
One thing I didn't really take a liking to in the class was the fact that most of the assignments that needed to be turned in were online. I almost always forget about any online anything even if I set an alarm for myself to remember. And comments? I forgot about those entirely. I feel like the main posts would be better if turned in by hand and the bonuses and everything else should be done on the blog- especially since the blog posts are worth so much more. It’s kind of how I like to read books and have the physical copy rather than have an electronic one. I guess I could also file it as a learned habit; turn in your papers printed and stapled and crisp. I’ve done it that way for so long that because the blog is online it becomes an “out of sight, out of mind” kind of thing.
Overall the semester was fine. Full of laughs and insight. I would do it all over again but I’m grateful that I never have to take another discourse class in my life. It’s been a long semester.