Bonus 8-End of Semester Check Up

Here we are, the final stretch. I was doing so well at the beginning of the semester but I've been drowning since about the end of March. I hit a rough patch in my personal life and since then I stopped keeping up with my assignments. It wasn't on purpose of course but usually by the time I remembered to do them after the due date. Then I would do it and forget to post or post something that sounded like complete poop. I think I will end the semester well though.

This blog idea was fun. It was nice to read everyone's post and it surprisingly we got to learn about each other through what we wrote. I gathered that Brandon loved Japanese culture, Kenneth is something of a master with words, Alex can hold his ground in an argument, Kathleen can always find a unique perspective took look at things, etc. While this was a good experience I know that this format type of class isn't for me. Any class that requires most of the work to be online are the bane of my academic existence. I can not for the life of me be consistent with online coursework. I learned that the hard way when I had an online math class in high school. I thought I was just stupid because math wasn't my strong suit but I had to take another online course in college and my original hypothesis was supported: online classes will never be my strong suit because I always forget about them. I'd rather turn in a physical piece of paper. The humiliation of everyone turning in a piece of paper while your hands are barren and the teacher giving you the side eye is a perfect motivator for bringing in your work to the class. Anything online will be pushed to the back of my mind unless its a quiz that I have to take or something of the sort.
One thing I really enjoyed in this discourse class was how genuinely chilled everyone was. We could talk about anything during class discussions and no one would get a rod stuck up where the sun don’t shine. There are a few classes where I feel comfortable talking and this class is one of them. Maybe because it was smaller. Talking in front of the class wasn’t too difficult to do either because of how we’ve kinda bonded through the semester. It’s bittersweet leaving the class and at least I never have to take another discourse course till I die so that’s a plus.
Here’s to good health, good grades on our finals and good lives. It’s been real, Discourse 300, it’s been real.