I really enjoy this class. The people all have very different viewpoints and mindsets, which leads to great discussions and debates. I like how a variety of students participate, not just the same couple of kids. We do get off topic sometimes, but the discussion always comes back to the main point. I like how this class is mostly focused on discussion. Past English courses were all about literature analysis, grammar/vocabulary, and my absolute least favorite, research papers. We analyze books in this class, but it is always connected to some issue or idea in today's society. This class is so much more laid-back, but not too much. It does not make me feel stressed like past English classes.
I really enjoyed the books we have read thus far. Candide was something I've wanted to read for a while. I really liked The Stranger, and a lot of other people do to. I was reading it on the train one time, and a woman sitting by me started talking to me about Camus and his other works. I like how the books make me think about the philosophy the author is discussing through the book. I just generally like how this class makes me think more. I don't think it needs any direction. It's fine the way it is. We have great discussions that provoke thought.
I completely agree with everything you said about the class. I don't think it needs any direction either and that it's fine the way it is. The discussions are always very interesting and we get to here many different points of view. I like how the work we do in the class is actually relevant to what we're currently studying and is a reasonable amount.It's not stressful or ridiculously time consuming busy work.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you on this point right now. The class always have something to keep entertaining with each others' opinions going back and forth.
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