I can't believe my sophomore year in college is three days from being finished. These two years at TCU have flown by so fast it is unbelievable. I have loved my time here at TCU and am excited for the next two years. I just hope they go by a little slower. Sophomore year has brought on new challenges and new learning experiences. Class work has started to pick up and my free time has decreased substantially. To think that half of my college career is over is kind of scary. I have had some amazing times so far at this school and I will be saddened when I am forced to leave here. This year has made me manage my time better and has helped me gain new connections that I will have for the rest of my life. The business school is becoming more demanding and I am having to spend a lot of my time working in groups. I am learning how to better myself as a teammate and strengthening on my leadership skills. I need to continue to learn as I get closer to graduation and the start of my new career, whatever it may be. This year has helped me figure out more of what I want to do in life after school and has also brought me closer to my friends. We have shared some great memories in the first two years together. I hope we are able to enjoy our last two just as much.
As far as Lit and Civ goes, I have been able to learn many new things. I have never had a class that was as active and discussion based as this one. We were able to learn in a fun and interesting way. Anything that can get us students away from powerpoint slide- lectures is a good thing. We have learned about humor in many different ways. What causes it, why we laugh, what makes us laugh, and ultimately came to the conclusion you can't put a solid definition for humor. We learned the different theories and debated the best comedy films. We read great short stories and learned how to be funny. Except I don't think it worked because nobody laughs at my jokes. I think learning through other students can also be an effective way of learning. Student presentations were entertaining and insightful. Hearing the perspectives of others can sometimes be the best way to form an understanding or opinion on a topic. This class was extremely enjoyable and I will miss not having it. Our class bonded over the semester and that rarely happens in the class room setting. Dr. Williams has been a fantastic and respectful professor and I hope he learned as much from us as we did from him.
Anyways, I have truly enjoyed this semester and I can't believe it is over. My time was well spent and I am ready for summer vacation. Even though it is not really vacation because I will be working. But following the mentality of my last experience-blog, I will go into it with a good attitude and enjoy every day.
I really like what you had to say about our class bonding this semester. I agree and I also think that it helped us with our learning. Being able to have inside jokes and have memorable moments from class will help us all remember what we have learned. I also think this bond helped us learn more from each other. As we bonded we learned more about each other and that helped us understand where people were coming from in discussions and in presentations. Good post.
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