Tuesday, June 24, 2008
business post final week
So to be honest, I ended up taking this class by accident. My advisor had me in some other class and the first day of it she realized it was for english majors only so she switched me into this class at the last second and called me and is like, "I hope you are interested in gender studies." Now, I honestly had no idea what to expect in this class, and really I have never taken any kind of gender course before. I was just hoping that this class wasn't boring, because the first thing that popped in my head was like us having to read some stuff from hundreds of years ago about how men and womens culture developed or something. That probably sounds stupid, but I just didn't know. Well now I can say that I was pleasantly surprised by this class and I am really glad my advisor stuck me in at the last second. The stuff we read was interesting and not only that, it was important. The class opened up everyone's eyes to real life issues and helped us to become aware of the stuggles we all face everyday in our sex and gender. I am glad to say that this class is one of the many few that we can actually apply to real life and help us become more understanding of each other and the world around us. I think it is kind of ironic because there are so many classes that are required to take to graduate, and most of them you don't really learn anything from. It feels like a waste of time but you have to do it if you want to graduate. I feel like this type of class should be required way more so than certain others, because this class actually teaches us about real life and about relationships in our future work environments and personal lives. I feel like everything we did was worth the time we took to do it. I think we all can now be more aware of gender issues that we face every day in our daily lives, and I am sure we all learned something that we can maybe change within ourselves to make us better people and better able to relate to others around us. Thank you all very much for the opportunities we have had to share and to listen to each other. Hope you all have a great summer. Thanks Prof M for this class!
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I enjoy all your posts and I'm glad you enjoy this class as much as I did.
This class had a big impact in my life as well and you are correct to say that some classes just leave empty when it comes to real life teachings. This class provided so much information and to get to know people with their posting in their blogs seems impersonal but it is the total opposite.
I didn’t know what to expect from this course either. I agree that the class was interesting and we learned some important things about sex and gender that really did open our eyes to some challenging issues. The issues do apply to everyday life and your right, that is not always the case in the required courses. Not only was it worth the time, but I will have a continued interest in the issues after this class.
Thanks,
Have a great summer too!
Thanks to Ashleigh and to everyone that replied to this post. I feel like crying when I know as an instructor that I have made a difference. I am glad that I was able to lead you down " the gender road". Take your education and create a voice and a difference for the better for you and the world. And, don't forget , gender studies offers a lot of terrific classes all year long!
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