What do you feel this course (UN100) should focus on? What do you need help in, specifically? It is hard to say what this class should and should not focus on. I feel that the meaning of this class is not clear. When I first heard about the UN class I was told that it would help me with the classes that were in my block. Then when I actually signed up for it I was told that is was a class all by itself designed to help freshman get through their first semester. Yes there is a lot of reading in this class and few assignments. The assignments are mainly easy but they take up time that I do not have to spear. I do not like reading the Fast Food Nation; I find it to be boring. I honestly do not know how many more times I can hear about how fast food is really bad for you. I worked at a fast food place I know already. I will give it a little credit I did find out maybe a few lines worth interest, out of the 5 chapters I have read, but that is all the positive remark I can give this book. Been there, should have done that; that is targeted to freshman out of high school. More than half the suggestions I already know. I am sure that this class like the other UN classes has to fallow an agenda since they are part of some program. I would like it if this classed focused on classes that were included with its block. It would make since, being that I was told if I dropped the UN class the rest of my classes that were signed with the block would be dropped. Now how the H*** is that far! Sorry to those whom had the wool pulled over their eyes about this class being a study hall. It is nice to come to a class that has a laid back atmosphere, but then again it is not, when I have a lot of reading & review to do for Chemistry & Anatomy. Those are the classes I need help in, plus the lab for Anatomy. I need to pass these classes. I will say I am looking forward to some up coming dates on this class. If this came out very negative, I did not mean for it to have.
On a side note; I was not happy that I had to create a blog for this class and it was being counted towards my grade. Am I going to get a book or movie deal when I am done with this? Why are we so dependent on technology and sites like these? I am sure that someone can point of what good it is. However for every good point made usually there are two bad points that trump the good. This side note has to come to an end before it becomes another topic on its own.
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Hah! I created the blog so that you all didn't have to write because everyone complained about "writing" for so long. Plus, we're a laptop university so I figured... and you can do it wherever and whenever, which should be convenient.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your honesty and yes, we will definitely begin to focus on grouping according to courses that you are all struggling in. We do have a lot of guest speakers coming up so we can finally go from my lecture to other presentations ;)
I'm glad you stated this isn't a study hall. SO nice to hear because honestly, I can't imagine anyone describing it as such.
FFN doesn't just talk about how "bad" fast food is for you - it talks about other chemicals in our foods and how corporations are exploiting immigrants and the poor. We haven't got there yet.
10/10
So, I totally agree about the whole FFN deal. I know it's bad for me, but guess what, I'm still going to keep eating it anyway!
ReplyDeleteI agree that UN100 should focus more on the OTHER classes we are currently struggling through. I also need help in Anatomy and Chem.
However, I love the fact that we get to blog instead of writing a real journal. I write way too much as it is with all the lecture notes we have to take, and typing my thoughts is a lot easier!!!!