Our class certainly has a tendency to get off track, way off track. So off track that the track has been long forgotten with no hope of safely finding our way back. This concerns me just for the shear that the lesson plan that was originally laid out for that day can surely not be adequately discussed in the manner for which Professor Brown originally planned. I am well aware that this class is for discussion just as much as it is for writing methods. But, with these discussions are trumping the teaching of the writing methods needed for excelling in the class there is a serious issue.
I am certainly not saying that we should end all discussion that is not precisely on topic. But, I do think we as a group as well as the professor should make sure that enough time is allotted to cover then need things that is class was structured to teach. Some of the things discussed in this class leave other classmates stuck in a perpetual blush. I am glad to be in this class please do not get me wrong. I feel I am leaps and bounds better at writing than I was before I enrolled in this class. It just leaves me to wonder on occasion how much better I would be if we talk even more about writing.
I agree with every thing you have to say. I feel my writting has improved as well. Going off on the tangents is not helping anyone understand the current assignment and presenting the problem to the professor got us no where. My big questions are: Why is it our responcibilty to keep the class on track? What does Professor Brown suggest we do to avoid the tangents?
ReplyDeleteIt seems there is a theme here. We are all frusterated at the lack of structure going on here and feel there needs to be a change, but what kind of changes will be most efficient to help guide us back on track. It seems chaotic and I for one feel like the constant tension does nothing to benefit any of us. Jordan you are absolutly right, why IS it our responsiblity?
ReplyDeleteI'm not in your class but I see the same sort of direction in my class. Discussions tend to get way off topic and completely distant from the original point that was supposed to be made. I think that if we talked about writing all day that I would get bored to death but I do find analysis interesting. You need to understand meanings of topics in order to have better writing, but you don't need to debate about the issue that we're discussing. We're using the issue as an example not an open invitation for your campaign.
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