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Dec. 23rd, 2005 12:43 pm
End of the Semester recap
Grade report for Fall '05 is in. I got a B in "Writing and the young writer" (a pedagogy course on the teaching of writing) and an A in everything else, including my TESOL pedagogy course, in which I fully expected to get a B.
The Tolkien class was a LOT of work. Not only did I have to read The Hobbit, the entire Trilogy, The Silmarillion, and some other of Tolkien's works and letters in a little less than five months, but I had to think about his work in ways I never had, and learn a few new literary theories, as well. Hennelly is a fine teacher, and I enjoyed the class, but boy did I feel stupid sometimes -- a condition shared by all the people in the class with whom I've talked.
The Writing pedagogy course was, well, it was a mess. I didn't see eye-to-eye with the professor on a lot of things, and though I learned a lot, I never really liked being there. This is probably a big part of why I got a B when I did so well in all my other classes.
Anthropology was fun, though I often felt most of the class had checked out. Dr. Crain is a great speaker, and his own experiences in the south pacific, as well as his psychology experience (He's both an Anthropologist and a Psychologist), made for a lot of great stories and behind-the-scenes stories about the very people featured in the films we watched and the books we read.
Native American Literature was my favorite class and was taught by my favorite professor ever. I wish her happiness in her retirement, and I hope I can emulate her in some small way in my own teaching. I read some amazing books in that class, which I will note in another post soon for those who are interested in such writing.
TESOL was a mixed bag. The class was fine; Julian* was great, as ever. It just wasn't a subject I was interested in, though I did my best, and that work paid off. The most practical part of the class was that I will be better equipped to teach students who have been mainstreamed into English-only classes before they're ready by California's idiotic Prop 227.
I counted the books I read this semester; the total is 20. Ouch.
The Tolkien class was a LOT of work. Not only did I have to read The Hobbit, the entire Trilogy, The Silmarillion, and some other of Tolkien's works and letters in a little less than five months, but I had to think about his work in ways I never had, and learn a few new literary theories, as well. Hennelly is a fine teacher, and I enjoyed the class, but boy did I feel stupid sometimes -- a condition shared by all the people in the class with whom I've talked.
The Writing pedagogy course was, well, it was a mess. I didn't see eye-to-eye with the professor on a lot of things, and though I learned a lot, I never really liked being there. This is probably a big part of why I got a B when I did so well in all my other classes.
Anthropology was fun, though I often felt most of the class had checked out. Dr. Crain is a great speaker, and his own experiences in the south pacific, as well as his psychology experience (He's both an Anthropologist and a Psychologist), made for a lot of great stories and behind-the-scenes stories about the very people featured in the films we watched and the books we read.
Native American Literature was my favorite class and was taught by my favorite professor ever. I wish her happiness in her retirement, and I hope I can emulate her in some small way in my own teaching. I read some amazing books in that class, which I will note in another post soon for those who are interested in such writing.
TESOL was a mixed bag. The class was fine; Julian* was great, as ever. It just wasn't a subject I was interested in, though I did my best, and that work paid off. The most practical part of the class was that I will be better equipped to teach students who have been mainstreamed into English-only classes before they're ready by California's idiotic Prop 227.
I counted the books I read this semester; the total is 20. Ouch.