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What’s the deal with learning?
I don’t learn by sitting in a classroom. I learn by hands-on methods. Field trips, projects, that’s how
I learn. I teach myself. Reading stories isn’t my thing. There’s nothing hands-on for me. No trips I can take
or fun projects to do. I suppose I have the learning mentality of a five year old. I prefer to teach myself over having others
teach me. I prefer to do things in my own mad method, rather than follow the typical sane way. I don’t teach myself
things in a logical way; therefore I don’t learn them in a logical way. In not learning them logically, I don’t
write papers logically. My essays express my individuality in a nontraditional way. I don’t learn through a two hour
lecture, therefore, I don’t write one either. I don’t want you to read this essay and think I’m going to
provide you with an amazing opinion worth part of the two-hundred-twenty dollars you paid for the class, because I’m
not. I’m finally taking Mr. Beckham’s idea and writing for myself, and providing you with an opportunity to get
to know how my mind works, and how I feel.
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How have I changed this semester ?
Since last year, I've matured quite a bit. I've become more comfortable with school, and now it's almost over. I've accepted
who I am, and have learned to just be myself, and that will be good enough. I've learned that I really hate business, and
switched back into the EDU program. I've learned what it's like to have true friends, and, they're the best. In the past month,
I threatened to beat my counselor up, since he was moving away. Also in the past month, I've realized how much I hate ice
storms ... well, that was more in the past 2 days ...
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What has this semester done?
1) Brought me closer to my degree; gotten me my literature requirement.
2) Allowed me to explore American Literature
3) Allowed me to explore myself
4) Let me write in my own unique way, and not have to follow strict guidelines.
5) Been like every other semester with Mr. B.
This semester, I was able to tweak my writing process more, and explore my capabilities as a writer. Being used to writeing
about myself (from last year) this year allowed me to review and critique others writings. Not only was I able to read and
respond to the authors in the text, I was able to read and respond to peer writings. The peer writings were able to give me
different interpretations of material and helped me understand things I may have not understood.
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