I
can’t just pick one favorite class, since I’ve liked a fair majority of the
classes that I have taken, but I still have liked some more than others.
So
far, my favorites have been EDT 190 (Introduction to the Teaching Profession), ENG
141 (Life & Thought In American Literature), EDT 246A (Foundations of
Language and Literacy), and JRN 101 (Introduction to Journalism).
Part
of the reason why I liked EDT 190 was because as part of that class, I
was able to do service learning. I was in a 5th grade classroom and
the teacher I was paired with, had me take students to the library and I
would work one on one with the students on math and science.
While
I’m not one for math and science, this was still a good experience for
me, as it reaffirmed that I had chosen the right major. I took this class
during second semester of my freshman year and I switched my major in the
middle of first semester. Being in the 5th grade classroom made me
sure that I made the right decision to switch majors.
In
addition, during EDT 190, I was given the opportunity to do a lot of self-reflection
on my work and why I want to be a teacher. We also had to do a group project
where we taught the class a chapter from our textbook.
Picture I took while writing a paper for my ENG 141 class. |
I
thoroughly enjoyed this class and I always had fun writing the papers (I know,
who has fun writing papers?). This class pushed me to think more and analyze
literature in a deeper way than I had before.
I
took EDT 246A this past semester. For this class, I learned more about how to teach and it was a great
experience since there were only 10 of us in the class, so we really got to
share our ideas with each other and learn from one another.
It
was in this class that I had my first experiences writing lesson plans, which
is now something that I know I enjoy doing.
As
for my JRN 101 class, my professor only assigned us two main articles over the
course of the semester, but he would also have us go out and interview complete
strangers on campus about random topics, for example, their favorite song.
For
the first article assignment, I wrote an article about a ride along I did with
the Miami University Police Department. Going on the ride along alone was an
interesting experience, but it was fun to actually be able to write about what
I saw.
In
general, I’ve had fairly good experiences with classes at Miami, and I’m
especially looking forward to taking a Shakespeare class this coming semester.
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