WoW does time fly...

It is weird how time flies by so fast. Four months ago I was thinking ugh I have to blog, I’m so bad at blogging. Now, four months later, I am writing my last blog. It is sad almost how fast semesters fly by; especially the last few weeks. You never really have time to enjoy the classes your in because our lives are so hectic with projects, papers and projects. It’s almost annoying that students can’t just sit and learn from a class. I mean we can, but there’s so much added pressure with assignments, papers, midterms, that there is no time to enjoy the material. You are always worrying about your grade, or missing a side note that a teacher made in lecture. You go to class, scribble down every word the teacher says (if your paying attention that day) then you leave, memorize what the teacher says, memorize other notes from different classes, go to bed and do it all again the next morning. Luckily, this class was more hands on and didn’t have a lot of that.

This is one of the classes that I am actually sad is over. I hate to admit it, but I really enjoyed this class. English and composition classes always are my favorite. I’m a nerd though and love writing papers. I like writing papers that make my mind have to work, that sort of push me out of the boring student essay bubble and that’s what this class did. I think that was my favorite part of the writing assignments. We were free to do almost anything we wanted to write about; which was good for me, because I always feel so constricted when teachers give out specific topics and guidelines. I could write how I wanted, and about what I wanted, without being boxed in like other teachers do.

I think that this class has really helped me as person, not just as a student. This may sound a lot like my introduction to our portfolio but it’s true. Working with a cohort all semester has really been a great experience. I liked that I had other people to collaborate with and learn from. I didn’t just go to a lecture, sit and leave, I got to interact and form a bond with a group throughout the year. I’m normally a bit OCD about certain things, especially school, and it working with the three other guys has really helped me to chill a bit. The cohort taught me to be patient with other people, and that my opinion isn’t the only one that matters.

After a semester it is really cool to see the result of four months worth of work. The four of us started out in the computer lab trying to think of any random name to name the blog and now we have developed a unique voice and personality. We were just four random people who were put together in a group and now we are the New Standard of Normalcy. A group with such different people, who have different perspectives on anything, yet, we managed to make a pretty interesting portfolio, blog and semester project. We are one group, but at the same time our individuality shows in everything we do as a cohort.

I am defiantly going to take a lot of what I learned in this class out into the real world. And like I said before, this class is one of the few that have offered me that option. I feel like in a lot of my classes I lose the information I retain because I don’t have enough time to soak it in but in this class I did. I have learned a lot about me as a writer, and what I like write specifically. It was a great experience, and it’s sad that it is over, but life's got to keep moving!

So until next time,
CS