A good class keeps students stimulated. It allows us the educational freedom to pursue our thoughts whichever way we please in order to come to an idea. It doesn’t have to be by a rigid plan or follow the schedule exactly. There should always be a little wiggle room. With more opportunities to think for themselves, students are given the chance to learn not only about a subject but about how their minds work.
So far, philosophy class has managed to do these things.
It’s one of the few classes that I actually have to think in. Yeah I know that doesn’t sound good, but it’s true. A lot of my past courses were mostly a one-sided lecture type of class where all we had to do was take notes. I like lectures but without discussion to back them up, they become forgettable. I don’t really talk a lot in discussions, but I do think more. For once, I begin to think backwards. Why do I think this way? How did I come to this conclusion? Is it really what I believe?
There is good balance between guidance and direction. We are not told what to think. There is never really a wrong answer…just some that are better. The direction we get is pretty basic, and it’s all we really need. I don’t like to be handed the correct answer and then memorize it. I’m curious to see how we’re going to wrap up the class at the end of the year. I think the unpredictability is a good thing.
And no I’m not trying to kiss up to the class…just putting that out there
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