If theres one thing I dislike more than anything from a class, then I would tell you its the lack of active involvement.
Since freshman year, I have always found it frustrating that the majority of my classes felt disconnected; I couldn’t see the connection between what was being lectured vs its real world application. Sure, I’d get “real” projects or world events, but never once did I feel that I actually contributed something.
I call it passive learning—experiencing—because more than half the time I’d forget what was being taught to me in xyz class. It wasn’t due to my lack of enthusiasm nor bad memory, but they were the same as any other class. Its led to me leaving some classes as a “passing moment”. This is partly why I ended up majoring in Visual Arts; along with a bunch of other reasons.
When I think about it, maybe its a fault in how I approached those classes or my lack of research. Regardless of which it is, through WSCAH and this class’ intimate, small space, I’ve been able to engage with my community, grow perceptively, and gain an understanding on what happens right in front of us. Our class could have been a lecture, but it wasn’t; it required your involvement and that’s something I greatly appreciate.
Thank you.
