Class Reflection

Class Reflection

This class was very different was very different from any other English classes I have taken before, whether in high school or on a college level, almost from the start. In all my previous classes it was more of a daily chore for me to show up for the lecture because I was never really interested in literature and my professors weren’t able to spark that interest in me either. When I missed a class session in Professor Brady’s class however I always kind of regretted it because I felt that I might have missed another interesting lecture. I even felt like I could have missed a fishbowl although I usually am not very fond of those kinds of lessons.

            The way that Professor Brady taught this class was very appealing to me because it didn’t just include her standing in front of the class and lecturing us about literature in a monotone way or by having the class read stories in session. By making the lessons interactive with the students and including things that we can relate to, she made the subject really interesting. My view of literature has changed very dramatically because of how I was included in these lectures and how it was really expected of me and the other students that we would share our thoughts and ideas with the class. This also achieves that I actually take some time to think about the views of the other students as well as thinking more about literature in my free time.

            Although I enjoyed reading poems and literature before attending this class, I rarely took the time to do so. I cannot explain how this came to be, but I am reading more than I have before and I’m actually thinking about maybe starting to write myself. I really appreciate the time that Professor Brady has invested in her lectures and unconventional style of teaching an English class, because I actually feel like I have benefitted from it a lot.