I can’t believe how fast this semester has gone by, just like that, I am done with my first year of university. This course has been a pleasure to take, and I am honestly quite sad there is nothing further I can take that will be similar to this course. I have always loved reading, and this class pushed me to read books I would have never chosen on my own. There was a lot of satisfaction in reading a book a week, and the reaction I got from my friends when I told them the course requirements always made me laugh. Although not all of the novels were my favourite, I found it fun to either rave or criticize each week. My favourites this semester was The Shrouded Woman and The Time of the Doves.
I hope that this course continues to be offered because I have convinced many of my friends to take it next year. I enjoyed the freedom of this class, and the blogs were a great way for everyone to see each other’s thoughts and share our own. I also appreciated the contract and felt like I was rewarded for the work I was doing, and I have no reason to be unhappy with a grade when I chose it myself, and I know I worked for it. I wish we had more class time to discuss specific books because I sometimes felt like I had thoughts or questions that went unaddressed simply because there was not enough time. However, the discussions we did have in class were always enlightening and enjoyable for me. I am usually not nervous to participate in class discussions, but I felt like everyone was always open to new ideas. I would like to say thank you to Jon, Jennifer, and Patricio, as well as the rest of the class, for making this course so enjoyable and one that I looked forward to every week. My final questions for the class are: do you think this course has influenced the type of novels you will read in the future? What novel did you read in this course that you think impacted you the most and might stick with you?
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my blog posts this semester, and good luck with finals 🙂
Hi Spencer,
I was at one of my philanthropy events and was chatting with this girl I have never met. She was saying how she needed a literature requirement and I recommended RMST 202. She said, “oh my roommate is taking that course right now and recommended it too!” to which I replied, “who’s your roommate?” When she said Spencer, I immediately asked, is it Spencer Hunt? Just from reading your blog posts, I was able to make a connection that would not have been possible without this course. I thought that was really cool. It was awesome taking this course with you.
That is *so* cool! 🙂
Hi Tiffani!
She was just telling me this the other day, and it was such a fun coincidence. Thank you for taking the time to read my posts this semester. I hope we can meet again soon 🙂
Hi Spencer! Thank you for your post and your kind words! I am glad that you liked the course, the structure and the contract grading. And also, that you proselytize it with your friends 🙂
Thank you for your participation, and good luck from now on!
Those two novels were some of my favourites as well. They were so deep and emotional and they kept me turning the page. I also like how we set the goal for ourselves in our contract because I truly feel like I earned my grade through hard work as well. I enjoyed the class discussions as well and wish we could have had more of them!