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'' we don't know where we're going in this class... we'll discover it when we get there'' - paul grobstein

i came into this class expecting to learn about education from a biological point of view. i though we'd talk about things, string science and the humanities together, and id get credit for my education minor. looking back, i think i learned about biology, philosophy, psychology and education, from just a learners point of view.

it seems like we've all taught ourselves things this semester, and that we've all taught each other.. or maybe i should say realized, because the learning we've done seems like self realization, like the knowledge was always there, rooted somewhere in our brains waiting to be discovered. is that a part of all philosophy/self learning? maybe.

to say i enjoyed this class would be an understatement - coming to class after a day of work (i work 1230-430 on mondays) was a brain break, a lets-get-ready-for-the-week stimulant, i like that our questions werent always answered directly, and were often answered with questions, and that we had to think in different ways, from different perspectives. i walked out of class with questions wandering in the back of my mind a lot, and i would wake up with answers to them fairly often - indicators that the class taught me more than i learnt in those two hours.

i guess what worked for me was the fact that while we had a lesson plan, the plan was centered around picking up and looking at an assortment of random things, and we looked at them zoomed in and out, which was great. allowing us to write about what we wanted, and having this forum was a great way to keep the conversation that was going on in our minds, on paper/online.

all in all, i guess the class was mentally stimulating, and in a great way.

thank you for a great semester.