Your College Experience Analysis

In chapter five of Your College Experience, I immediately found interesting material glaring back at me. In fact, it was the first sentence! While I do understand that some people need to be told what to do and how to do it, the idea that our college thinks we are just now going to learn how to think for ourselves shocks me! I’m appalled college is considered the turning point in where we start to learn how to question, argue, and explore a topic rather than learning mere answers. It didn’t take long for us to hear it at my high school. Time after time the words a hurricane swirling around the classroom, “I am teaching you how to think, not what to think.” On a less critical note, I did learn to appreciate the collaboration aspect of critical …show more content…
Each fallacy listed in chapter five rang instances in my head like a doorbell going off as guests arrive at a party. The kind I use most, even as I type this, is begging, but the one I observe most is jumping on the bandwagon. Yes, I plead for freedom and escape as the sentences inch closer to the two-page requirement. Indeed, moaning that I’m only on the third paragraph, and whimpering knowing I’m trapped, I trudge forward pleading for it to end soon. My problems aside, often I notice seemingly harmless interactions that end up with us ending on a bandwagon. I remember in our community when one neighbor bought a tablet. The other neighbors gathered around oohing, awing, and chattering of the lovely device. Next thing you know, they all are going around showing off their new tablets. We keep up on the trend by jumping on the bandwagon. Isn’t it amazing how seeing and talking about a gadget can spark others to react? Using those same senses may react with your learning …show more content…
The droning on of a lecture drowning your brain with a sea of knowledge can make college challenging. Both examples of how we use are senses in school, which can inspire or destroy learning. An interesting concept that I believe some professors and teachers and even students forget about or don’t recognize. I am a combination of learning styles. Some styles being overturned as I become aware of others that work better. For instance, in high school, I was mostly an auditory and visual learner, but now I’ve gained the interactive element. Whether we learn with our ears, eyes, hands and body, or nose one thing will not change: you have to take