Core 100 Class Reflection

Spring Arbor University makes a big deal about their Core classes, but at times it feels like they are a joke. Then students begin to realize the purpose behind all of it. Core 100 is a class designed to get the college career started off with the correct footing. The activities and events that affected my life the most were the Monday lectures, the Real Relationships readings, and the in class discussions. None of these alone would have been sufficient, but in tandem they provide an illuminating education into how our interactions with others shape who we are and what we become. The Monday lectures were probably what I was most skeptical about going into Core, but they proved to be enlightening experiences. It was enticing to hear viewpoints from adults of diverse origins and backgrounds. I feared that I would be …show more content…
The authors wrote about the three R’s of family, rules, roles, and relationships. I never realized how the rules my family subliminally enforced change my interaction with the people around me, like arguing is okay even in public situations. Every family member has a role that they fill, whether it be positive, like the “comedian”, or negative, like the “victim”. I am identifying some of the roles that I fill in my family, such as the problem-solver. Then the relationship your parents had with each other forms the expectations you have for your future spouse. For those of the opposite gender that you do not plan on making your spouse, there is a great deal of intentionality that needs to happen in order to have a positive platonic relationship. The most important thing to do is to understand how men and women are different from each other and appreciate those qualities without taking advantage of them. What the book had to say was splendid, but what made it even better were the in class discussions we had about each