Conclusion- Junho Song

I am an international student in here, and I am from South Korea. When I choose this class, I was worry about how can I adapt this class because I didn't understand that what do I have to study about Sport gender. However, when I came to first time in this class, I was ineretig about sport gender. Thus, I could learn about sport gender. In my county, I never studied about what is male and female's sports and we don't care about who's sports. However, I could understand why American students are learning about this class.

In conclusion, this class was very interesting to me, also my this classmates are all very friendly and funny. Thus, I could adapt this class well. I really happy to join this class with my classmates, professor Nancy E, Spncer, and assistant Kara. All of people helped to me a lot, and they are very kind to me. I had been never meet like as them.

Conclusion - Wes Gates

Overall, this was one of the most interesting sport management classes I have taken in my time here at BGSU.  I really liked how the class was structured around discussions rather than a lecture.  This made class very interesting to go to and was something completely different than the norm.  Adding the element of group work also made this class better.  This allowed for intimate group discussions and an easier way to share ideas.

Some of my favorite topics this semester were revolving around the disabilities in sport and transgender athletes.  I believe this was the topic for a few weeks and I found this entire topic extremely interesting. Talking about Caster Semenya to the Blade Runner, many interesting points were brought up and I learned things I never before knew.  Other topics I had prior knowledge about, but these were a new one to me.  My next favorite was the group presentations because this allowed for us to talk about things we were interested in.  The class was presented in a way that the students enjoyed it and it felt like a very laid back presentation.  All of the topics were very informative and brought up new ideas that were thought provoking.  With that said, there were no topics that I didn't find interesting.  I loved that they ranged from modern day sports to the pioneers and legends of sport.

In short, this class was excellent.  I really enjoyed the thought provoking articles and discussions that ensued.  It was a class that broadened my horizons for future knowledge and made me more aware of modern day issues within the field of sport.

Conclusion Nate Riley

Over the course of this semester, we have had the opportunity to talk about some very controversial topics that usually gets brushed under the rug. We have gotten to not only give our opinion on some topics, but also able to learn others views and open up to them with a new mindset. Coming from a small town in Michigan, I was never very open minded about certain situations, but now i have learned it was only because I wasn't knowledgable in those areas. I had never been exposed to these kinds of topics before so i had been very closed minded to a lot of them, and I truly believe this class helped change that.

The part of this class that I thought was most useful was the conversation within the class. Yes it was nice learning about Title IX and thins like that, but what I truly appreciated was the conversation. With everyone coming from all over the country and having different backgrounds, it was nice being able to see others opinions and hearing their thoughts on the topics. It not only helped me learn, but it also helped me see different sides to each argument.

During the course of the class, we talked about some very interesting things, but my hands down favorite was talking about sexuality in sports. This was a topic I had never been open to before and something that really opened my eyes. It made seeing advertisements on TV make so much more sense, but it also made me pay more attention to these kind of things. It was a pretty cool lesson that I feel like I was able to take a lot from.

Honestly, what I will take away from this class, is the understanding that there are no situations in this world that are cut and dry. Every situation or circumstances has a different background story and something that can be taken from  it. I truly believe this class has helped me grow up and be more open to the world. I hope I can take this newly found understanding, and be able to have it help me in my career in collegiate athletics in the future.

Thanks Dr. Spencer,
Nathan Riley

Conclusion-Kevin Meyers

This class was definitely one of the more interesting ones I have taken during my time here at BGSU. I learn a lot of different things that I hadn't really thought about before, including:

• How closely race is examined in terms of sport.
• Different disability sports.
• The controversy surrounding NBA players and "cool pose".
• The Jordan Effect
• Girls playing on boys' teams, and vice versa.

The readings on Michael Jordan were especially interesting to me. Growing up in Chicago as a Bulls fan, I knew how popular he was, but I did not even consider his economic reach and economic impact until I read about it and we talked about it in class.

I think blogging was certainly interesting, not just because I was writing, but because I was able to read other people's opinions and viewpoints. The blog gave me a forum to respond and have a conversation, which I really enjoyed.

The most interesting presentation was the one about differences in men's and women's ice hockey. This is because hockey is my favorite sport, and I am actively involved with the hockey team on campus, and someone going into detail about college hockey was certainly interesting.

The one thing to take from the class moving forward is just to respect other people's opinions and viewpoints. Though you may disagree, there is a right way and a wrong way to do so, and I certainly think this class helped in teaching me that.

-Kevin Meyers

Conclusion - Nate Dudzik

Over the course of this semester, I was able to learn much more about the relations of gender and other topics as related to sport. I think that it's important that everyone learns every aspect about what they want to do with their career, and this class helped out with one of those aspects. I enjoyed the fact that this class was different than other classes in the fact that there was a lot of discussion instead of just lecture. The one discussion that I liked the most was probably the Dream Team vs. this year's olympic team. Basketball is my favorite sport and the discussion back and forth was very interesting to hear. 

Blogging was something that I'd been familiar with in the past, with previous classes, so it made all the sense to do one for this class. There were a good number of blogs with great entries about certain topics that and to see what other people thought. There were times when one person's blog sparked a big number of comments and then there were other times that many blogs were created about a subject. It also shows what subject was interesting to the class and what ones weren't as interesting. 

The one blog that I did enjoy was the cool pose subject that we talked about in class. That's also the topic that I'm covering in the group project. Seeing the differences in the way people dressed and acted back in the 90s to where we are today is very interesting. Following a group like the Fab 5 and how they were able to become a cultural icon.

Overall this has been one of my favorite classes over this semester because of the differences it had with my other classes. Dr. Spencer fueled discussion and wanted to know what we thought on the subject, which is just as important as what she was teaching us. 

Conclussion- Kody Burlingame

Sport and gender was a class that I found interesting and informational. I learned a lot about the many situations that involve sport and gender. I enjoyed the class because it was different then any other class that I have had before in BG. I like how there was a lot of discussion instead of Dr. Spencer talking for the whole period. That made it so the students would participate and give their own opinion about the different topics for the day.

What really sparked my interest in the class was talking about the "cool pose". I enjoyed this topic because it involved my favorite basketball player of all time, Allen Iverson. I found it interesting that he was a major influence on the cool pose because of his style of play, his tattoos, cornrows, baggy pants, flat bill hats, and jewelry. To know that his style compared to everyone else's is unique and different is one of the reasons why I enjoyed watching him play.

I also enjoyed learning more about Michael Jordan and the impacts he has had on the sports world. It was interesting how we not only discussed what impacts he has had, but also how he is seen be others and that he always has to have a certain classiness to him. In my opinion Jordan is by far the best NBA player to ever play and I don't see anyone overcoming him. Having discussions about Michael Jordan is always fun to me and I like hearing what other people have to say about him.

This class is the first class that I have had to do blogs for. It made me really think about the topics and voice my opinion about them, which I have never really done before. I like how the blogs were opinionated and that I could write whatever was on my mind about the topics. I liked how I could comment on two blogs for points. I am not a fan on the journals and sometimes I do not know what to write about with blogs, so it was easier for me to comment on other peoples blogs. The class was energetic and talkative which made it fun. I enjoyed listening to how people felt about certain topics. I am more of a listener so I never really spoke out, but I am a listener so I enjoyed listening to other people talk. Overall, I think this class was interesting and fun, and I only hope that my other classes match up to this one.

Ryan Hetrick- Conclusion

During the Sport and Gender class I have learned so much more about different aspects of race, gender, equality, and persons with disabilities in sports. The best thing about this class was the freedom to speak and the amount of good discussion input given by everyone in the class. The most interesting discussion, to me, was the LeBron James discussion about the decision, because it is the topic I am most familiar with being a Cavs fans.

The blogging/journaling aspect of the class was also enjoyable to me. It gave students the freedom to continue discussions outside of class and on a more comfortable basis, where disagreements weren't fought over, but discussed. My favorite blog to write about was the typical body in athletics where I compared UFC fighters bodies to their skill levels.

The group project was a good project as well because the amount of freedom it gave us and I think everyone's presentations were very well done and seemed like everyone really knew their information.

I think this class has changed my judgments and has definitely caused me to think critically about issues in sports whenever they arise on ESPN. I would absolutely recommend this class and Dr. Spencer and Kara have both done a great job all semester.