This class was very interesting throughout the semester. It generated a lot of discussion on a wide range of topics. I enjoyed the discussion for a couple of reasons. First, the discussions kept class entertaining. In a lot of classes here at Bowling Green the professor just lectures during the whole class, and when they often try to get a discussion going it fails. In this class the issues that were discussed were somewhat controversial, which led to many varying opinions on the topics. Second, students were encouraged to share their opinions, and no ones opinion was ever attacked. It was good to see that everyone's opinions were respected because in the real world that is often not the case. My favorite article was the favorite athlete article. It was very interesting to see how much professional athletes would pay to see other professional athletes. It was also interesting because you could kind of infer that just because an athlete plays a certain sport, does not mean that it is their favorite sport. Growing up my favorite sport was baseball, and it was also the sport I was the best at.
I think the blog was a great tool used in the class. It generated discussion on some things not covered much in class, and it also allowed students to expand on issues discussed in class. I often wrote comments instead of blogs because I could see someone's opinion and their thought process behind it. Then I could give my opinion related to the topic and how it compared to the person who wrote the initial blog. The grading for the blogs could have been kept up with better, but overall the blogs were a great tool to use in this course.
-Derek Brewer
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