1/27/13

Peers Based Learning



As for class on Wednesday 23, I was running late and didn't get a chance to go to class. I would like to apologize for the two members in my group for not being there. But I would like to reflect on what I at least think about peer based learning. For one, it is great for friends who get together and learn for each other. For my chemistry class, me and some of my friends are having study groups and help each other with their homework and ideals that we didn't understands. Sometimes learning from a different person not including the professor could help the student understand the materials better. They have a different angle and prospective for the understanding of a problem. Sometimes things that are easy for you are not so easy for other people. Peers can also help teach you shortcuts or tricks to help understand things better. For one, I like to use acronym to remember things. Or have something funny so I can remember things by. Learning from peers can teach you crazy things that you can and will always remember. 

String Game

January 9, 2013

String Games

Eager and scared at the same time, this was the first day going back to school. This morning did not go as well as I would want it to but manage to survive through it. Calculus class begins with three assignments that were due the next time we were supposed to meet. "One more class" I thought to myself. Walked into my English class, sat down and got instruction from Lacy (the professor) who told the class to grab a string about three foot long, tie a knot, and go back to our seats. Not going to lie, I thought this was weird at first. We were handed papers and were to teach our self this new thing called "String Games." Thinking to myself, I was wondering how this has to do anything with English and what was really going on. Truth of the matter is that string games have everything to do with this English class. It teaches you that even if you fail at first, just don't give up and try it again. There are no consequence if you were to do something wrong.  At first I was having such a hard time with it, but as I keep going at it, it became much easier. “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way” (Babe Ruth). Also the game teaches you to give it a try. If you never try it, how do you know if you don't like it? This is what I think the purpose of the string game was.