Suggestions

I'm actually going to miss taking this class. I think I enjoyed it more than I thought I did, because I'm kind of sad about leaving it. I liked the small class and everyone in it. And I looooved the books we read. The only one I can say that I could have done without is the Angela Carter short stories. I had trouble getting into most of them. I thought her writing style was far too wordy for a writer from so recent an era. I liked that her stories were original interpretations of old fairy tales; that was pretty interesting. However, I felt that it was the least interesting text that we read as a class.

I also think the blog idea should be kept for future classes. I really liked having to think about things I wanted to write, and working my way through my thoughts about the works we read. I feel like having to put my thoughts down in writing helped me better understand exactly what conclusions I wanted to form about the books and other things involved in class. So I don't think the blog should be gotten rid of. I do think that it would be more effective for a broader range of students if direct questions were posted first for the students to address specifically. This would also help everyone have something in mind to talk about for discussion the next day, and people wouldn't have an excuse not to speak up because you know they have already put thought into the topic. Just a suggestion...