Overall Class Reaction

I really didn't know what to expect when I signed up for this class. I was curious to see how things were going to be set up, and how we were going to learn about teaching literature to students. After taking 4790, I wasn't entirely out of the loop, but was very excited to see how that class can be tied into 4800.

I am so relieved that we went over the literary theories and got to know them much better in this class. Although I am no professional, I feel like I've scratched the surface of what can become a great learning experience for adolescents. Additionally, I have decided to keep all three of the texts we had for this course. I sat in my room looking through each of them trying to figure out which one I could live without. Unfortunately, I couldn't find one that would not be useful for my in the future. It's definitely a good source to have but I won't be getting any money back in return for them. Oh well. I figured I would regret it later if I didn't take advantage of all the sources, activities, and information each of these books contained.

Overall, I feel this was a great experience for me as a near future educator. I glad this class was my last English course to take before my student teaching as well. This way, everything will be fresh and ready to use in the classroom I intern for.

Todd, you were also a great teacher. I like how you set up our classroom atmosphere and made it comfortable for everyone from day 1. You really treated us like professionals, and because of that we all were able to get as much out of your class as possible, and learn many new things to bring to the classroom.