Reflection On English 111

I’m not sure what my favorite part of class was this semester. I have so many moments to choose from. Could it be the awkward moments of silence when nobody could muster up any words to add to the “conversations” we were having with the professor? Maybe my favorite moment was when we watched the world get eaten by zombies during our rhetorical analysis of Dawn of The Dead, or when Mr. Gasparo popped out from the back of the class room on our first day of class?
Or was it the last day of class when we discussed hunting humans in China? It’s a tuff, I mean tough, choice.
For my first college class not taken online, this was quite a memorable experience for me. I have actually been home schooled most of my life, so stepping back in the class room at first seemed a bit difficult. There were many awkward moments in this class, and many intentional awkward silences as we waited for someone to speak up. I think everyone in the class knows what I mean when I say, we are not really sure how to answer most of Paul’s questions! I think everyone who stuck it out, really learned something though. Paul’s enthusiasm (plus a little sarcasm) in his teaching, was evident. He truly cares and really wants his students to learn. I made plenty of friends in this class. I learned a lot about people and other points of view. I got to see how important it is to not be ignorant, in Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference” and learned about humans turning into bugs by reading Kafka’s “Metamorphosis.” We didn’t just study composition, but Mr. Gasparo made sure we were learning about life in general.
He was always willing to help us in anyway that he could, and just wanted to see a little dedication. I enjoyed the writing and the assignments we were given. He always gave us some freedom on what to write about, and was there to give us advice. He was very respectful and careful not to offend anyone, especially those of us who couldn’t handle “Dawn of The Dead.” I enjoyed this class very much. It was a lot of writing, and a lot of work. But in the end I feel like a learned a lot more because of it. Every time I left class a felt a little bit smarter, and a little more stressed, because of all the homework Mr. Gasparo had assigned. Through all of this though, I was happy to be in his class. Never once did I feel like I needed an easier version of English 111, I liked all the work, it challenged me. Because of this English 111 class I might start blogging, and I will definitely start writing more often. I feel like I learned so much in his class and definitely would recommend his class to anyone who is looking for a challenging way to learn composition.