summary stuff - reflective essay

So we brainstormed for the reflective essay, and I thought I would just jot down my ideas here, so I have them written down.

I think in my reflective essay I'd like to focus on my growth as not only a writer, but as a student who will eventually enter the "real world," (whether that exists or not is a topic of debate, but I'll leave it for now). I feel like the real value of this class has not been learning to write proposals or progress reports - I can reference that online and figure it out. The real value of English 201 is learning to work without strict guidelines but rather, fuzzy instructions, learning to work under the direction of someone whose belief system is completely out of the standard, "what is learning" box. I'm a science major (as I've said probably a 100 times in this blog), and I"m used to filling in bubbles; this class has been a growing experience for me. My reflective essay will focus on that growth, beginning with my initial frustrations and confusion. Admitidly, I fought hard against "self directed" knowledge, and this is evident in blogs that I will include to provide a starting point for my portfoilio. Then, as I grudgingly gave into the idea (if only in the pursuit of a good "grade"), I really began to grow. This will be evident in the quality of my proposal versus my progress report, versus my final project (I hope). My growth as a writer is clear in these projects, my growth as a thinker is clear in the blogs. Reading through the blogs, it's clear that I grew from a childlike frustration, to a more mature (if grudging) acceptance and openness to the challenges presented in self directed learning. Blogs that demonstrate this will be included.