What I'm Thinking...

So, there's only a few weeks left of Mass Communication class now. Time is going by very quickly and the homework is starting to slow down. All I have left for this class is this blog and my "last word" letter. I have learnt a lot in this class so far. It really seems surreal that I have learnt so much in only three months. I can remember my first day of this class, and I was so excited yet so scared at the same time. Mark came into the class all happy and energetic and it just really made my day. I really thought that I would enjoy this class. At the same time I was terrified because of all the freedom he was giving us. I wasn't used to working like that. I have always been taught to work on rules and outlines. So, when we were going over our course syllabus I really didn't like the fact that every assignment said, "Make them as short as possible and as long as needed." I worried about how long everything was supposed to be, because it never actually said a specific length. But, now I completely understand it and I'm fine with it. I am more now capable of judging for myself how long an assignment should be.
One thing that we definitely had in this class was freedom. I, personally, think we had a little to much freedom for my liking. Nothing was ever completely outlined for us and we didn't really know what Mark wanted. He had me confused as heck at times because I really didn't know what he wanted. But I was able to discuss the assignment with classmates and figure out on my own what I needed to do. I just wished that there was a little more structure in the class, but I guess that is the way Mark likes to work.
If I had to pick one word to describe this class it would definitely be "chaotic." This class was like one big chaotic mess. And I'm not saying that that's a bad thing either. I think it was good for Mark to give us some freedom. It gave us the opportunity to learn for and from ourselves. We were able to explore our own thoughts and ideas and create finished assignments that were 100 % us. It's just a little more guidance would have been nice at the time.
I don't know about others, but I, grew mentally from this class. I have learnt how to think more on my own and that I don't need someone there (like teachers) to babysit me, while I do my work. Really, I just have discovered more about myself, like how I think and work. And in a way this class has made me a little bit wiser and grown up.
Growing up is what life is all about. Life teaches us a lot of life lessons. And as we begin to get older we learn from every little event. So, I am glad that I have learnt so much from this class and I thank you Mark and Ian for everything you have taught me. And I look forward for our last few classes together.