In Global Education this year Mr. Fielder has taught me many of things....
The big thing we learned this year was that this class required a lot of homework, because the more homework you do and the more papers you write the more your mind expands.
A thing this year I thought was really cool was margin-noting our notes. Before when I needed to study for a test and we got a packet I would just read it once and not understand it, or I would try to memorize parts of it. But now asking questions and summarizing on the sides really helps me learn the info better. It also helped me stay on task.
I also have developed a passion for reading from all the news articles and things we had to read. Before this class my reading reminded me of Free-Taco-Fridays at the Bench Pub, I ease into getting a couple but after that first bite I don't know when to stop. That is another thing Mr. Fielder has helped me get better at Similes. Ever since we did the "First day of school" essay and I used my example about my pants smelling like rotten mayonnaise, I love using similes and metaphors in my writing because when I use it I try to add humor.
But by far the most fun thing we did this year was the debate on the Rwandan Genocide, because of all the different parties blaming each other and arguing. Leading up to it our class didn't know what we were going to say because it was so sad when we learned all the info about what happened during the genocide. Also when we watched Hotel Rwandan which was a tearjerker and made me recognize what I take for granted living in a nice city with everything I need.
Though we did a lot of Blogs I found it was nice to let my feelings out finally about things I held inside. I always wanted to have a blog and when i found out we got to make our own, I knew it was going to be fun. My favorite part about blogs are that you can never be wrong because it is what you believe, because I'm not the best at writing essays in school.
Another thing I use when I'm writing essays that Mr. Fielder taught me is using pathos and ethos, the two have some similarities but overall they are good to use when trying to gain someone’s trust. It sounds kind of funny but in the game Fallout 3 you can chose to try and persuade someone while you talk to them, and when I feel it is necessary to use ethos or pathos I think of the game and how much of a chance I have of actually getting the persons trust. Reading the weekly articles and writing papers helped me get more in the news then I have ever been in my life. I love politics and this gave me basically a chance to be a politician, and I kind of liked having to be under pressure and have a certain feel of power.
These are skills that I will be able to use for the rest of my life and possibly in a future career.
P.s. Mr. Fielder is the best teacher in the history of mankind.
