Time flies by so fast it seems like college now class just started a few days ago. I can’t believe that today will be my last day here. Of course, I will miss the free lunch and metro card opportunity, however, I will miss being in a college class and working with my peers. It was a great experience, to work and meet with classmates I never seen before. Class was just like a college environment where we listen to lectures in the morning and take notes individually. Then, we use what we were able to grasp from the lectures and put it in exercises and practice. To be honest, I never thought about Journalism being a major I would consider for my career. After taking this class, I had a clear understanding of what Journalism is and how it affects our life. I have a notebook filled with notes from the lectures and I have to admit that the presentation and notes provided from the professor, JeanMarie were great tip points to help us out through the course, and understand what Journalism is.
At first, I was really shy and didnâÂÂt want to do real reporting on the streets. It was really difficult for me to open up and have courage to do reporting. But after the practices we did, it got easier and became something fun to do. Not only did I develop better writing skills, I also gained extra writing techniques such as writing news article and opinion pieces. I was able to compare articles we read in newspaper, to the essays we write in school, and realize how different they were in terms of writing style.
Before this course even began, I was nervous that I wouldnâÂÂt be able to catch up with the class and learn in a fast pace. But when class had been starting for weeks already, I realized that Professor was capable of teaching us in depth and in a pace where every student is able to follow. I love how she would elaborate in depth and make sure we were able to understand the concept. To be honest, I was never confused with the lectures she gave and it helped a lot for workshop in the afternoon and other exercises. The most important thing is that I donâÂÂt feel pressured by the Professor and thatâÂÂs what I want college class to be. I love how I can do my work independently, and Professor will be there to help me out.
Normally, I donâÂÂt really like to read the newspaper, but after taking this class, we were required to read certain articles from different news company and be quizzed the next day. It became a habit for me to actually pick up a newspaper in the morning to glance at upcoming news.
On some certain days, Professor will invite editors and staffs from different news company to give us a speech about their career in Journalism world. This was really helpful and relevant to what we are learning and it was a great experience to actually talk to people who write news for us everyday. It gives us a chance to compare how each company work.
Altogether, I really enjoyed being in this class and it was a fun and great experience. I will definitely miss every moment in this class.