Even though I am doing more reading than I've done in a while, I am reading some quality stuff. My professors have chosen some excellent perspectives. From Plato to Toni Morrison, it is all interesting. And then, to be in class and analyze the content amongst my fellow classmates is also exciting. Well, I guess I should be honest, it is both exciting and nerve wracking... Not to go too far down the negative talk road, I sometimes doubt my relevancy to the discussion. I feel like I have a good idea but sometimes I get the sense that I am off track. I get this feeling, for exampe, if I make a comment and no one expands on it. And, I am especially in the hallows of Hell's doubt when I make a comment and there is that nervous dead silence immediately following.
Okay, I put that out there. I'm done with it. So a real positive about these classes is the applicability of the content. I feel like everything I am studying is relevant to my current engagement of community learning. It is exciting to pass it forward to the community. That, in itself, is fulfilling a dream for me. Someone said it is a humbling experience because you realize how much you don't know. I agree and I appreciate and respect it too. I look forward to the future. I have to admit, though, with all these great people who have thought about the process of education over the last few thousand years, I wonder why do we still have a screwed up educational system? I mean, really, how is that possible?
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