So I got word that I was voted in as a group leader today. I'm not really sure what I got myself into, but it should be interesting, none the less. Why did I decide to become a group leader? Well it actually was pretty easy decision.
After the first day of class, I realized that I was different than most of the kids that went to the front. I also realized that most of the class was different from the people that went to the front. Now I'm not picking on the kids that went to the front on the first couple of days, but it just seemed to me that they were taking this class waaaaay to seriously.
Again, don't get me wrong, I take my school work seriously, I get solid grades and do what it takes to get things done. But for some reason I just don't take things very seriously. I'm not sure exactly when this happened, but one day I just realized that I enjoy life a lot more if I have fun in everything I do.
In general I live a pretty stress free life. I'm not quite a hippy, but I try to not let things bother me. The only thing that ever really gets me worked up is bad drivers and competitive sports. But other than that I try to enjoy life and not let things get to me. I assume that there are quite a few kids that feel the same way I do. Because of this I decided to be a group leader.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
No class this week?
Yea so we don't even have class this week... So I don't really even know what to talk about...
He canceled class Wednesday and told us to watch Ratatouille in its place. I've already seen this movie, but I decided to watch it again to try and pick up on some of the leadership qualities in the movie. I found that the movie was completely different watching it from a different perspective. Remy really was a pretty good leader. I mean he single handedly changed Linguini's life by simply pulling on his hair.
The thing that kinda bothered me though, was that Remy always stood in the background. Why didn't he parlay the message to Linguine that he needs to be recognized. I applaud his humbleness, but if your a great chef, or great at anything, you need to get recognized. So the main thing I learned watching the movie a second time was that Remy needed to man up and come out from under the hat sooner rather than later... Yes the inspection people wouldn't like a rat serving them, but if the rat is a great chef, I'm sure the inspectors, and the customers, would let it slide...
He canceled class Wednesday and told us to watch Ratatouille in its place. I've already seen this movie, but I decided to watch it again to try and pick up on some of the leadership qualities in the movie. I found that the movie was completely different watching it from a different perspective. Remy really was a pretty good leader. I mean he single handedly changed Linguini's life by simply pulling on his hair.
The thing that kinda bothered me though, was that Remy always stood in the background. Why didn't he parlay the message to Linguine that he needs to be recognized. I applaud his humbleness, but if your a great chef, or great at anything, you need to get recognized. So the main thing I learned watching the movie a second time was that Remy needed to man up and come out from under the hat sooner rather than later... Yes the inspection people wouldn't like a rat serving them, but if the rat is a great chef, I'm sure the inspectors, and the customers, would let it slide...
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Another week down...
Yea I'm still trying to figure out this class.
Luckily this week, the teacher actually started to come. He seems like a pretty interesting guy. His teaching is really abstract, and sometimes he gets off topic, but for the most part he seems like a pretty awesome teacher. The one thing we did this week that really bothered me, was that we spent an entire class walking up front to shake his hand.
Now I understand the power of a good handshake, but I found this whole experience to be a waste of time. I mean most of us have already taken AgEcon 331, so we all know how to shake hands... After class though, I wondered if maybe we failed to catch the point of this entire exercise.
Dr. Feinberg has long said that he was going to be a bad leader at the start of the semester. He says that it is our job to make him a good leader. I have yet to come up with a way to do this, however I think that this weeks class though would of been a good start. Why didn't I say something to him? Was he expecting someone to call him out on such a pointless exercise. After class I started to think that this was his whole point, and that simply the whole class missed out.
Maybe next time I'll catch on a little earlier and be man enough to say something.
Luckily this week, the teacher actually started to come. He seems like a pretty interesting guy. His teaching is really abstract, and sometimes he gets off topic, but for the most part he seems like a pretty awesome teacher. The one thing we did this week that really bothered me, was that we spent an entire class walking up front to shake his hand.
Now I understand the power of a good handshake, but I found this whole experience to be a waste of time. I mean most of us have already taken AgEcon 331, so we all know how to shake hands... After class though, I wondered if maybe we failed to catch the point of this entire exercise.
Dr. Feinberg has long said that he was going to be a bad leader at the start of the semester. He says that it is our job to make him a good leader. I have yet to come up with a way to do this, however I think that this weeks class though would of been a good start. Why didn't I say something to him? Was he expecting someone to call him out on such a pointless exercise. After class I started to think that this was his whole point, and that simply the whole class missed out.
Maybe next time I'll catch on a little earlier and be man enough to say something.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Whata class...
I'm not gonna lie, yesterday's class was one of the oddest experiences of my life. I live a rather odd life as it is, so for this to trump all of my other classes is quite the accomplishment. Why was this class so odd? Well its actually pretty simple. The teacher didn't show up.
When we came into class we found papers on the desks explaining what we were supposed to accomplish during the class. For the first half hour or so everyone expected a teacher to come and save the day. When people started realizing that the teacher wasn't coming, they started to panic. Why kids act the way they do, is something I'll never figure out.
For some reason the fact that the teacher didn't show up reallllly bothered some kids. A couple of the people up front were seriously freaking out. Now I realize that I don't care about school as much as some students, but I found this whole day rather interesting.
I found it interesting that some of the kids felt so compelled to go to the front and try and lead our class. I appreciate their efforts, and applaud their leadership, however I cant figure out what they were expecting to accomplish without any guidance. Leadership is impossible if you have no where to lead, and yet these kids were trying to lead...
The whole day was just interesting. Some kids found it pointless, and some kids allowed the class to annoy them, however I found it interesting to see all of these kids go up and try to lead us, especially since we had no where to go...
When we came into class we found papers on the desks explaining what we were supposed to accomplish during the class. For the first half hour or so everyone expected a teacher to come and save the day. When people started realizing that the teacher wasn't coming, they started to panic. Why kids act the way they do, is something I'll never figure out.
For some reason the fact that the teacher didn't show up reallllly bothered some kids. A couple of the people up front were seriously freaking out. Now I realize that I don't care about school as much as some students, but I found this whole day rather interesting.
I found it interesting that some of the kids felt so compelled to go to the front and try and lead our class. I appreciate their efforts, and applaud their leadership, however I cant figure out what they were expecting to accomplish without any guidance. Leadership is impossible if you have no where to lead, and yet these kids were trying to lead...
The whole day was just interesting. Some kids found it pointless, and some kids allowed the class to annoy them, however I found it interesting to see all of these kids go up and try to lead us, especially since we had no where to go...
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