My favorite thing about the class was the book. It seemed like the readings each week were directly applicable to whatever was occurring at the time in my life. The style it was written in makes it very easy to read and follow along with and relate to. It addressed all aspects of relationships including: aspects such as discovery of self, attachment styles, the different stages of friendships, recurrent tensions that may happen and possible ways to address them, the different stages of romantic relationships, the different stages of families, etc.
My least favorite thing about this class was the absence of a direct study guide for the testing. I feel like there were general definitions provided to review but I do not feel like they were always applicable to the testing as there were dates and names that were not included but randomly thrown in. As I stated above, I really enjoyed the readings and I studied the provided suggestions but I got a C on the first test and was absolutely devastated. The fact the final has nothing provided for testing worries me greatly.
I think the only thing that the class would need improvement on would be the study guide issue. I felt like the teacher and materials were great but I feel like the testing was sometimes not relevant to the important points of the chapter.
Is it always amazing when a class seems to sync up with your life? There were definitely some weeks when what I was learning in this class helped me with a personal matter I was dealing with. I'm glad you really enjoyed the whole book and the readings and found them useful. It's a great feeling when a class can actually people applied to your personal life and help you over the course of the semester. Nice post!
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on the book. I think the book was put together extremely well. It detailed great information and really broke down the idea of communication as it relates to the real world and the relationships. Especially as it relates to work, families, and romantic relationships, illustrating how little changes or conflicts can drastically impact outcomes of the relationship itself.
I agree with you about the study guides. I wish we would have had a chapter test every week, as the material was not to hard to understand or learn but when you have a 4 or 5 chapters being tested, sometimes the tests picked out the most specific fact, and quizzed on it. It is hard to cover that much ground when the quizzes are being so granular.
I really liked how the book threw in quotes and stories from real people’s lives. It made it so much more engaging and made me want to learn about what they were relating to. I definitely agree with you about the study guide issue. I got a C on a test or two after studying for hours and I was so disappointed. The fact that I had the book in front of me and double checked my answers only made the grade seem worse. I’m not going to lie, the fact that there’s nothing being stated to specifically study for the final worries me a little
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