I think that a lot of us, my self included, feel a little lost or more so maybe unmotivated. I understand that coming into this class is hard. Its by far the most different thing that I have ever done. These classes challenge me in a different way, not so much of a competition with other but more so competition with my self. They challenge to really think about things and develop skills not only in all three classes but for life in general. I think that with debating we learn how to better our speech and to better defend our arguments. In writing how to find better research and defend our arguments better with actual sources. I think that we all just so use to being in a environment that is based on grades and it does not matter what you got also as you did good.
I think the issue we all had with doubt also comes from our old grading system. You would work "hard" get a good grade and then forget about it, just move on to the next topic to get the best grade you could on that. With this is forced us to really think about something and made us go in depth about something. And am not going to lie and say that I didn't get frustrated or annoyed or even angry, because I did. But I think that it is a good lesson, its just a hard one - like any important lesson in life.
I think that this class has a more "realistic" view on things. In the real work, meaning when we are out of university, you wont get a gold start every time you work on something. It takes people years of working in a low position to getting promoted. And even if you work is acknowledge, usually, it wont be very much more so kind of like getting one point. Life isn't about getting a gold star and a kiss on the forehead for doing your homework every week. This is real life where things don't always make sense but we learn from them one way or another. And I believe that is what our professors are trying to do.
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