Monday, September 29, 2014
The Most Logical Choice
Waking up in the morning is a part of the daily routine that every student dreads. Having a course that challenges, evokes curiosity, and demands your attention makes that slightly less painful. What type of course could possibly make pulling yourself out of bed worth it? Philosophy of Logic. When thumbing through the course catalog, you might not be immediately drawn to a course with such a tedious sounding name. Students are failing to see that taking a philosophy course like logic is a true breath of intellectual fresh air during a day filled with subjects they've been taking since they were in Kindergarten. Every student wants a class with a light course load, interesting content and relativity to the real world that is taught by an understanding and intelligent teacher. Though the course load is often demanding and rigorous, the knowledge gained from the course and the relation to the real world is worth the work. Each day the teacher makes it clear that she is well versed in the topic she is discussing and creates an atmosphere that is free of judgement and open to questions. When walking into class, there is an anticipation over the whole class of what will be discussed that day. With the requirement of a philosophy course and the existence of a logic option there seems like no easier choice. If logic is beneficial to gaining knowledge for a student's future then student's should take logic. Logic is beneficial to gaining knowledge for a students future, so student's should take logic.
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In many ways, Mollie, this evaluation is heading in the right direction. I especially liked that you clearly stated the features of the class ("a light course load, interesting content and relativity to the real world that is taught by an understanding and intelligent teacher") that make it so good. As a reader, though, I found myself wanting more specific details to support these assertions. When you say the workload is "light," what does that mean? What's "interesting" about the content? How is the course relevant for real life? What behaviors does the teacher practice that indicate that she is intelligent and understanding? More development of these points would help your reader to understand not only WHAT you think about the course, but WHY you think what you think.
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