And so it ends...wow, its so hard to believe that this semester is over. It has all gone by so fast and it seems like just yesterday that we started. At first I was not too sure what to expect going into this class, yes I am an education major, but with it being interdisiplinary and me not getting certified, I often wondered what this class was going to be like. Well, I think it is safe to say that it was nothing like I every expected it to be. One of the first things that came to mind when I saw the syllabus and the fact that participation is so important, was oh my gosh I am going to fail because I hate talking out loud in class. And it did take me a while to feel comfortable enough with everything and everyone to want to participate and share what all I was thinking. What really helped me was when I did say something, I was not criticized or told that was a wrong answer, but instead there was always some kind of positive spin put on things which made me feel as though I knew what I was doing. In a past education class I had, participation was also important, however, when someone would share an idea or thought there were many times we were told we were wrong, and no thats not right. After hearing that both yourself and watching others ideas be put down, no one wanted to talk and I got in the habit of just trying to make it through the class without getting chosen to answer. However, I felt safe in the classroom and with the other people and wanted to tell them about my experiences and knew it was going to be ok. I do think that it helped though to have such a small class because it was much easier to talk when there were only a few listening instead of a whole lecture hall full of people. I am also amazed at how much I really did learn throughout the semester which I can take and apply it to what I want to do, even though it is not teaching. I know that there will still be the bad times when I am thinking...do I really want to do this, but I know there will also be those good times when I will think to myself, man I love what I am doing. I am glad this class went how it did, it was my favorite class to go to because I knew the time would go by quickly and we would never do the same things that we had done the class before. I am going to miss the humor and laughing that was always going on which made this so enjoyable. I guess this just goes to show that first impressions can be very wrong...