Well it's time for my final blog.
We were told we could do a sort of "wrap up" of the semester, so that's exactly what I'm going to do.
I entered this class not knowing quite what to expect, besides hearing from multiple sources that it was going to be "challenging." I'd definitely agree with that assessment, but I'd also add that it has been worthwhile. I sometimes feel that I'm learning the same aspects of journalism over and over again in all of the journalism classes I've taken. While there has been a bit of an overlap in 420 as well, I really do feel that I've learned many techniques in this class that have and will continue to mold me into a better writer and copy editor. Although my grades on the difficult weekly quizzes frustrate me, they also force me to learn from my mistakes.
As it says in the syllabus, "If your motivation in this course is the grade you might receive and not the learning you'll require, you need to reevaluate your motivation. Nobody gives you a letter grade on a job; it's pass-fail. I don't want to put an emphasis on grades. I want to emphasize learning. That's what will stay with you long after yo leave this campus." I feel like this excerpt explains the main idea behind the class perfectly. I'm usually very grade-conscious and this class forced me to push that aside and focus on the bigger picture. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I do feel like this class will stick with me longer than other classes do because it forced me out of my comfort zone and taught me a lot along the way.
