Final week

It is already the final week. So many things have passed, some are good, some are bad.

I must admit that towards the last few weeks, the tempo has increased alot that I find myself needing to squeeze time to watch comedies just to allow myself to unwind. The act of unwinding itself is not an issue, but the workload is.

Still, there is one more required blog post, and I do not know what to make of it. Isn't there something memorable that I could write of?

I don't know. But to take this to an intellectual plane, I feel that I've somewhat missed the boat. There were so many things, so many questions that I wanted to learn but I've didn't. I wanted to ask Dr. Edwin so many things, but other students are equally wanting of his attention. I wish to satisfy my intellectual thirst for certain knowledge.

But it is alright.

What I've learnt is good enough. In time I'll be able to learn what I've missed, or what I might have overlooked. After all, in life learning achievements are all about measuring the intellectual progress that we have made as a student.

That is something worth as a thought for developing a teacher persona, and a scholar persona. Even if they're just of a low quality for now. They will, and they can, develop.

But this course is definitely one course that people can enjoy. And it should be enjoyable. I enjoyed every session in class. I hope my classmates feel the same.

Interestingly, a classmate of mine, Chan Kuo Wei, was able to sum it up nicely in his blog

http://kuowei85.blogspot.com with this.

What I have learned in this course:
1. various literary texts can be exploited for teaching purposes in the literature classroom. For example, a simple poem about teenage pregnancy can serve as a introduction into a text deals with similar issues
2. different genres of text provide insights into the author, cultural and societal background, creative usage of language and different styles of writing.
3. not all texts are written to be read by the eyes of the general public, which goes to show that literature may not be deliberate.
4. text interpretation is in the eyes of the reader, not the writer.
5. any form of literary argument can stand provided there is textual evidence to support it.
6. literature is meant to be enjoyed and experienced; and you cannot enjoy literature learning if you are late to class.
7. a teacher has to read, widely and extensively, to provide a wider perspective on literature and life. The reading habit has to cultivated among teachers before it can be among students.

Class life in EDU3234 with Dr. Edwin is good.