class
This week in class, Mr. M tried out something new. He wanted to try a technique where for the first part of the class he didn't, for the most part, say a word. The expected outcome was that we would all come together and work as a unit, critically thinking and problem-posing our way into learning. From what I got out of it, we just restated what we learned in our homework, and only a few people in the class really vocalized. I tried to but I'm way too jaded I think for all of that. Instead of everyone coming together, the people who were already the most likely to participate in class took charge of the situation. Not to say that that's bad, it helped them get some things down that they really might not have understood, however it didn't offer a lot of room for people who aren't as comfortable expressing themselves like that.
Home
During my week at home, I spent a good amount of the time working due to various problems with other employees, putting me in the position of taking over their shifts. Over the weekend though, I had some free time, which I spent doing stupid math homework and finishing up some work for my Eng comp class. On Sunday I got a break when me and a few friends rode up to a town called Jim Thorpe in Lehigh County. It's very nice up there and was a welcome change from looking at Upper Darby all day, with people smiling and a lot of color, opposed to a seemingly constant gray. I went to coffee shops and a bookstore where I picked up a few books on various philosophical propositions.