Week 3

I got it. I did only week 3 reading, during week, 3 all week! Week, week, week. But seriously, my concerns about playing catch up are over, (fingers crossed). Now I have a medium-huge reading load as opposed to just a huge one. The thing about it is, this is what I want to learn, my readings are not a pain in any sense. Looking back at week 3, I was bathed in relief, I was getting accustomed, I was back in school.

I did experience a bit of a blindside this week. Dr. A gave us a deadline for our first reflection paper. The premise of this work was to tie together our "Essentials In Comparative Politics" book. You heard me right, I already finished a TEXT BOOK. Not a comic, nor dime novel, but a text book. My biggest difficulty on this assignment was not going well over the approximate 5 page length. I looked at the balance of freedom and equality through governments, while considering how modernization has effected the two liberties. I cannot wait to get my feedback returned on this. I enjoy what I have been able to glean from the comparison analysis style. From here we will be doing case studies (more like individual country studies) over 13 differing states. Should be neat.

Now, I am feeling a little bit of difficulty getting feedback and/or receiving consistent feedback. I try to envision the professors side of the computer screen for these classes. So many discussion posts to read, not glaze over, but read for content and style. The same goes for the reflections that we have been doing as well as responding to current affairs. I do get that they have a lot going on. Yet, I will remain praying to the dry erase board gods for more feedback in the days to come. I can refine my technique readily, if need be. Professors, does need be?