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What I Learned In The Hutchins Program

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Assessing the Learning Process When I first started in the Hutchins program, I was nervous. I heard it was a lot of work, reading, writing and reflection. Especially for transfer students, you miss out on the real Hutchins experience when you do not go through lower division. I always thought being a transfer student would benefit me, and I was not going to let these rumors change my mind. I do not mind reading and writing, and I was interested to see what the reflection was going to be like. I have had a hard time figuring out what I want to do in my life, picking a major was hard enough. I was drawn to Hutchins, mainly for it range and broad options. It is a department and program about becoming a better, more well rounded person. That …show more content…

I loved it and I was so excited to be a part of it. We reflected on what we thought about it, and what we were excited t get out of Hutchins. “While reading and learning about the Hutchins Program, I enjoy that there is an emphasis on being your own thinker. Becoming an adult that is a critical thinker of the world, learn about cultures, be able to have an opinion about what is around you.” I have learned so much through this process both from material and about myself. I struggled in the beginning to adapt to this learning style and push myself. Looking back I see that in my work I only scratched the surface, I did not dig deeper or challenge myself to open up and learn more. As I look back, I also wish I had more time to dedicate to my school work. My own circumstances of working my way through school, has made it a challenge to balance both parts of my life, I could have done more. However I have loved every Liberal Studies class I have taken and I am so beyond of myself and what I have …show more content…

My voice always shakes and my presence shows how nervous I am. I used to try and avoid them at all costs. I would freeze up and forget some of my points, or my delivery would impact my project. It was discouraging because I would put in so much work for the project and in the end, my confidence in presenting was what hurt me. I was, and still am, great at prepping and organizing my material for presentations. My problem I run into is time management, and organizing my thoughts. I can go through what materials I want to use, but how I want to use them was hard for

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