Usually classes leaving a lasting impression on a person that is usually negative. When you ask someone what they rememeber about a class, they usually say that it was horrible, the teacher was mean, or that there was a lot of work. But for me, I have had several classes that have left positive impressions on me.
When I took Western Civilization at Purdue I thought it was gonig to be a horrible class. The book we used was a book that the professor wrote so he knew the material like the back of his hand. It was my first time learning about Wester Civilization History so I was nervous. But I have to say it was probably one of the best classes I have ever taken.
The lectures where just that, a lecture. The professor would talke for 2-3 hours straight about facts, but he wouldn't just talk about facts. He would link everything that we had learned back to each other. He talked about how action 'A' affected action 'B' and how that resulted in 'C'. On the tests he wouldn't test how well we could memorize facts but how well we could relate what we had learned to other parts of history.
This method of relating facts to each other actaull helped me to rememeber more information about Wester Civ then I thought I would have. It also gave me the skills to look deeper into the topic and ask why. This class changed the why I viewed general education classes. It showed me how important these classes were.
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Have you seen any of the information or skills from Western Civ class come up in your culinary classes? So much of food is tied to culture and I've often heard the chef instructors here give "history" or "culture" lessons as they teach about certain dishes or types of foods.
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