Reflection Blog

So, apparently, I'm not cut out for online classes.

I guess there's something about the physical classroom environment that really works for me. Maybe it's the fact that the teacher is constantly reminding students of work to be done rather than students having to go online to find that they've already missed a due date...

Anyway, I felt it was a good experience overall. I learned what it's like to make a group project without ever meeting anyone in it. Also, I learned a lot about my supposed "Internet" generation. However, my everyday experience with others my age contradicts a lot of what is talked about in articles about the virtual world. Or, perhaps, I don't run into many of those people in my day to day life because they're busy at home on their computers. I mean, how could someone get their character from 70 to 80 and fight the Lich King if they're hanging out at school? They can't. They're living their other life. I'm still not sure I completely agree that my generation is more tech-savvy than the last, but I can understand the argument. Unfortunately, just because people are spending a lot of time in front of a computer on the Internet, it doesn't mean that they're doing anything more than checking their Facebook and Myspace accounts.

I just wish I had spent more time on this class than I did. I feel like I shouldn't even pass it, considering the amount of work I put into it versus my other classes. I think I'll be sad whether I pass the class or not. If I pass, I'll feel like I didn't earn it, and if I don't, then I'll obviously be upset about not passing a class.

I don't know much, but I know to avoid online classes in the future. Even though I really like the idea of them, my personality doesn't allow me to be able to keep with all the maintenance that's required.