Reflecting on Winter Term
Winter term is, essentially, a refresher course in things we should already know. Or, at least, that's how I see it. Having already learned how to use Photoshop in IMED, and learned the in's and out's of the Microsoft Office suite in a high school business course, there are many moments during winter term that feel forced or unnecessary. Still, it's helpful to get reacquainted with the programs from time to time and, in the slow pace, minimal stress environment of winter term, it is actually rather enjoyable. That being said, the material and assignments are mostly mindless, occasionally crossing over into being nothing more than time killers. At this point in time, the whole point of doing the college thing is not to waste time, but it seems each class I attended in winter term was composed of 10% work and 90% goofing around. I would try to add some depth to the winter term courses. They should be challenging, thought provoking, maybe even encourage some group work during the IMED course. However, I feel this sentiment will not be shared by my peers. People seem to enjoy winter term for how it eases them back into classes, allows them to have a little fun, and doesn't stress them out. It's only two weeks, so as a refresher I guess it's good enough for me as it is.
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