Topic: Initial Thoughts about Colloquium
There’s so much negative stigma about Colloquium. Many of my friends are older than me so they all gave me their opinions on the course. People told me that the professors were unqualified, the material is biased, the service learning is useless, and that the class shouldn’t be mandatory. There’s even a Facebook group out there called “Colloquium: Give Us a Choice.” I had a hard time forming my own opinion about the course since I was surrounded by a single opinion. I always told myself, “just get it over with.”
It wasn’t until recently that my attitude toward the class changed. A friend (who took the class during Summer A) told me how fun and awesome the class was. She showed me her pictures from field trips and told me stories from her class. She told me things I never heard before – you take really cool field trips that bring you close to Florida wildlife, you can do service learning with classmates, and the journals are submitted electronically. After hearing all of that, my opinions instantly changed, and I’m really excited for the class. I think the class will be really informative and actually kind of fun.
