Pick a Blog, Any Blog

As always, there comes a point in the semester where Dr. Sexson asks us to specifically mention a fellow blogger's work that has influenced us in some way. And, much like every semester before, I am unable to choose just one person to recognize. Each and every blog has offered us something that we needed, and if any one of those blogs was missing, the map of the class would be altered irreparably. We would be at a loss. Sam's blog is a wealth of information, offering us a detailed record of Dr. Sexson's lectures as well as providing us all with so many outside references to dive into. Rio, our "resident geek", offers us an entirely new dimension to the class, transforming it from a simple lecture and note-taking atmosphere into an multimedia, interactive environment. Jon Orsi has gone mad, thankfully. His dedication to exploring certain themes or concepts in depth through the texts (especially Beckett) is something to be admired. James' blog reads as poetry and raises so many questions to ponder over. Sarah Burke's blog shows how much she is thinking about the themes in relation to life. I could go on and on, mentioning every blog and every classmate.

The wonderful thing about blogging in the class setting is that it allows us to see just how varied our classmates are. It allows us to learn from each other, to laugh even as we grow in all directions. Dr. Sexson's classes are far from the question-and-answer, fill-in-the-blank, mindless regurgitation of information courses that I have experienced in the class. We take charge of our own education , for ourselves, even as we follow our cult leader and his wisdom. =) I could hardly choose just one classmate, or one blog out of this riotous stream of information.