31 March 2009

I am truly excited for the great opportunity that our course presents us all. It is an honor to work in three university collaboration for one course. The readings have been interesting, and I look forward to the connections of the past and present. In particular the 1993 Washington DC Folklore Festival to the present-day situation and how we can apply these texts to 2009.

An experimental class is great to be a part of. There are so many classes that we have all had in our past where we don’t agree with the course material or how the professor teaches. I urge all of you to take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity. We should be grateful that Dr. Horowitz is so open to feedback throughout the quarter. I mean, heck I changed my major because I didn’t like the curriculum. We can now enjoy this class, as well as improve it for our future colleagues. As I step into the classroom, I am faced with a problem, a question that cannot be totally solved. This is bias that I am speaking of. I am worried that I will come in with a bias to one side of the conflict, as will many of us. I ask you my fellow student how should we as a class collectively work to be unbiased as possible?