Review

I have been reviewing most of my classes the last couple days, what I like, what I don't like, that sort of thing. Personally, I really enjoyed my religion class, and it was probably the one I learned the most from this semester. (Now I just hope that my test reflects that). The class started with defining religion, which was really good because I didn't realize how one sided my definition was. I also like that it can be defined as worshiping anything, not just a god, but a team or group. People are considered a bit eccentric for worshiping a football team, but they can do it. We then went on to discuss what a pilgrimage is and the different common religions that include pilgrimage. I liked how the class was taught. I thought it was very interactive, which is helpful to most students. I really like the idea of blogging instead of writing formal papers, and I think it has less pressure for both the teacher and the student. For me, watching videos and relating a pilgrimage to myself as well as pop-culture helped further my understanding of some of the terms in the class. It was also very entertaining to see what other people came up with for their own projects, and even differing views on similar things, like the same book. I would say the one thing I didn’t like about this course is the reading of Siddhartha, not that it wasn’t a good book. It just didn’t capture my attention very quickly and I was pushing to read it the entire time. However, I’m glad I read it because it helped me understand some of the course material, but I somewhat wish it could have been a different book that I would have enjoyed more. That does often happen with classes and its to be expected.