really late discussion summary

alright, so i've been a bad kid/student. at least in some respects. i was supposed to throw down my discussion summary on november 30th...oh man did not doing it affect my grade in fys. anyways...im gonna do the best i can.
i can't really remember what we discussed in class during my assigned discussion summary time, so i've opted to comment on a few things that i know for a fact we talked about the last couple of weeks of class.
first off...jamboree. it sounded so much cooler than it actually was. i think that the idea was really awesome...however nic was right when he warned us that it was mostly just a bunch of kids walking around with their heads down and trying not to make eye contact with anyone. but walking around i did see some pretty cool stuff...and i think our booth was one of the best out there! i really enjoyed making the video for our section...even though i embarrased my self a lot trying to cook. i think that the 3pm section came together pretty well and most of us pulled our own weight (however not the gigantic amount steph pulled) to make jamboree sucessful.
we had some conversations about the point of having a fys class, and if people enjoyed it or thought it was completely pointless. a few people in our class did not understand where the "human diversity" aspect fell into place. we talked about the discrepancies between different fys classes...for example, for some people, fys presented them with a tremendous amount of work...some were even given more work than they had in a 4 credit class. while our class, on the other hand, was not based a lot on homework and assignments but more on in class participation. i think that there definantly should be some sort of guideline for fys classes...maybe a set number of assignments everyone should be forced to do? i just dont think it's really fair to have no idea about the expectations of the class you pick (or have to pick because it's the only one that will fit into your schedule). I feel that some people were really gyped by their fys...and that just doesnt seem fair because it is a measly required 2 credit class.
however, on the other hand, i do think one of the good aspects of fys is giving freshmen the opportunity to form another core group of friends. while this doesnt succeed for all people, i think it's a really good idea. the small class size definantly alows you to feel a little more comfortable speaking in front of your peers.
all in all, i think fys isnt such a bad idea...there are just a few kinks that need to be worked out. i think that we could be forced into worse things...i now i didnt absolutely detest spending 50 minutes in nic's class twice a week. and we learned about some pretty interesting things...i enjoyed the assigned chapters from deep blues and in the country of country. some of the presentations were pretty cool too. however, i am a little dissapointed at just how long jamboree took...and how long the presentations did too. i really wished we would have spent a little more time discussing the books and the music that we listened to outside of class in class. but i realize that the time restraints are a little hard to work around.
anyway, i enjoyed fys, and wish i would've spoken up even more in class.
happy 2nd semester everyone!