One Semester Down, Seven To Go:Self Reflection

Over the past four months I have sat through countless lectures in several of my classes and have learned a great deal about my self as a student. For the most part, my classes have gone well and adequately taught me what was necessary. However, I find myself very disappointed with the Freshman Seminar course. This course seems to have been originally intended to help students become familiar with college and life at Howard University. Instead, this course should have been labeled Intro to African Studies. All we learned about was several African concepts and what it means to be black in America. I know that I attend an HBCU but that should help, not hinder, my learning experience. The blogs and group presentation are not a lot of work but they are a lot of work for a one credit course that will not be factored into our GPA if we pass. I did enjoy some of the lectures such as Dr.Carr's and the lecture about the African Burial Grounds in NYC. Overall, Freshman Seminar taught me about my culture and legacy as an African American student but it did not teach me what, I feel, it should have.