We have many great students in our LLC that
contribute to our community. They have really gotten to know each other over
the past couple of weeks and have actually confessed that they are excited for
class and to be able to tell their stories during our biweekly “check-ins.”
These check-ins are a way for the mentor, instructor, and students to get to
know each other better through telling stories of the past week. Outside of
these check-ins, they frequently get together to work on homework for our
course and always come back with interesting stories of what has been happening
on their floor. While I could not just select one student to cover for this blog,
I can tell you about some of our great characters.
Nate is always questioning the status quo as well as
the meaning of many things in our course. When setting our course expectations,
he pushed the group to define the idea of respect so that we could honor each
person’s own definition of the word. Residents can learn from Nate not to just
accept things for how they are, but always push for improvements and clarification.
Charlie is a light-hearted participant in class. He
is always there to make fellow students laugh and look at the bright side of
the situation. Always noticeable by hair and skateboard, Charlie puts a smile
on my face every day in class. He always reminds me not to take life so
seriously and look for the humor in life’s small moments.
All and all, our LLC would be
nothing without our great students and their personality and our students can
say that the best. Nolan said this of the Communication and Conflict LLC; “The
setup of the classroom was the first thing that caught my eye. With one glance, everything I thought I knew
about a college classroom setting was shattered. I am excited that the class is unconventional
and that there are strong personalities (in the group).” Couldn't have said it
better myself.
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