Learning Community

As far as the implementation of a learning community among the freshman class, I believe that it was a success. Even though we saw each other only Tuesdays and Thursdays we still created a bond in my opinion. By seeing each other we got to know one another fairly well, at least better than anyone else in our other classes. Being able to see the same group of people every Tuesday and Thursday created a very comfortable environment. Coming into college I was really nervous. Not so much about how well I would do or the classes I was going to be taking but the fear of the unknown. In high school I knew everyone in my classes on a first name basis. I’m sure that this wasn’t the way for many other students but I come from a very small town. This meant that literally everyone knew everyone. What is worse is that they didn’t just know your name but they knew exactly who you were, who you hung out with and what part of town you came from. Even though I hated growing up in a town like this it created a comfort zone and allowed everyone to have a huge support system. My graduating class definitely had its differences but we were all friends in a way. This is completely unlike going to college. I did have a few friends coming to SCSU also but they weren’t in any of my classes. The first few days were nerve racking because I was walking into unknown territory. This learning community allowed me to find a comfort zone at southern. I made friends with people almost by force because we spent so much time together. I think I’ll miss this idea of comfort and everything that came along with being in a classroom with people that I got to know really well.