Blast from the past

So today in class I couldn't help feeling a little bit of deja vu. We spent the day walking around campus taking pictures with our trust wakerly cameras. armed with our orders for framing with the magic of the rule of thirds we went out in groups to capture our photo stories.

I felt particularly confident in completing todays assignment. Mainly because I have done the assignment before. It seems that digital storytelling and editing have a bit of an overlap. Now, don't get me wrong, I love this. I think it is great to review what we have done in past classes and maybe improve upon the grades we got on them originally.To be honest I did feel like the pictures I took today were a lot better then the ones I took this time last semester simply because I knew what to do.

A wise professor once said that college students are like Etch-a-sketch's. Meaning that as soon as finals are over, they give their heads a shake and everything is erased. Well, Dr.Byers is not going to let that happen. By having us do similar assignments he is forcing us to remember what we have previously learned and apply it in our assignments. He is testing us, but in a different way then just multiple choice. He is demanding that we remember what we have learned.

I think that this is most important in journalism classes because they build upon each other. Each class we take builds upon the one before it. So, having the same assignment a semester later is actually a great idea. So thank you Dr.Beyers for making me remember.