Monday, April 20, 2009



So you want my input on this class? Well there were a lot of things i liked and some things i didn't like. I guess i will start off with the things i did like. I did like that Mr. Gasparo was a younger teacher. you can relate better to him than most teachers. I also appreciated his sarcasm, it lets us know that its okay to joke and that he didn't take himself too seriously. I also liked the argument essay idea, with the exception of it being very long, the fact that i got to choose what to write about was awesome! i just graduated high school and i never got the opportunity to do that before in a class. I also liked the videos he showed in class a lot! they both got my interest...They made me think and "sicko" in particular got me angry. Ha Ha! The fact that he makes his students think is really good. Not many teachers do that anymore. they just teach by the book and never give their students the opportunity to seriously think about things. Its absolutely terrible!


Now on to the things i didn't like...

I didn't like how many assignments He gave us at once. I work full time, IT STRESSED ME OUT! I mean i know those things need to be done but it was so overwhelming. Also I wasn't to keen on how everything was done on blackboard. I'm computer savvy and all but i still get confused with certain things. There was too much uploaded onto blackboard it became way too complicated to find things. Also as far as the things he had posted on there for us to read and bring to class and what not i felt like even when we did it wasn't used. We read it but never really learned anything from it. Same goes for the handbook. I feel there was no reason for me to have purchased it in the first place.


Overall i liked this class though, He is definitely one of my favorite teachers at tcc so far. As far as English 112 goes, Expect to see my name on his list. He made this class fun and interesting and helped it keep my attention. Ha ha! okay see that's where i wanted to end this blog. See that's another thing. We have to write a certain amount of words and then i start feeling like I'm having to force this paper. its done, its good and if i keep writing I'm only going to make it worse. Hmm..... I guess i will have to think of more things. oh man. I'm so out. I guess another thing that could be improved is having more examples of the papers we need to write or even giving us more time in class to work on our papers. I mean cause its like i said most work full time and when we get spare time we are less motivated. So if we had some extra time in class it would be awesome!.


and hey if you don't want my opinion there are so many more opinions at http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/

there you can find other students opinions on just about every professor here at tcc, or any other college or university.

also if you liked this blog i have a myspace were there are several more about topics i have chosen its www.myspace.com/crazyboutyou just beware i talk about several issues that have a tendency to make other people feel uncomfortable


Anyways, I personally advise that if you don't take yourself too seriously and your not an uptight person that you take Paul Gasparo's class. He is a good instructor, just make sure you don't ask stupid question. Ha ha! Also make sure you can handle the work load.