What is the most important thing (if any) you have learned in the class of Political & Economic Geography?
My students' earnest, at times hilarious responses:
Christian: The needs of the elites in the society and the exploitation of peasantry in the world now and back then is very similar...without the suppression and exploitation we might not have changes in...the economy.
(I am seriously worried that this student of mine is a fascist-totalitarian in the making. He's brilliant but scary.)
Glaiza: ...explanation of how countries (became) rich and why others are poor became clear.
Nikko: I learned a lot from this very interesting class...I will admit that this subject is really a pain in the ass! But heck! It is good to be a part of it. The very important thing I've learned in this experience is the value of hard work, how important working hard is! I hope that some day I will learn to work hard!
Rosa: Equality - I mean, our opinion is always considered.
Rodelyn: Yung determinasyong mag-aral kahit suko na 'ko. He he he. Ang kagustuhang matuto kahit mahirap.
Crisanta: The single most important thing that I learned in clas was reading a lot. If you do not read then you will answer nothing. Reading three times the chapter would make us understand more the topic. It is hard to read but you should do it.
Raj: The most important thing I learned in this class is striving hard and exerting effort. I was used being "Happy-go-lucky" but it did not work in this class.
Maria: I must admit that this subject was really a tough one. Maybe because I'm not used to answering questions which I need to connect to the real world...how to analyze things/issues and be able to relate it with what is really happening in our world today.
Anna: The most important thing I have learned in class is about American hegemony...It is only now that I have learned that once upon a time the United States was an agricultural country as well. All along I thought that the US has (always been) industrialized from the start...I am also amazed that the US immediately (put together) all the ingredients to industrialize. And they were able to do it in avery short period of time.
Arlie: Devote more time on reading your text...criticize the information you have read...don't be afraid to ask questions...don't be content with what you've just heard!
Loraine: The location of a state is always a factor in its development.
Sherwin: I have learned the significance of political and economic history from the very beginning of the world up to this moment, even the possible future of many states.
(Well, we didn't exactly begin from the Big Bang...more like 5,000 years ago when people started living together in large numbers.)
Maricor: I learned that everything has a connection, from how war starts, how does war affect countries, functions of governmnt and so on.
Krisanta: In order to be able to compete and achieve economic development, underdeveloped and poor countries should not be contented with what they are receiving.
(And my favorite):
Daisy: I believe that there is no such thing as a superior race...I have learned that Europeans are not better than Asians. Asians are brighter than Europeans because in the 12th century the Chinese already developed medicine and paper-making. And I believe that Europeans overtook the Chinese because the Chinese were not greedy enough to conquer the world.
(Well, not yet. But in twenty, thirty years? Who knows?)
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