Final Blog

Legal Issues has been a fun an interesting class. Some of my highlights from the class were the debates, watching “Prison Town U.S.A.”, and creating our false advertisements. I thought the debates went really well and I learned something from everyone’s debates. I also gained a better understanding and knowledge of my specific topic (the death penalty). Debates were a fun and interesting way for all of us to learn about and discuss current issues that we are dealing with today. I think that the debates were a very important and successful unit and you should defiantly try it with your class next semester. My only change to the debates would be to give the audience more opportunity to ask questions and express their opinions. Perhaps you could pick one topic and split the class in half and have an entire class debate. Overall I thought the debate were awesome and an effective way for us to learn about current legal issues.
I also especially enjoyed the film “Prison Town U.S.A.” I thought it was a very interesting move and it brought up a lot of issues I was not even aware existed. I thought that the movie also fueled good discussions in class. The movie was informative, interesting, and relevant to the class. We got to see a party of the legal system in action. I feel it is important for us to know about the issues that coexist with prisons and prison systems. The movie was a great way for us to get a better understanding of this legal issue. Hopefully next semester the class will have an opportunity to watch this movie or another movie similar to this one.
Another class unit I enjoyed were the false advertisements. I thought they were a fun hands on way for us to learn about the topic. There are a lot more involved in false advertising, in terms of laws to help prevent it and types of false advertising, then I had originally realized. The false advertisements that we created in class were funny but they also were a good example for us to see what false advertising could be. Hands on art projects are always a fun way for me to learn and I think they add to the class. The more I enjoy an activity the more I will be interested in and remember the topic we were studying. Projects like this would be a fun thing to do with you class next semester.
The panels with Mrs. Herman’s class were also one of my highlights from class this semester. The panel was interesting and a unique way to learn about our topic and the other panel’s topic. I liked that we had to play a character that did not necessarily share our personal views. This forced us to look at the topic from a different point of view and gain more knowledge that we may not have gained if we had just argued our personal opinion. The panel was something I had never done in another class before. Something else that I also thought added to the success of the panel was that we combined with another class to do it. A new group of students helped keep the panel interesting. I hope you are able to do this activity with the class next semester because I think it was defiantly worthwhile and was an important part of the class as a whole to me.
I really enjoyed this class and the topics we discussed in class. The class was a lot of fun and I learned a lot about all types of legal issues, most that I had not even thought existed before the class. Thank you so much for a great class!