Out of all the things I have learned this semester, I would have to say I have grown most in my ability to research a topic. Before this class started, I tended to just google my topic and pick the first thing that came up. This mini-ethnography has taught me many other techniques of research other than the simple googling such as interviews, observing the field site, and taking notes on the different interactions that occur with what is being researched.
I believe the class worked very efficiently throughout the year. I have never had a class that was structured to work on one big project through the entire semester and at first, I had doubts on whether I would learn anything if I was just doing one project but I was definitely proved wrong. Each many project had its own point in teaching one thing or another and it was a gradual learning process as each project built up to the final ethnography. The only thing I had a problem with was the repetition. In my eyes, I had felt many of the project had common similarities that ran through each assignment. Some of them felt like I was just doing another rough draft with just a little bit different of a spin. Other than that, I believe the class was very educational. I don't think that you can go wrong with the student-teacher conferences. I believe the more the better and would probably recommend one after each rough draft has been completely to ensure the student fully understands what they did right and wrong with the assignment.
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