One lesson I will take with me from now on is to not be so judgmental. I have always been one to assume things and consider them wrong if the situation didn't agree with my views. Half of the time I would not even listen because I was so pessimistic. I am much more open-minded about certain situations now, and will give people a chance to state their point of view. This is already helped me in many of my relationships. I don't snap back so angrily at my parents and actually listen to my boyfriend's side of things when we get in a fight. This goes for all lessons we have learned in class. For example--homosexuality. I am now much more open with the topic and understand it a lot better. I'm less quick to judge. The same goes with transgender individuals. I didn't realize how naive I was with some of these topics. I didn't know that some people were born with different chromosomes or with extra private parts. I guess I just let my religion and parents' views get in the way sometimes when trying to understand people different than me. This goes for abortion also. I was always pro-life but I can now understand the other side too after being forced to read and watch articles that oppose my view. It's amazing how much you can learn from simply listening. All of the exercises we do in class were difficult at first. Having to listen without saying anything or defending your side was a hard concept for me, although it has got much easier as the semester progressed. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and learning about concepts that are so prevalent in our world today. I've never had a class where I was able to talk, read, and learn about sexuality. I found it very interesting!!
This open-mindedness and listening will definitely help me in the future. I plan on becoming some sort of doctor and have always been interested in the medical field. With this profession, I will be encountering patients, families, and co-workers with different views, gender, races, sexuality, and class. Understanding them and not letting my biased opinions get in the way will help me to have a more successful future as a doctor.
I completely get where you are coming from. I have always been pretty stubborn and set in my ways with my opinions. This class has really taught me to take a deep breath and listen to other people's point of views and considering them before making a judgement. It has helped me realize that I don't need to judge other's opinions if they're not the same as mine. I too was pretty naive about a lot of these subjects, and this class really opened my eyes to a lot of prevalent issues in society I was previously unaware of.
ReplyDeleteI want to go somewhere in the medical profession also, so learning how to listen to people has been a challenge but it has helped me too. I also got to talk about things that I wouldn't normally talk about like abortion and homosexuality. You learn how to state your opinion without pissing off or stepping on your classmates toes.
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