Is everyone really as happy as they say?

Chapter two of Schumakers book brought up some very interesting points about happiness in the world around us. He said that no one is willing to admit when they are unhappy. He shows this by saying that when you ask someone how they are doing they will always say something along the lines on "I’m fine". When he made this point I started t think about a typical day around the campus of SMU. You pass hundreds of people a day on your way to class, the dorm, or to eat. As you pass people you know you oftentimes smile, say hello, and ask "How are you?" Can you think of a time that you asked someone how they were doing and they said "terrible", "awful", or "miserable"? I believe the reason that people do not tell how they are really feeling is because as you walk by someone and ask how they are doing you hardly slow down. Everyone is in such a hurry to get on with their lives that they pretend to have a conversation with someone as they are passing, but really they are not really interested. I think people need to be more caring and when they ask someone how they are doing they should not walk right past them before the answer comes out. They should stop and wait for the sincere answer and actual show the person that they care about them.

Blogging

I think that blogging in the classroom is a very cool concept. After reading Andrew Olmsteds blog I saw blogging in a whole new way. I found it very interesting to read about Andrew’s daily updates from his own words. I think that using blogging in class is a great way for the professors to get to know each student in a very unique way. Many teachers go through an entire semester only being able to base the type of person each student is on their interactions in the classroom and the content of their work. But, I feel that blogging will help the teachers to see a whole new side to each student. No longer will each student be similar. Blogging will help individualize each member of the classroom. I am very excited to start my own blog.