Course Assistant Observation

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We are more than halfway through the quarter and it has definitely been an exciting journey for me as a course assistant. Based on my observations and discussions with students inside and outside of class, they are starting to feel comfortable to sharing their thoughts and opinions during class discussions. I believe that this is mainly because of the reading/discussion group that the other course assistant and I host every other Sundays. In this particular group discussion, we discussed the complexity of the readings. We go over certain terms such as racism, systematic forces, internalized oppression, and etc. In most cases, these terms gave students a sense of background for their readings. We also organized dyads for students who were

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