My favorite project was the one in which the students engaged the professors in a game on jeopardy. I like the way in which the 60's was presented in an overview prior to the game. Focusing on the babyboomers made me think of my parents. They were born in the forties and everything they talk about is babyboomer focused. It is exciting for me learn about the 60's in a classroom setting because I am now finally starting to understand what that time in history meant. My parents would make reference to Vietnam and I had no idea what happend. My mom always talks about how pointless and stupid that war was. She recounts how chaotic that time was. I always have heard certain artists names like Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin. I never knew much about them until now. I'm sad that my parents adored these artists prior to becoming responsible parents. It makes me wonder why they stopped listening to them after they had kids. Maybe the rebellious, anti-conformist message they were conveying was something they considered inappropriate to share with their children. I get excited now to think about the way they smile when they talk about these artists. It is like I am now enlightened to a little secret about them. I will now feel comfortable addressing the sixties with them because I feel like I know more of the meaning behind the chaos. I now know more than just regurgitated information that I learned in a history course. My parents were not the hippie chidren and my father never faught in the war. I do remember their friends who did though. I remember the drug addiction that my dads best friend had upon returning from"Nam". This problem in turn affected the entire family. Most of the children grew up substance abusing hippies. The thing that makes me sad about them is he could never get beyond how much nam had messed up his life. He used as his red badge of courage throughout life." Well I went through nam so thats why...." The excuse got old after a while. It is interesting to see differnt perspectives on this time. The game was fun and interactive yet expressed a lot of the themes talked about in class. it was also educational.-

Michelle Coleman

I think all the groups were good but I really liked what group number three did. I liked how they gave a background on what inspired Bob Dylans songs and how they explained what was really going on at that time, since us studentes were not around. The second thing I liked was how they put it into a game. They had many different titles that related to us and asked questions that we could relate to the music. The best thing I think was how they put the teacher on the spot. They looked pretty embarressed up there. It goes to show that they do not know everything and are just like us when it comes to being put on the spot. I thought the whole presentation was cleaver and made it relalistic which in turn made it fun.

Michelle Uithoven

All of the presentations in class last Thursday were creative and enjoyable. I especially liked the way the groups were able to incorporate music into the presentations, including the song written specially for the class, and the dance presentations to modern music. Each group did an effective job in presenting their ideas in very creative manners. However, the presentation that stands out most in my mind was the Bob Dylan talk presented by Colin, Tony, Erin, and Anjanette (Group 3). This presentation left me thinking, not just because of the Jeopordy game (which was wonderful), but because of the discussion of Baby Boomers vs. Generation X. These terms have been widely used, and I knew that I was a member of Generation X but I really had no idea what it meant. The meaning I gained from the presentation is that members of Generation X are generally those born too late to remember the Vietnam War and its signifigance. I especially enjoyed the discussion on why we as Generation X do not understand what really was going on in the 1960's, and why the Vietnam War was such a cause for concern. To be honest, I guess I really do not understand the sixties, and never really will because I was not there. I know at times in my life my parents have attempted to explain to me what was going on, but it is no substitute for living through it. The group did an effective job of incorporating two generations into Bob Dylan's music, and showing that what he started was not only unique, but still applicable today.

Kelli Zopfi

I really enjoyed group three's presentation. That was the most fun I had in any of my classes this whole year. The game show was a very creative idea. They had everyone laughing and you could tell everyone was having a good time. Colin gave a very good background on the sixties. He explained the mood and the sentiments of young people growing up in that era. Tony was a very good game show host. He was able to breathe some life into the whole class. The whole presentation was just totally different from any other that we've seen this quarter. Most of us went up and talked about something or showed something to the class. This group went a very different way. What they did required some spontaneity and interactivity. It wasn't just memorizing some lines or reading off of some papers. I think that made the whole thing more interesting. I actually forgot about the whole Bob Dylan theme because I was so entertained.

Phuc Phan