self-assm

Final Self-Assessment

Custer, Lindsay

Assignment	Points Possible	My Score
Quiz 1	25	22.5
Quiz 2	25	20
Quiz 3	25	20
Quiz 4	25	25
Quiz 5	25	22.5
Quiz 6	25	22.5
Quiz 7	25	25
Quiz 8	25	25
Quiz 9	25	0
Service Contract	10	10
Reflection 1	20	19.6
AC Report 1	50	39
Academic Goals	10	10
AC2	50	46.88
Reflection 2	20	18.75
Table Evaluation	15	15
Race DG	5	5
Power of Illusion DG	5	5
Middle Sexes	5	5
In Whose Honor	5	5
Total	361.73	400

Calculate your current percentage (your total points divided by the total points possible) ​​​​​​____361.73/_400__________. = 90%

I estimated I had between a B and A- in the class so I was about right. Academic goals were met in this class for me personally and for the learning outcomes. My goal for expanding my knowledge of culture and cultural discrimination was met very well. I greatly expanded my knowledge and I learned actively while doing so. I also strengthened my critical thinking skills by looking at inequality as a system, opposed to before the class where I thought inequality was a term for individual events and circumstances. I met these goals by engaging in the reading, PowerPoint, and discussion which clarified my understanding. If I had not invested my interest and energy into the work of the class I probably would not have met these goals. The articles we read were particularly helpful for me, I learned a great deal about racial inequality and class inequality, and even identified my own biases and assumptions I had felt before the class.

The factors that made it more challenging to meet my goals were that it was a little hard at first to learn about some topics, such as discrimination towards cultures, because they are very sensitive topics and can be upsetting.

I can use the material and skills I learned in this course in the future. I can approach topics with a better foundation of knowledge and I now feel more confident in my beliefs. I have also learned useful ways to approach hot button topics such as gay slurs or racial slurs. I feel I have learned better strategies for handling these issues, because before this class it was very hard for me to approach topics that were personal or sensitive to me.

My academic goals at the beginning of the course were to learn what social inequality is, the different types of inequality, and if it can change.

I have met the goal of learning what it is. Social inequality works in systems of oppression, and there are many different types based on race, class, gender, and sexuality. I never thought of inequality as a system before this class, and it has made me realize social inequality is so much more than just individuals committing hate crimes or discriminating. I have learned it works as a whole, not just the individuals. There are systems of inequality and oppression in our society, in our schools, in our workplaces, everywhere. I can now better recognize the inequality at my school, and in society. I also used to think people were poor because they don’t work hard enough or are just unlucky, but after the readings I’ve learned it’s because they have been being oppressed for years and years, it works within a system and it will be very hard to change. I do think systems of inequality can change however. Some very inspirational people like Martin Luther King Jr, Harvey Milk, Rosa Parks, Charlene Teeters, have proven it. It is hard work but I think it is important to be an activist in these issues to better our society as a whole, because oppression affects all people not just the ones who are being oppressed. In the future I will continue to learn about these topics and use the skills I acquired in the course. I now have more skills to better approach and argue these topics. Social justice is also an important issue to me so I hope I can be a positive contributor to equality in the community as I continue through my education.