Tissue Course Reflection

Throughout the Modes of Inquiry course, we did different activities that influenced my critical thinking and analytical ability. One of the two experiences that impacted me the most was the ropes course, because it taught me how to work as team and it helped me to start talking to other people and be less timid. The other experience that had an impact in my life was reading both books Blindspot and They Say, I Say. Thanks to them now I am more careful when I write and how I act towards others.
The ropes course was one of the first activities we did as a class. It help me remember the values of teamwork and goal achievement, by a number of exercises in which we had to come up with solutions to pass to the next one. The activities taught us to listen to different ideas and evaluate which one was more convenient. Also, we had to decide the best way to approach a problem and see what factors might influence the outcome, like trying to balance a platform with our weight. They made us use our analytical skills to relate this activities to our daily life and our role as college students. The lessons
Blindspot illustrated the importance of critical thinking in everyday situations and interactions. It taught me it is important to be more critical when meeting someone and not just judge them by stereotypes. Also, I related some of the things in the book to my sociology class. By using my analytical ability and critical thinking I understood why some groups in society have higher levels of poverty and why they are given less opportunities. In the same way, reading They say I say made me more conscious when writing a paper and to think in adding other people’s arguments instead of just my own. I have always struggled with writing papers, even in my own language, but this has been a really good tool for me. Now when I feel stuck, I can use the book as a resource to help me develop my ideas and convey them in an appropriate