Savvy, 1.29.09

I felt that the field trip dowtown was very beneficial and coencided perfectly with what we were learning in class. Often professors attempts to bring the material being dicsussed into our everyday lives falls short. I have been attending Rollins for three years and have never looked our thought about the buildings and their achitecture in downtown Orlando before. Our field trip has made me look at not only Orlando's building architecture, but buildings everywhere now. I also never really thought about the thought that has gone into designing the buildings and cities before. It was interesting to see how architecture can portray ideas and feelings. I couldn't help but to think of how the Court House downtown reminded me of those seen in Washington. One could tell that it is a court house from it outwards appearance. The Court House also reminded me of older buildings of indoor train stations.

I think that it is important for professors to bring the material being discussed in class out into the real world. It helps students to make a connection about how they can apply what they are learning in class into their everyday lives. By going on the field trip we were able to see how postmodernism can be found in our lives. I think that the field trip was very beneficial and a breathe of fresh air from learning in the classroom.