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Amber Castillo edited the blog post The Impossible Year in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 12 months ago
When I was in high school, I received spectacular grades without studying, and most things came with ease. I had taken several advanced placement (AP) courses and did well on the exams. When I arrived to college, […]
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Amber Castillo edited the blog post Consent and the Classroom in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 12 months ago
I recently was rereading part of Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild.” It reminded me of our classroom discussion earlier in the semester of consent. When we hear consent I think we automatically consider it in a sexua […]
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Amber Castillo edited the blog post To unpack in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 12 months ago
I first heard the term “unpack” in our INTD class I could easily figure out what was being asked of us on the surface. Of course, I had no real idea of the deeper meaning of the term when the semester first began. […]
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Amber Castillo edited the blog post A New Skill in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 12 months ago
My friend Becca had encouraged my suitemate and I to sign up for this free paint night in the union because it claimed it would “de-stress.” I had so much fun with my friends painting and I had forgotten what it […]
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Amber Castillo edited the blog post A New Culture in the group Critical Writers: 5 years, 12 months ago
I recently wrote a blog post about how there was a “culture shock” when I arrived upstate and I wanted to further unpack the differences I have experienced.The environment itself is very different from what I have […]
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Amber Castillo wrote a new blog post Learning for a lifetime in the group Critical Writers: 6 years ago
The transition from high school to college was a more significant one than I expected. Taking college courses and being in college are definitely two different things. I realized that way more is expected of you […]
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Amber Castillo wrote a new blog post A Lesson to keep for a lifetime in the group Critical Writers: 6 years ago
To be completely honest, when I began this course I was not sure what to expect; I knew group work and collaboration between groups was important but I was unsure why. Of course I always cared for the importance […]
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Amber Castillo edited the blog post The Risks and Rewards of Leaving Home in the group Critical Writers: 6 years ago
I recall when in my senior year of high school when all my classmates were committing to college. All of my closest friends had decided, based on certain circumstances, that they had to stay home on Long Island. […]
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Amber Castillo wrote a new blog post Bloodchild rewrite in the group Critical Writers: 6 years ago
I recall the Bloodchild essay and prompt being announced and being absolutely stumped. I had no idea what academic partnership or the bigger conversation it was a part of. When I signed up for this INTD, I was […]
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Amber Castillo wrote a new blog post Anxiety and the classroom in the group Critical Writers: 6 years ago
When we assigned to complete a blogging assignment I was very unsure of what to expect. I did not ever have to do an assignment like this for a class and I was beyond nervous at the thought. Compiling coherent […]
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