Here comes the sun...

I have heard it said that rain is a sign of "good luck"; not that I believe in sheer luck necessarily, but you get my point. I have never been one to keep up with the weather - so you can imagine how happy I was to look out my window this morning and actually see the sun. I only mentioned the "good luck" quote because it rained the whole first week of my freshmen year - so I'm hoping that counts for something. You see, rainy days and Mondays always get me down and since I was already apprehensive about being away from home, scary professors, extensive papers and so on - well lets just say the rain didn't help. But enough about the weather - I never understood why people - if they have nothing else to say - stick to their health and the weather, how immensely boring!
Speaking of boring - let's talk about English class, not that I am implying anything, in fact, I would have to say that class today was the exact opposite except for the immense headache I had due to lack of nourishment and sleep (which seems to be every college students complaint). So back to English - in the latter half of the class a question was brought up by Professor Randle - the question seemed simple enough - why a small college? Many answers were given - so we won't be just another number, I tend to want to learn more if I relate to the teacher, so we don't feel intimidated. These were all very good, thought provoking answers. As I sat in my desk another answer came to mind, one which I did not verbalize - to learn from those around me. Obviously in a larger institution one would be afraid to verbalize questions or arguments. In a smaller class size, however, one feels more unified as a whole. Henry J. Kaiser said it better than I ever could, "I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am."
I propose that one learns a great deal more in a smaller class setting than one would in a larger - why? Well, it seems to me that in a larger class one would be understandably shy and intimidated and therefore would not ask many questions or pursue any verbal discussions(now, of course, there are exceptions to every rule). I find that each question asked by a fellow classmate only gives me a better understanding of that topic - learning by listening. Hopefully I have conveyed my thoughts clearly - but if not - well this is (after all) my first blog. Thanks for listening