Evaluations from October 19, 1999

Topic:

• Sex Roles/ "The Full Monty"
• Class and Construct

Rank today's presentation from 1 to 4 (1=totally useless and 4=Very useful)

1. Overall evaluation of class: 3.55

2. What was the most useful or meaningful thing you learned or insight you gained during the session?

•  It was nice to see that the men in the movie felt the same inadequacies as women
• Gender heavily influences views on sexuality.
• The 1st part of class-much more interaction. The movie was very interesting-although I still think it somewhat unrealistic.
• Thank you for talking about Respect of others. We should have an open classroom! We should all try to accomplish that
• The movie enhanced all the issues we discuss regarding "isms"
• As a woman, I realized that media plays a big part in the way I act and look.
• Views on strip clubs + how it affects relationships to crumble.
• I realized that I had many views on sex roles in common with a few people.
• The major differences between the way men think of themselves and the way women think of men.
• that men feel insecure too
• that schools may stop teaching @ evolution and teach only creationsim. I found myself very upset by this.
• conservative vs. liberal
• Construct. what people's ideas of normalcy are. conservative vs. liberal
• That when it comes to gender ist not just M/F.
• While watching "The Full Monty" hte fact that really hit me was that women would not stand naked in front of other women + these guys did. Also that men don't always realize that women look @ them as they look @ us.
• I liked watching the movie and getting others opinions on it.
• It's refreshing to see that men have insecurities too.
• To let my guard down about certain issues. It's O.K.
• To learn the difference between being conservative and liberal
• My feelings toward homosexuals
• I'm sorry to say this, but I didn't really learn anything.
• I liked how everyone was able to be open to talk about the "sex" topic.
• Poeple can accept what is different to what they are used to
• How males can feel insecure about themselves also.
• The movie was funny, but not too believable...
• The opions(sic) of roles of gender.
• the early discussion was much easier

3. What question(s) remain uppermost in your mind as we end?

•  who do we always have to attach reason to everything? Whatever happened to nature
• what can be done about gender roles-seems that we will always have them.
• What does one class think about sexuality? Discuss more!!!
• Construct...liberal vs. conservative (what are these?)
• As a man, I wonder if I can be sensitive
• How to break through stereotypes regarding sexuality
• Why don't I think of this as much as other people seem to think of it.
• are people really listening to each other
• Does being a gay person make a person less of a man/woman?
• What do you expect for the media paper
• nothing really
• what is sexuality
• Why women don't do as these men
• Is this class as hard as I think it is?
• How these guys got the nerve to strip
• What exactly a societal construct is.
• Why was the movie called "Full Monty"-what is the meaning of Full Monty?
• What things do you want for the Media Paper?
• The definition of construct.
• Construct?
• Interesting Journal Entry for tonights class

4. What was the "muddiest" point in this session? (In other words, what was the least clear to you?)

•  Constrict(sic) gender?
• I felt there were a lot of feminist views today.
• Solution to problem of gender roles.
• when people Interupt(sic). Its selfish and anything you have to say can wait.
• Construct...liberal vs. conservative (what are these?)
• Nothing (2)
• It was a good session.
• I felt uncomfortable with the gay scene.
• Why the men were quiet during the stripper discussion.
• defining conservative and all its different meanings
• Sexuality and gender roles
• Why people focus so much on whether you are conservative or liberal.
• N/A
• None
• None. It was a great class.
• Why everyone was so shocked when the men in the movie were about to kiss. We have talked about it comfortably but everyone became very uncomfortable.
• The new things we need to include in the media review..
• when everyone was talking about respect for each other while they're talking.

5. Other comments:

•  Good class. Good discussion. Good movie. Keith was funny.
• Good movie
• Fab class!
• Cape person is corny!
• The Blues are #1 Ladies + Gentlemen.
• love full monty!
• I would like to know if people in the class are conservative or librel(sic).
• great movie
• N/A
• I thought the movie was funny
• I wear a cape.
• You're not such a hard grader. But you could ease up a little bit.
• I enjoyed class very much tonight