Response: Todd's Blog [Week 6]

Last week, I discussed my second disagreement in response to a classmates blog. This week, I'll bust out my third and final critique of a fellow Fuller seminarian to complete the required amount in the syllabus and get back to happiness and fellowship of responding freely without requirement or restriction.

Todd Blackham's reflection on Monday's class session focused on the group work. He believes that the corporate learning process isn't helpful because it doesn't give us time to critique the contextual models in a group setting. I disagree with this reaction on a few levels.

First, the group work is a different learning process that may or may not be a better way of learning for one person over another. Changing up the teaching medium is a proven tactic to absorb information in teaching. In addition, by personalizing each contextual model, in this case the anthropological method, the group members have a better understanding of each model and thus a stronger base to critique the same models. Finally, Todd mentioned that the group work "provides a great experience," but furthermore, by learning to apply the cultural and theological theories into a real world setting, we are applying the knowledge in a practical exercise. And for most, learning in doing. Otherwise, most of the time you can feel like you are alone on an island.