As a course, I feel like the content learned was very beneficial for me. Prior to taking the Adult Learners class, I didn't really think about the complex needs of adult learners. Reading up on all the different theories of adult learners, and especially being exposed to the works of Malcolm Knowles, Paulo Freire and Jack Mezirow has broadened my scope of knowledge. I'm glad to have come across these great thinkers at this moment of my life. I'm also now more aware of the struggles and challenges of post-secondary institutions and adult education institutions. My whole perception of the community college has been radically altered, and I think that these institutions should be treated with the same attention and exposure as any other four year liberal college--even more so I think. I look forward to the next semester and hope the classes I take expand my intellectual breadth.
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