REX 230 – Special Snowflakes and the Multitude of Sadness
For every RSRL/RCRL class, the common length of the course will be six topics divided into six weeks. Homework will be assigned for each topic, which will be casually glanced at upon submission to give each student the appropriate understanding of how their work will be viewed upon graduation. As this is a sample class, lecture links will not be provided at this time.
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Week One: Unique Like Everyone Else.
Lecture: <Video link here>
Homework:
1. Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajRESY79izk
2. Find the most impressive one in the recording above. Write one full paragraph supporting your thesis.
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Week Two: Valuable Skills vs. Unique Skills.
Lecture: <Video link here>
Homework:
1. Match the skill with the corresponding career path.
Skill:
Plumbing
Managerial
Nursing
Origami
Programming
Frisbee
Career:
Programmer
Nurse
Unemployed
Plumber
Unemployed
Manager
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Week Three: The Career Thunderdome.
Lecture: <Video link here>
Homework:
1. List three of your friends/acquaintances/random public figures. All three must have careers.
2. Research each to find out how they attained their current positions.
3. Mark “Nepotism,” “Luck,” and/or “Deception” next to each, depending on their responses.
4. Write two full paragraphs how you could utilize these tactics in your own search.
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Week Four: School. Forever.
Lecture: <Video link here>
Homework:
1. Write three pages, double-spaced, about the mating habits of Cliff Swallows.
2. Answer the following question: Would you be more, or less likely to write those pages with a federal student loan?
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Week Five: Special vs. Needed.
Lecture: <Video link here>
Homework:
1. Write a paragraph on how having children weirdly makes more sense now.
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Week Six: Review.
Lecture: <Video link here>