It was so significant because it was something that I enjoyed doing, I felt as though it was usuful to society, and it helped me grow as a person. My parents played an implemental role in supporting me, and sometimes having someone's support and the chance to make your owm mistakes can be one of the most important teachers. Education may be disempowering because it can sometimes confuse those choices or give one the idea that just because he or she has an education that he or she is better than another person. Instead of using the education in a empowering way to help less fortunate, one uses it in a selfish way to feed ones' own ego. I think to some degree all situations have the potential to be empowering.
Every situation is what one makes of it.
Expectations I have of the class include discovering some more things about myself, giving me some direction, understanding traits that I need to work on, and hopefully giving me a better understanding of other people. I am still feeling fairly neutral about the outdoor learning, but it definitelty has potential.