First Year Seminar 191EDU16 - FYS- First Year Seminar/EDUC

As you transition to life at UMass, it is important to understand how to take care of yourself and your mental health. In this course, we will explore important resources on campus and methods of self-care through story-telling, discussion, and personal reflection. By better understanding the necessity of self-care using a critical lens, you will be better equipped to make the transition into college life. These experiences will ultimately lead to a better understanding of your academic path and professional goals

First-year (R1ST) course description
This course is designed to allow first year students the opportunity to connect with each other in a small classroom setting. Throughout the semester, you will begin to reflect on how you hope to see your academic journey develop and grow through your time at UMass. In complement to your self-analysis, we will begin to question and analyze the foundations of the U.S. American public school system. To do this, we will reflect on our own socializations, particularly considering our individual and collective relationships to land, language, science, and historiography. Furthermore, the course will introduce us (as a group) to ethnic studies as a framework to (1) navigate our own socializations; (2) name pedagogical components in school institutions; (3) foster an understanding of restorative practices in learning.