<p>Do we really need to read it? What classes will expect our knowledge of it?</p>
<p>negative. i took warrington welcome, we "talked about it" but were not evaluated in any way. i could be wrong tho</p>
<p>It's a great read! </p>
<p>I'm an EE, so I'm not really sure about what classes would need it. I doubt any. Why do you ask?</p>
<p>eh i'm just gonna read it. better to be prepared than unprepared. :/</p>
<p>I don't think I will, I'm busy reviewing for actual classes.</p>
<p>it's a slow read - i tried but didn't get far</p>
<p>Your classes wont care. I only one I could see using it is First Year Florida because the same people who put on preview also organize the class.</p>
<p>My understanding of the book is that UF wanted a "shared experience" for each of the freshman. Some schools assign the same book to their entire class-- most are Northern Top 25 schools and LACs. This year is the first time that UF is doing this. They are asking all of the professors that teach freshman classes to ask questions about the book. Not just Enc 1101, but any class. They would like history/philosophy/science classes to ask question that relate to the book and their class. In a philosophy class they could ask why a character did something/a science class could ask the science behind an event in the book/history events that effect the time period. </p>
<p>We will see how they incorporate the book in to the curriculum. I also believe that they are trying something that is done at Top 25 schools in hopes of boosting their ranking.</p>
<p>I guess I'll try to read it, when I'm done with my library books, but my friend says it's borrrring, and the cover isn't doing anything for me. I'll probably just take my chances.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman here for summer b and the only class that you have to read Mountains Beyond Mountains for is First Year Florida because that's basically the only class that is exclusively comprised of freshmen. I'm taking International Relations and General Anthropology this summer and my teachers haven't mentioned it at all. My friends told me that none of their teachers have mentioned it in any of their classes either (except for first year florida).</p>
<p>I had read an article about the book on gainsville.com in June.</p>
<p>UF is launching its Gator Common Reading Program this year, asking that all incoming students read a common book before they start classes. The university has asked that "Mountains Beyond Mountains," the selected book, be integrated into courses and class assignments taught to first-year students.</p>
<p>i'm takin philosophy</p>
<p>ur in philosophy with Chris Lubbers??? whoa...whast ur name im in ur class lol</p>
<p>afa81, there are very few courses that are taught only to freshman, which most people here on CC probably won't be taking anyway. I just can't see how the average freshman is going to have this incorporated in their classes.</p>
<p>Wow, I completely forgot that book even existed! It's still rotting in my UF Preview bag. Heh, I don't think I'm gonna read it. Chances are, I'm not gonna get a lot of freshmen in my classes. And I personally think First Year Florida is a waste of time.</p>
<p>Yeah I am not really taking freshmen only classes but so far it hasnt been mentioned in my two classes, Physical Geology and Exceptional People.</p>
<p>It is however an awesome book. Does get kinda slow in parts but it really opened my eyes to things I hadnt even thought of before. </p>
<p>There having a thing on it next Wednesday in the Reitz and I'm so going.</p>