I must admit that I was quite confused when I first read our second problem based learning assignment. I did not understand why we were researching scrolls that did not actually exist in a museum that did not actually exist and was located in Bangkok not Rome. Through brainstorming with my team, I came to realize that the problem was more about making connections between the Roman empire and America. Even after we decided that our task was to draw parallels between the two empires and possible reasons for their falls, I had difficulty getting excited about the problem. The first problem assignment on the Forum related more directly to my creative side with the board game for kids. This assignment forced me out of my comfort zone to try to imagine and draw parallels between the fall of Rome and what could possibly happen to America if we do not pay attention to our military, economy, and religious positions in the world.
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