Kiki loves fashion by Harbey Peña Sandoval
On September 23 at 10:00 a.m., I went to Students Commons at VCU. I spoke with Kierra Kemp, but she likes to call her “Kiki”. She is studying mass communication, but she will change her major for fashion merchandising. I asked why she is going to change her major. She said that she loves fashion. Her parents agree with her idea because they want that Kiki will be happy. I asked what classes she is going to take. She told me that there are different class levels. For example, Kiki is going to study Art History I and II, Accounting for not Business I and II, and Marketing I and II. Also, Kiki is going to take Introducing to Fashion. Then, I asked what kind of job she wants to work. She told me that she wants to be a buyer. I asked what a buyer is. Kiki explained me that it is a person that goes to fashion shows and buy the clothes there. A buyer is an important employee because it is who choose what kind of clothes the store will sell. A buyer should be really good in fashion. Finally, I asked in what fashion store she wants to work, and Kiki said that she wants to work in Saks Fifth Avenue. Kiki told me that Saks Fifth Avenue is an expensive store in New York, and she hopes to work there.
What do you think about the university offering classes such as Accounting for Non-Business Majors? Do you think classes should be different for students who are in certain majors and for students who are not in those majors? When I was an undergraduate student, my major was cultural anthropology and I had to take a Calculus for Non-Math Majors. On one hand I was happy to be in competition with math majors and on the other hand, I wondered why I had to take calculus at all.
Oh my Good! your question is for writing a book, it is a interesting discussion. In my opinion there are two different things, one is should students take classes that are not directly related with their majors? and another is should students take classes such as non-something? In my opinion, I prefer to take classes only related with my major. However, students should be able to take classes from other majors, but It is only classes that they want to take. One thing is my major classes and other is my elective classes. On the other hand, I think that is better take classes such as non-something than regular classes with specific majors. Students are not equal on classes that are for specific majors. Also, teachers need to teach different if they have students from different majors. In some situations, it is depend to the topic. I don’t want to learn calculus with only mathematic students because we are not equal. They learn faster than me.
