User:Smfredd/reflection

Public school taught me to fear Wikipedia. As a student just beginning analytical research in junior high and high school, using Wikipedia in a research paper or presentation was a sure way to end up with a low grade, if not failing, for not finding "reputable" or "scholarly" research. It was that idea that carried with me up until recently when I still considered myself an "outsider" to the Wikipedia community. However now I can firmly say I consider myself not only a member of the community, but look at my beginnings with Wikipedia fondly. When I was introduced to the Wikipedia assignment within our Online Communities class, it was overwhelming.