Chunky Peanut Butter By Laura Pappano Analysis

In the article, “The Year of the MOOC”, Laura Pappano describes the future of education as open online courses. In the college essay “Chunky Peanut Butter” by James Gregory his writing shows characteristics that makes him equipped for the open online courses. The characteristics are leadership, being open-minded, and always being prepared to any work given to him. These traits is why I think he is the most capable for MOOC.

Gregory is a leader. A leader who helps people in a group. In the text it states,”I work behind the scenes, holding it all together, keeping all the ingredients organized and focused on their task” (Gregory 14)In the MOOC, there is students who lean on one another to help with classwork assignments. Gregory shows that he is capable of helping those fellow classmates on the courses MOOC offers. All of Gregory’s quirks follow him up to being a leader. In the story,” Chunky Peanut Butter”, Gregory states , “ I lead through example but I am flexible….set apart from the rest.”(Gregory 14) He doesn’t gloat in the success of his work, can work with any type of person, and has the ability to be fun and interesting.

He is open-minded as a person and can be when it comes to education. Gregory says that,”If any one ingredient were one missing...and similarities to these ingredients”(Gregory 14). Gregory shows that he can see open to different people and things. He knows that everybody is different. In the MOOC, they do the same thing but towards education. Mooc states that,”the evolving form knits together education, entertainment(thinkgaming), and social networking.” “Evolving form” represents the remodeling of the courses. MOOCs are now bringing their courses to expand throughout different type of