There are two sides to everyone - the professional side, and then there is the personal side. It is funny how different people have different perspectives about the same people. I talk about one person, because what I see in class, and on the professional side has been a positive thing. Yet, I have to work with other students, so yeah, names come up. And when they do, sometimes it is odd what I hear. Sometimes the best students are deemed the worst because of what happens out of class. And then, some of the worst students turn out to be student leaders for the same reason...So you never really know.
I was talking to a professor yesterday, and he told me something that I would like to get info on if possible. The professor told me a student came and said that there are several professors here that are a joke. There are few that are thought provoking, there are few that are challenging at all, and that we dumb everything down to the lowest possible denominator. Now, I have heard this before, though I prefer to close my ears when names are mentioned. Is this the case? Are we not doing enough WITHIN the classroom to make it worth your 2 hours to come? Do we inspire deeper thinking, and critical analysis? Are we doing the jobs we need to do? One or two is fine, but if we aren't doing things as a whole, then are we succeeding in our mission? For anyone that may be reading this, from whatever school...Go ahead and send your comments - anonymously if you need to, but it is something that matters, and needs to be corrected if it is a problem.
There may be new ways to do things - and mix traditional aspects with a new philosophy. There are traditional elements that have to be covered - but if we don't inspire the ability to think and think deeper, then what have we really done to educate at a higher level?
We'll see what happens from there. Oh, and by the way, congrats to both the Sox and Stros for a great World Series. Unfortunately, the way it works, it will go down as a 4 game sweep. What I saw was 3 or the four games coming down to a play or two. And if you missed it, you missed some great heart and great play. THAT is good for baseball.
Professor Chad
I was talking to a professor yesterday, and he told me something that I would like to get info on if possible. The professor told me a student came and said that there are several professors here that are a joke. There are few that are thought provoking, there are few that are challenging at all, and that we dumb everything down to the lowest possible denominator. Now, I have heard this before, though I prefer to close my ears when names are mentioned. Is this the case? Are we not doing enough WITHIN the classroom to make it worth your 2 hours to come? Do we inspire deeper thinking, and critical analysis? Are we doing the jobs we need to do? One or two is fine, but if we aren't doing things as a whole, then are we succeeding in our mission? For anyone that may be reading this, from whatever school...Go ahead and send your comments - anonymously if you need to, but it is something that matters, and needs to be corrected if it is a problem.
There may be new ways to do things - and mix traditional aspects with a new philosophy. There are traditional elements that have to be covered - but if we don't inspire the ability to think and think deeper, then what have we really done to educate at a higher level?
We'll see what happens from there. Oh, and by the way, congrats to both the Sox and Stros for a great World Series. Unfortunately, the way it works, it will go down as a 4 game sweep. What I saw was 3 or the four games coming down to a play or two. And if you missed it, you missed some great heart and great play. THAT is good for baseball.
Professor Chad
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