This weekend I’m getting together with my class project team to complete an assignment for Tuesday. It’s not particularly challenging (the big project is later in the year) in content though it does come with the usual team dynamics. When I was in school the first time round I saw these groups as plain old annoying (I really do prefer to work on my own) but now I see them as ways to make new friends and learn about individual work habits – of mine and others.
The other week in class another student asked for a “value add” from the instructor (barely any tenured professors agree to Continuing Education classes) and I thought he was asking for her to provide him with stuff he should be able to source on his own. Sure the guy is mostly annoying (although people have been known to say that about me as well) but he sparked an idea that trickled through the class – the teacher should provide us with all the tools.
Which bring me to a quote;
While I do disagree with people requesting the teacher give them all the tools (hey isn’t that learning something – when you find it on your own) I also do not think that they should be feared or revered. As my instructor/professor you are providing me with more knowledge, which I might add I’m paying for, and I appreciate you and your time. I also appreciate my time and outside commitments being respected… and that’s the crux of the matter. If the instructor is respectful and shares relevant information I will in turn show respect – however if the inverse is true then why the hell am I paying to take a class?
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