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Damn straight!!!

Posted by: Lark on February 16, 19100 at 18:13:14:

In Reply to: gits called lecturers! posted by jellyhead on February 16, 19100 at 14:30:35:

: is there anyone out there who has gone to university with the belief that here is a place where our thoughts can flourish, our minds expand, a place where we are free to become what we want? After three years i have discovered that this is simply a load of crap! I have recently begun a course where the lecturer appears to have made up a word and based the entire subject around it! there is no logic to it whatsoever, no founding for any of his thoughts, no nothing! Not one person in the class can find the word in any dictionary or thesaurus and to be frank not one person cares! I'm sorry to moan but what is it about some lecturers that makes them think that they are one step above the rest of the world? As far as i can see they have escaped the world for what ever reason (fear most probably) and if there are those out there who enjoy teaching make sure you make the time for your students outside of the classroom - don't put 6 time slots on your door and expect 50-60 students to fight it out amongst themselves and refuse point blank to make time for any more than the 6 who managed to get to your door 2 seconds after the notice was posted up! I'm sorry to moan and my spelling and grammar is terrible but what can i say, this is a subject i feel strongly about! (petty i know but there you go)!

Your Damn Right Friend.

The problem in most universities is that the lecturers are a different class from the students and will never understand what is driving them because they have been able to take learning etc. for granted while students have debt etc. hanging over them.

The few lecturers I've known with time for students and who produce good lecture notes etc., so you can think over concepts rather than harp of their thoughts or incessantly write notes, are of a working class back ground and can empathise with students to a far greater extent.

Your points are good, dont ask to be forgiven for ranting and complaining for a second, that's the path to empowerment it's rocky and a lot people would be happier if you quite bitching but it has to be done, damnit, we have to hammer it home that education is not the amauter theatrics of some self-important lecturer!!!




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