Showing posts with label college students. Show all posts
Showing posts with label college students. Show all posts
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Making the Most of College
a book by Richard Light, is one of the texts for my class. My students find it occasionally "obvious" but it does have some really interesting insights regarding making the most of one's college experiences based on interviews with Harvard Undergrads...I recommend it, especially for the graduating high school senior...
it is not filled with hopelessly pedantic advice like "manage your time wisely" and "study a little every day" and "don't binge drink." More subtle issues are considered, like the effect of diversity on learning and your experience, the role of extracurriculars, what people valued after they graduated most about the classes they took and so forth.
it is not filled with hopelessly pedantic advice like "manage your time wisely" and "study a little every day" and "don't binge drink." More subtle issues are considered, like the effect of diversity on learning and your experience, the role of extracurriculars, what people valued after they graduated most about the classes they took and so forth.
Online Learning, lifelong learning
Learn from the very best-- http://academicearth.org/; this site presents lectures from top-notch professors at places like Harvard and Yale from their classes...
Speaking of video lectures that are incredible, check out the offerings at TED. Distinguished people from all kinds of fields are invited to give talks, and many are exceedingly entertaining. http://www.ted.com/
"We're thrilled to share TEDTalks from TED2009: Bill Gates on mosquitoes, malaria and education; Elizabeth Gilbert on genius; the jaw-dropping Siftables demo; Barry Schwartz on practical wisdom; Juan Enriquez on tech and crisis; José Antonio Abreu and an astonishing orchestra; and Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish. And don't forget -- there are 375 more amazing talks from TED.com, "
Speaking of video lectures that are incredible, check out the offerings at TED. Distinguished people from all kinds of fields are invited to give talks, and many are exceedingly entertaining. http://www.ted.com/
"We're thrilled to share TEDTalks from TED2009: Bill Gates on mosquitoes, malaria and education; Elizabeth Gilbert on genius; the jaw-dropping Siftables demo; Barry Schwartz on practical wisdom; Juan Enriquez on tech and crisis; José Antonio Abreu and an astonishing orchestra; and Sylvia Earle's TED Prize wish. And don't forget -- there are 375 more amazing talks from TED.com, "
grade grubbing article in the NY Times
Interesting article about entitlements and grades... I can attest that it's a definite frustration to professors that students expect/deserve to get A's for effort...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/education/18college.html?em
The article starts like this:
"Prof. Marshall Grossman has come to expect complaints whenever he returns graded papers in his English classes at the University of Maryland.
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Monica Almeida/The New York Times
Prof. Ellen Greenberger studied what she found to be an increased sense of entitlement among college students.
“Many students come in with the conviction that they’ve worked hard and deserve a higher mark,” Professor Grossman said. “Some assert that they have never gotten a grade as low as this before.”
He attributes those complaints to his students’ sense of entitlement.
“I tell my classes that if they just do what they are supposed to do and meet the standard requirements, that they will earn a C,” he said. “That is the default grade. They see the default grade as an A.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/education/18college.html?em
The article starts like this:
"Prof. Marshall Grossman has come to expect complaints whenever he returns graded papers in his English classes at the University of Maryland.
Skip to next paragraph
Enlarge This Image
Monica Almeida/The New York Times
Prof. Ellen Greenberger studied what she found to be an increased sense of entitlement among college students.
“Many students come in with the conviction that they’ve worked hard and deserve a higher mark,” Professor Grossman said. “Some assert that they have never gotten a grade as low as this before.”
He attributes those complaints to his students’ sense of entitlement.
“I tell my classes that if they just do what they are supposed to do and meet the standard requirements, that they will earn a C,” he said. “That is the default grade. They see the default grade as an A.”
Interesting fact: virginity
I learned 40% of undergraduates (at a large elite state university) report being virgins in an anonymous survey. That's definitely a higher rate than I thought it would be... and I learned that this fact is somewhat comforting to others in the 40% group-- they sometimes feel like they are outliers! I learned a lot more about sexual experiences and hookups and such about undergrads and I'll share more information about that when I have a chance.
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