tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post7332256719826905430..comments2023-11-05T03:12:40.416-08:00Comments on Mostly Poetry: Window on SocietyHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687291606249050356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-17991946421305519462010-01-22T16:16:02.190-08:002010-01-22T16:16:02.190-08:00Yes, that was quite a letter in the Bee.
At a JC...Yes, that was quite a letter in the Bee. <br /><br />At a JC we have to accept everybody - which makes our mandate rather different from that of a university. This is something that can be difficult, but it also puts us in a unique place of making a unique kind of difference in the community.<br /><br />For the most part I've had great classes and phenomenal people to work with whom I've appreciated very much both as students and as human beings (including some who were pretty rough around the edges to begin with and then came around). Some of whom I have had the privilege of building rich and lasting friendships with.<br /><br />Some of my strongest students are returning (i.e. older) students who share with me that they are back 10 or 20 years later, after having been there the first time - and that initially they were there because their parents told them if they didn't go to college they would have to move out, get jobs, pay for their own insurance, etc. At that time they didn't take it seriously, blew it off, skipped classes, failed . . .<br /><br />But let me tell you, on their second go-round they were dedicated and did really, really well, A's in every case I can think of.<br /><br />I'm afraid some that I have this semester are on that first go-round.<br /><br />That's not to say all first time students are in that spot - not at all! But some are.<br /><br />And, yes, separate seating will be happening Monday. I was all set to do it this past week but then half of those students were absent, and class went well, so no point doing it then . . .Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687291606249050356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-27535143296258167202010-01-22T09:57:33.366-08:002010-01-22T09:57:33.366-08:00Good for you Heidi!
It's crazy that college ...Good for you Heidi! <br />It's crazy that college students age wise, even if not level wise, don't understand proper classroom behavior. In, I believe, yesterdays Letters to the Editor of the Modesto Bee a man from Turlock wrote a letter on this very subject. He was critical of the MJC instructors for not being pro-active and demanding acceptable classroom behavior. You can also "experiment" with those lost in the back that they slect a closer seat. When a person sits in the back they easily become a spectator instead of a participate. PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31155815.post-77971488380872467582010-01-22T00:28:11.777-08:002010-01-22T00:28:11.777-08:00reassign seating no free choice of seats for this ...reassign seating no free choice of seats for this classstrangerlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790504355805258815noreply@blogger.com