{"id":46,"date":"2008-09-30T10:58:52","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T16:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minkhollow.ca\/KB\/Blog\/?p=44"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:52:39","slug":"why-should-students-come-to-class-if-they-already-have-my-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2008\/09\/30\/why-should-students-come-to-class-if-they-already-have-my-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Should Students Come to Class if They Already Have My Notes?"},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

Once again, there is an article where some professor (or group of professors) laments that people won’t come to his(her) class if they have prior access to their notes.<\/p>\n

Students profit from diligent note-taking<\/a> Knetwit.com offers cash, gifts for students who submit lecture notes online, but some faculty members fume<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your concern that students won’t come if they already have notes is legitimate, IT MEANS YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG<\/strong>. Students SHOULD have access to your notes, slides, and any other resources you use. They should be coming to class because you ADD something. If you can’t add anything, then maybe you don’t deserve to be in the classroom.<\/p>\n

Do you read your notes? Do you read your slides? I hereby invite you into the 21st century.<\/p>\n

Do you really <\/em><\/strong>believe that the path to knowledge should go only through you? How arrogant is that?<\/p>\n

Coming to class is typically (even with a merely average teacher)\u00a0 the most efficient way to get the information one needs for that course. Trying to make up the difference by NOT coming to class and then “studying” on one’s own takes at least three times as long. Class = 1 hr VS self-study = >= 3hr. If, on the other hand, as an instructor, all you do is read your notes, shame on you.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The scary part is that HALF of everything is below average – including teachers and professors.<\/p>\n

Maybe there should be student tuition options….. – Pay 25% more tuition to get the Premium Education – get taught only by our GOOD instructors! <\/strong>(not those economy instructors)
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