Sound Off!!
I’m going to try a simpler way to do this – I hope. Take part in this poll – and if you think I missed an answer, feel free to let me know in the comments area. I’ll post some results after the poll closes on March 8th.
*** Danielle
And here are the results:
- 33% Said that group work was their biggest pet peeve
- 33% Said that younger classmates who don’t have respect for the professor and the rest of the class was their biggest pet peeve
- 33% Said that an administration that ignores the needs of non-traditional students was their biggest pet peeve
Yeah, I know – that’s only 99% but that’s what PollDaddy boiled them down to.
I’m going to link back to a couple of earlier posts that focus on these issues so everyone who’s new to the blog can see what I’ve already had to say on these fun subjects – except for any particular observations on traditional students, which I guess I will post about this week. Can’t believe I forgot to cover that topic in more than just passing.
Administration woes: here and here
*** Danielle
What to Expect Here
Those of us who fall outside the “typical” mold of college students are lumped together like some sort of weird sub-species. What unites us is the fact that we all bring to our classrooms something more than just 13 years of book learning. We’ve got what most people refer to as “life experiences” under our belts. While the book learning stuff is important for a university setting, a few encounters with the “real world” often proves to be much more critical to a successful undergraduate career. Regardless of the differences between us, non-traditional students do have common interest and I hope to address some of those things that are vitally important to our community. From the recent changes made by the university that may adversely affect us (loss of dependent coverage in our student health insurance) to the culture shock of learning alongside people who weren’t even born when we graduated from high school, I’ll examine issues from the unique persepective as a mature learner and try to represent the interests of non-traditional students in general.
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