By: Lamesha Green (Whetstone Staff Writer)
In almost every classroom, there is at least one student counting down the minutes she has left on the clock until she’s released from that one class she feels bored with.
Distractions like text messaging, the girl sitting next to you chewing gum, and next weekend’s plans drowns out the professor’s important lecture during science class causing you to flunk the pop quiz you were unprepared for the next day.
Lamesha Green/Whetstone
If this happens to you don’t feel too bad about it because it’s not entirely your fault.
The role of a professor is to provide students with knowledge in the classrooms so students can know how to perform in the real world. Since the learning process begins in the classroom, there should be some kind of concept or lesson structure professors should use in order to make students more interested in their class.
After being at Wesley for three years, I have only had a few professors whose classes I dreaded attending because of the dreary environment.
In one class I had during my freshman year, the professor spoke with such a small-pitched voice it was often hard to hear him in a class of 30 students. As if that wasn’t frustrating enough, movies and documentary films were continuously played during the class so that students, along with myself, had a hard time understanding. The movies became such an issue that every time the lights were cut off students would sneak out of the room because they were uninterested in the movie. I recall during one movie more than half the class had left the room when the lights were cut back on.
In a situation similar to mine, it is up to students to take advantage of what they find boring in a class and to make it more interesting. I am not implying that it is a professor’s job to entertain students like reality TV shows. I’m suggesting that if a subject is taught from a more interesting or entertaining angle students may better apply themselves to get better grades.
I for one have seen a big difference, receiving better grades in the classes I am interested in than in the classes I label boring.
In the classes I am more interested in, I feel focused on whatever the topic being discussed maybe. Professors who act like they want to be in the classroom and show students why they love their jobs make me and possibly other students not want to miss any of their classes.
