So, it has come to the point in this blog where the beloved university professors and teachers come into play. I have been at Cal State Northridge for 2 years now, have had an older sister also graduate from here, so I have come to know some of the best professors, and some of the worst.
Thanks to my sister, her friends, my friends, and a little website called http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/,I have done a pretty good job at avoiding some of the, what you might call... undesirable teachers at CSUN. But, every once in while your scheduled a class that has unfortunately a pretty bad teacher scheduled to teach it. I think we all have experienced this, the feeling of not wanting to go to a class, that feeling you get when you walk in and painfully sit down in the desk, pulling out the notebook that you'll prob. end up doodling in later that hour. Do these teachers realize that
they are thaatt boring? Do they set up the syllabus including attendance points just so they have a class to lecture to? Now I do feel bad for some of these people, I usually end up going to their class just cause i feel bad that no one else will show up. I also end up talking to the professor after class painfully listening to their not so personable stories, while everyone else filters out not caring at all.
they are thaatt boring? Do they set up the syllabus including attendance points just so they have a class to lecture to? Now I do feel bad for some of these people, I usually end up going to their class just cause i feel bad that no one else will show up. I also end up talking to the professor after class painfully listening to their not so personable stories, while everyone else filters out not caring at all. Although there are those teachers that students avoid at all cost, there are those certain professors that students try their hardest to get into their classes,they get on wait lists to get in, and some plan months in advance to take their class.There are also the students like me, who register for a class and 2 weeks into the course thank the Lord that they have gotten such a brilliant professor!! I have had a couple of those, especially this semester, I am taking a Culture and Personalities class with one of my friends, and the professor who teaches it is unbelievable. Her name is Melanie Klein, and she is beyond inspirational. She is one of the people who when they talk you can't keep your eyes off of them. Her lectures are hilarious but true, the books and movies we watch spark a desire within you to change the world!! ( or at least the fucked up America we are living in) I have only missed one of her classes, and that was because I was dying sick. She doesn't take attendance and yet the auditorium is always 75 % full. It takes professors like this to fuel Universities and keep students' minds ever wondering.
All in all, I hope every college student reading this has a chance to have a class with someone as brilliant as Melanie Klein. But if not... good luck dealing with all those other professors, hopefully you'll be able to take something decent from the class ; )
here are some other Professor related websites: Enjoy!!!
Here is also something I found... It's a CNN report on ratemyprofessors.com and how certain teachers are rated "hot", and how they really feel with having that red chili pepper next to their name!!
-Mary S.
4 comments:
That's so funny, I was just on there reading comments on professors I am currently taking. I usually base my schedule on the times the classes are offered rather than who is teaching them. I wish I could do both, but it is the amount of hours I am on campus that really matters for me. I still think that Ratemyprofessor.com is a great resource for both students and teachers. However, I was reading the comments about my teacher from another class, and I totally disagree with everyone on there. So... I guess everyone is different.
-Kourtney
I relly like ratemyproffesor.com because students are entitled to know what a proffesor is like before we add a class.
we pay high fees and we deserve to rate our proffesors. I see ratemyproffesor.com as a tool that students can use to help find a proffesor that suits their learning styles.
It is ashame that people take advantage of this website to cheat their education. I heard of students going to the website to choose easy proffesor's (the ones who will give u a passing grade with out expecting much work).
But that is not the websites fault it is the proffesor's fault. lol
I plan to use rate my proffesor for the first time next semester.
-Dan
Yeah over the last year or so of college, I've kind of had this quasi related phenomenon. It seems no matter what class GE, my major, elective, whatever...that the teacher seems to feel that this class, this one class must be the most important class im taking and will take. they make all the assignments seem life of death and pile on the extra readings and essays and little trips and so forth like this is your life! God forbid you don't take it that seriosuly either, or forget a nugget of minutia they spent their degree seeking years studying. I try to take classes im genuinly interested in, but sometimes they just take it way too far. I realize that they are obviously passionate about the field they teach, but somewhere they have to realize that their are some classes that just take a backseat to others...that's why you study for one degree, not five.
JB
I have studiously avoided Ratemyprofessor.com and all that for years now, and I plan on continuing to avoid them, though curiosity is beginning to lure me... :)
But I'm not against students using these resources. What I'd like to know is if there is any commentary out there about how teacher-rating sites have actually changed the culture of college campuses. Obviously, some students use the sites as a practical tool, but do you think the influence of the sites has been profound?
It's interesting, because a lot of teachers are bothered by the existence of such sites, and yet, in a way, you could argue that the sites are doing something similar to blogging, that is, giving people back a little bit of power in their lives.
Do these sites generate a lot of discussion among students?
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