What would you improve about college professors?
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College professors have tough jobs. Consider the number of years and dedication required to get a Ph.D - the committment and sacrifice invested in extremely specific and competitive fields with few job opportunities which society doesn't necessarily value. \n\nSalaries, for example, are not comparable with the corporate world. Just compare comparable salaries between a 3rd year tenure-track professor and anyone in a basic business field with a bachelor's degree and a few years of experience - there is a significant difference.\n\nIn addition, consider that there is an entire generation of entitled college students that take little responsibility for their own development and progress and regularly blame others, including their college professors, when they fail. For example, in your question, you reference the student that doesn't know they answer. Did you consider that the student that doesn't know the answer probably hasn't done his homework, hasn't invested in his or her responsibility to actually learn. Have you also considered that college should be more competitive. Everyone should have the opportunity to strive for a degree, but not everyone should get one. If that were the case, our education would mean nothing.\n\nImagine if your surgeon was given a medical degree because we dumbed down the requirements so that people wouldn't feel bad.\n\nThe cirriculum of any professor's class isn't just made up out of thin air. They have advisors, committees and department heads that review course materials and provide direction about the philosophy which drives the structure of the class. \n\nOk, so here's what I would improve...\n\n1. I'd pay them better\n2. I'd encourage them to have more competitive classes.\n3. I'd encourage them to incorporate professional standards in their classes such as: professional email requirements, following instructions, etc...\n\nAnd finally, most college professors do it because they love their fields and have a deep committment to service - helping others.
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Ask him what can you do to improve
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give the professor exactly what they ask for...  don't be afraid to ask questions to make sure you know what they want
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Hey.\n\n      I've used ratemyprofessor.com before. It's really helped me find which professors I can cope with and which i can't. Don't judge your professor on their personality, but rather if they're a good teacher or not. In fact, don't just use this site to judge professors, but ask upper classmens from your school too. If you think you can handle five courses, then go for it. Just make sure you get a feel of your schedule first and if you don't like it, then change it around or drop a class you don't need to finish as of now.
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Class size.\nAre the courses taught by the professors instead of assistants.\nIs housing available all 4 years. (Important for city colleges)\nLiving conditions? (tour a dorm)\nAre the dorms wired for Internet?\nExtracurricular activities?\n\nAnything that you are looking for in your education ask about
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If you don't have to pay attention I assume that you know the material. Most colleges will let you 'test out' out of a class and take one that offers more challenges.  If not you could participate and offer explanations that would help other students that may not be as knowledgeable in the class as you are. Often,  although the professors are expert in whatever class they are teaching, they have difficulty relaying  information so students can understand it. Last of all, like most everything else in life, its a matter of attitude. You go expecting to be bored you will be!
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Unless the professor has special equipment offered then you probably aren't going to get very good sound quality. However, if you sit in the right place you should be able to get a legible quality through the idea you suggested. Just move your seats around some until you find a good spot. Also, make sure you ask your professor about recording their class, some of them could have very helpful things that they themselves use.
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(a) Learn the material and practice.\n(b) What about you needs improvement besides appropriate use of capital letters and asking a question clearly enough to get a good answer?
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When you sign up for classes, talk to students who have had your professor before - they know what to expect from the professor and can give you and idea as to what you should know.
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This way they can gauge if they are giving you enough information or not enough in their classes.  In university it could be to check what the students thought the class was about.  The course blurbs sometime don't get across what specifically the class is focusing on and if your expectations are wildly different, the professor can tell you and potentially save you $ on a class you'll hate!
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My first semester of college I nearly went insane. I was sick all the time, I was scared to meet new people, and it seemed like everyone else was a genius compared to me. My chemistry class is was kept me sane. \n\nIt helped that it was smaller (60-70 people.) It was still twice the size of my high school classes, but less than half the size of a normal lecture at my college. The professor was GREAT. He was the first professor to learn my name, or even seem to care that I, as an individual, understood the material. AT the time, it was a big deal. He was also a great teacher in general. He liked to do demonstrations and involve the students in them. \n\nMost importantly, for whatever reason, I ended up becoming friends with a lot of people in that class. Nerds are drawn to one another, perhaps? I'm not sure what I would have done without it.
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The best and most overlooked way to improve classroom education of any kind is to introduce the use of boardgames. I have taught for over ten years all over the world, and only when I use boardgames do students voluntarily insist on extending their classes for two, three, even four hours. Not only that, but they then show the most rapid improvement.\nCheck out the following websites for some useful background info.\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-1.html\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-2.html\n\nhttp://subscriptions.fasfind.com/wwwtools/m/208.cfm\n\nhttp://www.gama.org/uploads/nS/XX/nSXX7lbqv9r-V1glq3UvQg/GinEBrochure1.pdf\n\nGive it a try and you will be amazed. At least you will be helping to break the monopoly that the big textbook publishers have over the education industry.
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what type of writing are you looking to improve?  one of the best tools that I use for my college classes are writing workshops and on-line paper revisions. also..talk one on one with your teacher and see what he/she has to say about your writing.  make sure your sentences are descriptive (this is more for story writing)and that they are complete; no run-ons.  dictionary.com  is also an awesome site to help you get better vocabulary to use in your writing.  You might also check out writing sites on the internet and look at sample essays and papers. authorsden.com is a great site for that. :)
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College professors don't babysit students like high school teachers do.  They expect you to keep up with the work and go to class without being reminded all the time.  You'll study a lot more.
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College professors are expected to present all sides of a given subject. Since the more glamorous aspects of American policy and history are often addressed time after time from grade school on up, professors might seem biased by focusing on the events that were not taught because they do not present the country in such a positive light.
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Explain that to your professor and ask for an extension
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I would start by...I enjoy your class, but I would like it even more if...critism is better taken when highliting something good and offering a sugestion about how to improve, saying "you suck" doesn't help much.