I had students suggest to me that I make up cross-word puzzles or other games like that to help memorize terms from class. Seeing as the last time I was in a class that did that was about 2nd grade, I couldn't bring myself to do it. And I too find myself continually frustrated by the things I feel compelled to entice students to do the work.
Adair Quoting Sarah Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I'm so relieved to hear I'm not going crazy! I'm new to adjuncting, and > when I told my husband some of the activities I had planned for an upper > level elective he asked "Isn't that a little babyish?" We graduated college > in '79, and things were definitely different then -- I don't think any profs > were too worried about "grabbing our attention" the first day, so we > wouldn't be upset about the impending workload! > Sarah > William Paterson U of NJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GIMENEZ MARTHA E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Teach Soc Listserv (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:20 PM > Subject: TEACHSOC: Many Going to College Are Not Ready > > > > > > From the NYTimes: > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/17/education/17scores.html?hp&ex=1124337600&en=858619efb7b39590&ei=5094&partner=homepage > > > > Many Going to College Are Not Ready, Report Says > > > > By TAMAR LEWIN > > Published: August 17, 2005 > > > > Only about half of this year's high school graduates have the reading > > skills they need to succeed in college, and even fewer are prepared for > > college-level science and math courses, according to a yearly report from > > ACT, which produces one of the nation's leading college admissions tests. > > > > The report, based on scores of the 2005 high school graduates who took the > > he report, based on scores of the 2005 high school graduates who took the > > exam, some 1.2 million students in all, also found that fewer than one in > > four met the college-readiness benchmarks in all four subjects tested: > > reading comprehension, English, math and science. > > .................... > > > > This is nothing new for us, right? This is why, especially in lower > > division but, at all levels, teachers must use techniques more appropriate > > in elementary school to entice students to learn. Sigh..... > > > > I argued in a paper published in Teaching Sociology in 1989 that in this > > country, real university education starts at the graduate level and since > > then I haven't had reasons to change my view. > > > > > > Martha > > > > > > > >
