One math class (second order partial differential equations and differential analysis) course I had back in college had three recitation teachers:
1) the professor
2) the oriental fellow who not only couldn't be understood but thought we all were geniuses and insulted anyone asking a question. BTW we all were pretty damn close to geniuses and even the brightest among us couldn't understand this guy.
3) a Texan who was so awfully obnoxious and egotistical that the entire class hated him.
That was in 1969 -- We complained so hard that they really did change that system.
When did they start you ask? I think speech replaced sign language the year before, "waybackthen"
Parental Involvement in Education
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Re: Parental Involvement in Education
I came back to add another comment about college.
The first course offered in Chemical Engineering (remember I went Carnegie Mellon University) when I went back in 1968 was a freshman course and it was designed to force the student into a decision. It was rough, hard, math-free (because you really need more than freshman math) and I saw brilliant people who never failed a course or even contemplated a "C" grade, just beating their heads off the walls trying to understand mass and energy balances... This was taught by the head of the department and it was a giant dump on students. You knew when you finished that course what your major would or would not be.
I will say it was good because one of the guys who dropped the course after 2 sessions, graduated with honors as an Electrical Engineer four years later.
It's better you learn what you don't want the first year than the third year.
The first course offered in Chemical Engineering (remember I went Carnegie Mellon University) when I went back in 1968 was a freshman course and it was designed to force the student into a decision. It was rough, hard, math-free (because you really need more than freshman math) and I saw brilliant people who never failed a course or even contemplated a "C" grade, just beating their heads off the walls trying to understand mass and energy balances... This was taught by the head of the department and it was a giant dump on students. You knew when you finished that course what your major would or would not be.
I will say it was good because one of the guys who dropped the course after 2 sessions, graduated with honors as an Electrical Engineer four years later.
It's better you learn what you don't want the first year than the third year.