| Show Student Teacher Relationship is Symbiotic Letter to the Editor endeavors t are best taught loosely t ing an instructor of L such a class is I read with great interest the letter letter letter let let- ter written by Lemonte Gregory re regarding regarding re- re regarding garding a dispute with a professor and his vain attempts to remedy the situation Gregory's Gregorys Gregorys Gregory's letter was wasa a scathing indictment to be sure but I can agree with his base frus frus- I have been enrolled inmany in inmany inmany many classes which gave me the unsettling impression of being adri adrift ft at sea During my intermittent four year experience at the Community Community Community College I have had excellent professors decent professors and professors of a so not-so-effective variety It seems that an apparent lack of preparedness is more common than not I stress apparent Vent ent ent because like many thing outward appearances can be de de- ve Typically when dealing with a vague theoretical subject teachers may try many different positions to determine the relative aptitude of a class and determine the direction of the class Syllabi become springboards springboards points points of departure Classes pertaining to literature philosophy and certain humanistic thought-encouraging thought and mentally stimulating Students have an individual individual indi indi- individual vidual intellectual connection and critical thought is encouraged Learning becomes internalized and active ve Of course there are process ori classes as well These by their nature must be tackled in a successive order with each lesson building upon the last Arithmetic Chemistry and presumably Economics Economics Economics Eco Eco- teach particular methods structure and process Should not nota a structured methodological process process pro pro- process cess be involved in the teaching of such classes I believe so Distrust- Distrust at ill uc i and confrontational at worst Rather than being an expeditor of knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge the professor becomes an obstacle obstacle obstacle ob ob- stacle to reckon with Teachers and students are dependent dependent de de- dependent de- de pendent upon one they the another they justify each others other's existence I In strict business terms a stu student ent is a teachers teacher's client and in my opinion satisfaction should be guaranteed for services rendered Perhaps if professors themselves were educated educated educated edu edu- in relations customer-relations skills this awkward situation might not have occurred Justin Wood Business Major |
