tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post7607799380370339681..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Advice to Students From A Real College Professor, Part IIClarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-35283835452264615952011-02-21T21:59:02.230-05:002011-02-21T21:59:02.230-05:00You have no idea. I dedicate the first class sessi...You have no idea. I dedicate the first class session in its entirety to talking about the syllabus. And I do it in English even if a course is Advanced Spanish lit. My syllabi are extremely detailed and very easy to understand. And I do all that only then to get asked, "Oh, so there is a final exam???" yes, it is only mentioned in 3 separate places of the syllabus and I discussed it in class. So, yes, there is a final exam.<br /><br />And so on.<br /><br />Or the question about the office hours that gets repeated at least once a week. The office hours are listen on the very first page of the syllabus. At the top of the page. Right under my name. In bold type. And still the questions pour in.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-64815653470161340112011-02-21T21:55:09.059-05:002011-02-21T21:55:09.059-05:00About #6 --- do you get lots and lots of questions...About #6 --- do you get lots and lots of questions that are answered on the syllabus or something?<br /><br />On the first day of class, my professors always read the syllabus aloud. This mystified me, because I thought college was supposed to be the place where your teachers *stopped* holding your hand and walking you through every little thing.<br /><br />After a while I came to suspect that these professors were just trying to protect themselves from being inundated with dumb questions from students who couldn't be bothered to read the syllabus.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860246538349067232noreply@blogger.com