As I approach my final year in
school, I have been reflecting on all my classes that I have taken. Some of my classes were very interesting but
had nothing to do with my major. Other
classes that were pertinent to my major have been completely useless to me and
torturous to get through. Now I know all
subjects serve a purpose to help you branch out and learn more about the
world. Certain classes stick out in my
head that have been favorites of mine.
Oddly enough, those classes had my favorite teachers. If the teacher is passionate about the
subject, he or she can make the most uninteresting subject amazing.
Over the summer I took an
investment class. My professor was truly
one of a kind. Being a finance major
some of the classes aren't the most lively because there is a lot of background
you must learn in order to understand the subjects. I thought investments would be one of these
classes. My professor, Professor Roth, truly
loved his field of teacher. He would
come into class, start right on time, and speak with such enthusiasm. He thought us important background details
but we always touched on a lot of real world issues. We would go over the movement of stocks by
looking at The Wall Street Journal,
and comparing them daily, monthly, and yearly. He taught of class so many important things
that he actually helped me get onto the track I’m on today. Had I not taken his class, I would maybe have
never found my interest in real estate.
One class that I don’t think I
learned anything in was international business.
I know this is a very important topic and it can be quite an interesting
subject, but my teacher was not engaging.
It was only offered as an online class, which I try to avoid because of
the way I learn. The material was in
such a text book form. Reading the
material over and over again did not help me learn. There were so many different things in the
book that I couldn't understand on my own.
The online tests that we took were very long and covered so much
material that I don’t know how anybody could have passed with an A. If I had been an international business student,
I would have switched my major. Each
subject has its own way of being interesting, but I truly believe that the
teacher has the ability to turn it into something more.
I totally agree with you. I think the school system should strive to find more enthusiatic teachers. Some classes i have taken the teachers seem like they do no even want to be there. Why would the student want to be there themselves? I have learned the most from my teachers that were enthusiatic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you Mich and Santino. Teachers can make all the difference to making students motivated to learn even if they subject is dry. Reading your blog and reflecting on my past years of education I do realize I was more engaged in my class with the more enthusiastic teachers. But in the end it comes down to the student who must want to succeed. What upper division finance elective class would you recommend? I havent taken any yet and would love your advice.
ReplyDeleteI took international business too and I agree with you one hundred percent. Many teachers are not passionate about teaching, they may be extremely familiar with the topic but they lack the desire to want to teach someone else. I have had many horrible teachers and few greats one which I think is a real problem that should be taken care of.
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