I mentioned in my last post how the students acquire a copy of a previous exam and so thereby can easily cheat on every exam offered at this university. Another aspect of the rampant cheating on campus is the fact that in the Literature classes, I believe I am the only student who actually reads the assigned books. All the other students just get by on the Cliff Notes or online synopsis. But because the classes are conducted without discussions, the professors do not realize or do not care. The lectures do nothing to help stimulate creative thinking about the meaning of the assigned book. Much is made about learning the plot, setting, and characters. But little or no emphasis is put upon analysis of the plot, background information on the author which led them to write the book, etc. The lectures on significant literary pieces are as interesting as the dullest presentation on the Periodic Table of the Elements in a chemistry class. the exams cover only the facts of the books, so the Cliff Notes are all the students need to pass the exams, again multiple choice tests of poor quality.
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About Greg S.
I am about to be a sophomore at a university in the midwest with a student body of 8,000. Frankly I don't know if I will stay here or transfer to a different university or quit altogether. This university is a huge disappointment. In this blog I will go into details about why I say this.
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