General College Success/Responses to Other College Entities

"Investigating" a Prof Ahead of Time? 5 OTHER Things You Should Know

Posted by Ellen Bremen on Nov 8, 2011 in General, General College Success/Responses to Other College Entities | 5 comments

(It’s been a while since I felt the need to speak to another outlet’s blog post about professors. When I saw 5 Things You Should Know About Your Professors from the TalkNerdy2Me blog (National Society of Collegiate Scholars), before I even clicked the link, I had a feeling I’d have something to say. So, here goes!) “Investigate your profs before taking a class.” This is the primary advice of the above-mentioned piece, as well as what to look for once you meet the prof. While I have some thoughts from the “other side,” I appreciated the NSCS article a great deal. The author, a student, correctly encourages to students to take...