College Lectures

College Lectures

Most college students would agree that lectures are often the dreariest classes they will have to take to get their degrees. While the unpleasantness of the class is often, accredit to the subject matter, the way the professor presents the subject also plays a large role. Why, then do such classes exist if they are so unpleasant to students? The answer is pure economics; colleges can accommodate more students into one class while decreasing the need for more professors to teach the course, which allows more of the students' tuition to deposit into college funds.

A professor in a lecture class is responsible for teaching more than fifty students at a time as opposed to five or ten students in an interactive class. This large difference in number inhibits the professor's ability to create a relationship with each student so that there can be interaction. Instead, the professor addresses the class as a whole, often never genuinely knowing any of the individual students making the class "dreary."

There are several ways a professor can develop interest in a large population of students. One way is just a simple change in the professor's attitude. By altering his or her approach to be charismatic, the class would become interesting and would provide a sense of interaction between the student and professor. In addition, lecture class time can shorten. After hours of listening to a professor speak about a subject, students start to digress and focus on anything that will bring them entertainment. Decreasing the period of lecture, would assist the students in staying focused on the subject matter and support professors in maintaining students engrossed on the topic. In conclusion, if a professor's passion for teaching is authentic it will reflect on his performance in the classroom. The