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  • April 19, 2000 GET A LIFE 17 Guest Commentary A Modest Proposal to the WCU Learning Community Commentary by Dr. John Habel Professor of Psychology During the past couple of weeks I've telephoned about 35 high school seniors who have been admitted to WCU but who haven't yet indicated that they plan to enroll for the fall. The purpose of these calls is to communicate to high school students who might still be undecided about their choice of college that we want them at WCU. Like many members of the faculty, I make these calls every year at this time, and I do so with absolute sincerity, believing that WCU is a good place for the students with whom I speak. The admissions office provides members of the faculty who phone prospective students with a script that begins something like this: "Congratulations on your admission to Western Carolina University. The entering class of fall 2000 will be our biggest and best ever." As I look forward to our entering class next fall, I think about what I hear on occasion from students and from my faculty colleagues about general education courses. I hear students complain about instructors who are boring or who don't seem to care if students learn or find their classes interesting. I also hear my faculty colleagues complain about students who are passive and apathetic. I wonder if the students in our entering class next fall will be motivated to learn. I wonder if they're coming to WCU because they want to read good books and improve their writing and engage in good conversation with their instructors and fellow students. I also wonder if those of us who teach our new students will offer courses that will promote in students (in words taken from the description of WCU's new Liberal Studies Program) "a love of learning and an active curiosity for knowledge." These thoughts have inspired me to put together the following modest proposal. Its purpose is to suggest a few simple strategies for students and instructors that will increase the likelihood that students will become actively engaged in general education courses. My premise is that students who come to WCU without "a love of learning and an active curiosity for knowledge" are more like to develop these qualities if they become more actively engaged in their courses. Students: 1. Sit where the action is. Think of the two front rows of seats in any classroom or lecture hall as the cross piece of an upper-case "T" and of the two middle columns of seats as the vertical base of the "T." Arrive early enough to get a seat in the "T" There you're most likely to be noticed by your instructor, so you are less likely to read, talk, or sleep and more likely to pay attention, even in the most boring class. 2. Speak up. A few minutes before every class begins, as you take your seat in the "T," make a commitment to raise your hand one time duririg the next 50 or 75 minutes. If you are reluctant to speak in a group, don't do anything radically out of character and raise your hand twice. Raise your hand one time and either respond to the instructor's question, or, ask a question. When you are thinking about a comment or a question, you are more likely to stay tuned in to the discussion. Speaking up becomes easier with practice. 3. Reach out to your instructors. Some time during the semester, preferably during the first few weeks, pay a visit to each of your instructors. Even a short conversation will let your instructor know that you are a real person with a life outside of class who happens to be enrolled in a general education course. Ask about an assignment or a topic from the course; tell your instructor something about yourself. Instructors: 1. Learn every student's name. You can do this with a little effort, even in your big sections. Once you've learned their names, call on students by name in class and greet them by name on campus. 2. Grant students opportunities to speak to each other. Once a week, devote part of a class meeting to an activity in which you step aside and allow students to engage in structured periods of substantive conversation. Give yourself permission to act on the premise that conversation is one quality of good teaching and learning. As Parker Palmer argues, we do not deal well with the pressure to "cover the field" when we obscure our subject from students' view with a "blizzard of information." 3. Require students to visit you in your office. Show students that you are a real person with a life outside of class who happens to be teaching a general education As we at WCU look ahead to our entering class in the fall and as we consider the promises and challenges of the new Liberal Studies program, I hope this modest proposal will stimulate some thought and some behavior change. I hope also that all of us involved in the teaching/learning enterprise will be mindful of the perspective of the philosopher and educator, John Dewey, who argued passionately that learning is not a "spectator sport." DIFFERENT DEGREES OF SUCCESS U I Always Wanted To Run My Own Business. So I Joined Enterprise.' >? -Angie (Harrison) Rentier BS, Psychology Western Carolina University Area Manager Enterprise only hires hard-working, entrepreneurial individuals. People who want to learn every aspect of running a business, from sales to customer service. Enter our fast-paced business as a Management Trainee, and we'll reward your dedication and sales ability with raises, promotions and the opportunity to go as far as your talent will take you. Sales Management Trainee $26,000 Guaranteed in Western NC, Charlotte and surrounding areas-varies state to state. 2nd/3rd year earnings $30-45K • A BS/BA degree (preferred) • Strong communication skills, enthusiasm and drive • Retail/Sales experience a plus To learn all aspects of running a business while enjoying paid training and benefits of the Enterprise Team apply online at www.erac.com or call 888-www- erac (999-3722) EOE M/F Enterprise rent-a-car hMVi 2000 Catamount Yearbook Scafold Sit Wednesday, April 19th and Thursday, April 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the University Center lawn. Buy one get one free! Get a 1999 yearbook for free when you purchase the new 2000 book. Please come out and help support the Catamount Yearbook.
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