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I think you are right that once we become too selective we miss out on experiences! I had a variety of lengths in classes and I totally agree with your assessment! sam

posted by sam444 on November 15, 2011 at 12:38 AM | link to this | reply

I dont think a class that was 2 and half hours long woud keep my interest

posted by Lanetay on November 13, 2011 at 8:00 AM | link to this | reply

Re: JPTheDoc

I do not feel that we hold a different view. I feel that your assessment of variety is spot on. Having read and interacted with each of the other bloggers who have commented on this post, I feel that they would hold similiar views. The course length did not lead to me automatically signing up for a course or eliminating it from consideration.

I do want to clarify how courses and professors factored into the decision making process. I wanted to take challenging courses and professors that would lead to me learning and growing as a person. Yes, there were courses and professors that I avoided, but I knew that those courses would not get me to where I needed to be and that there were better options.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on November 13, 2011 at 7:39 AM | link to this | reply

Hmmmm.. I hold a different view. I think variety prepares one better to accept whatever is placed in front, then gives the ability to think in terms of the future. One can make better choices for self and have the ability to assist others in understanding that we may not have things to suit us, yet must learn ways to adjust, adapt and make it in any situation with peace and happiness.

I say this because I was often in situations as the "only". I have a bachelor's in psychology, master and doctorate in educational leadership with a focus on conflict resolution. I could not allow the ways of professors or the length of classes to effect my desire and motivation to reach incremental goals.

posted by Dr_JPT on November 13, 2011 at 5:52 AM | link to this | reply

FormerStudentIntern

J You’re right about the factors that affect your sense of time. BC-A Bill”s R®st

posted by BC-A on November 12, 2011 at 9:20 PM | link to this | reply

I would be that way now if I were at university. I do actually have those thoughts - thinking about how I am now, how I really engross myself into anything I do, if only I'd been that way when I was a student, just a couple of years ago. I would go to the lecture, and wait for it to finish. Not always, there were some modules which would be headed by someone, who, as you discussed, was simply too attention-grabbing to want to wait for them to finish. I think it depended a lot on what module it was, there were some boring modules, but I'd chosen them because there may not have been any better alternatives left to choose from.

I know I would be different now, I wouldn't be sitting there ever thinking about the time. We also had sessions that could run up to the three hour mark - I would welcome this now, I would love to be able to go to a three hour session, listen to the lecturer, contribute to the class discussion, share ideas with other students, think about the text being analysed. There was that when I was at uni, but I just regret not having lived much more in that way. I would've spent more time in the Harrison Learning centre, the university's library. I used to quite enjoy visiting it in fact. I know I have changed now, but I can only look back and regret that I didn't utilise my time there. I did get my degree though, which counts the most.

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FormerStudentIntern

Smart thinking!

excellent and mature thinking my friend.