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opinion
Last semester
blues
Is it just me, or
is it hard to stay awake in class? In my last semester of study
at Cal State Long Beach, I am so wiped out.
I have trouble staying awake, and I'm not interested in anything
I am learning. I have also been lagging in my homework assignments
and on tests. What's even more ridiculous is that I am only
taking nine units this semester.
Am I the only one? I feel bad sometimes when my professor is
looking at me, and I start to fall asleep.
I think I know why students fall asleep in class. I believe
that the professors should allow their classes to engage in
interesting discussion, instead of just having the professor
talk and students take notes.
But, students should help in this process by giving lots of
positive feedback in class discussions to keep the levels of
boredom down.
I have noticed that I have done better in classes where I was
able to share my thoughts and views and engage in an intelligent
discussion. I don't care what class it is, professors can make
the class interesting.
That's why they go to college for all those years. Along with
the help of the students, the classes at CSULB could be a lot
more interesting, and maybe students wouldn't fall asleep.
Maybe intelligent discussions are not the solution to boredom
in the classroom. Maybe the semesters should be shorter.
I believe that 15 weeks is just too long to sit in the classroom.
The semester should be only about eight weeks long. This way,
students could spend less time in college, and move into careers.
Another solution could include video games and a full bar in
the classroom.
I don't know what the real solution could be, but if anyone
else out there knows, please write and let me know. If this
is your last semester and you just can't take it anymore, please
write.
Let me know about what you are going through so I can include
some of it in the next column.
I know I must get out of this slump. All of us veterans
must get out of the slump, or we won't graduate. I don't
know about everyone else, but I will graduate no matter what
I have to do.
Larry W. Brunson Jr. is a journalism education and English
major at Cal State Long Beach.
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