<p>Maybe Im still getting used to college classes, but I dont seem to have a strong grasp on the materials in most of my classes and I dont feel like I am learning much from my professors. Does anybody feel this way too? What to do?</p>
<p>Study the material before going to class... should help!</p>
<p>i do too sometimes. Why do you feel this way? Do you not understand what you're reading, do you have trouble paying attention in your classes, etc?</p>
<p>i just read the book.</p>
<p>I just feel like Im not learning as much as I could.. I mean 85% of the stuff I learn is by myself so I dont feel like I am taking enough advantage of university resources/teachers/the cost of tuition</p>
<p>Most learning is done by the individual--that is always the way it is. The prof tries to add some color and explain things to those that need more help. Why do you think they have textbooks??</p>
<p>you go to college, you buy a book and read it, thats how you learn. In my entire time in college i cant say ive ever learned something from a professor.</p>
<p>I hope you know college is about 5% learning and the other 95% is a measure for employers on what you can accomplish in a given amount of time. thats all it is, which the coincidence that learning is thrown in their.</p>
<p>Yes I realized that a long time ago in highschool even. I just kinda expected more for my tuition money you know. Even with a good financial aid I feel like I could take better advantages of the university resources.</p>
<p>Why don't you explore the topics you're studying more deeply and discuss them with your professors in office hours?</p>
<p>Exactly, especiall if you're taking Intro/1000 level courses, the prof can't be expected to explore dramatic areas with you (unless of course you go to an elite institution where the basic intro stuff morphs into more advances things because of a more driven student base). However, most profs have a special interest (whether it be previous study or current research) and would gladly discuss their interest if you approach them prepared, eager and motivated.</p>
<p>I think it's just all kinda new still. it'll get betta</p>
<p>This is why small schools are good. If I have a question about something I want to know more about I will ask the prof after class. Plus the classes are small enough that I can ask a lot of stuff during class.</p>
<p>I ask a ton of questions during class (so many that one girl in chem nicknamed me "Yakko" because I guess I yak a lot) and learn best from that. Textbooks basically are canned information. You have to open the can and prepare the soup, same deal with a textbook.</p>
<p>Oh, and if you don't like the thought of some two-bit lecturing from a podium while you sit with 500 other people you might want to switch to a smaller school.</p>
<p>Yeah, I feel the same way; my professors just skim over the material, and I would compare their teaching to that of my high school teachers. They aren't much different except that they cover many chapters in a few days. Most of what I learn is through doing the assigned online homework and my textbooks. But, lots of first year classes are weed-out classes so they don't go in depth or something.</p>