At UKZN we have a mentor program. It is designed to help students that are struggling to understand course work. Mentors are only assigned to classes after being requested for by the students. Fair enough...
So I get requested to mentor a 3rd year class on community ecology. That's understandable, this is probably one of the most advanced undergraduate courses offered here. I decide to sit in on one of their lectures to see how students are responding to and interacting with staff. I also intend to speak to the class and agree on a meeting time and place that suits everyone.
So there I am in the the lecture theater trying to be inconspicuous when I notice one of the guys drawing pictures of boobs in the margins next to his lecture notes. BOOBS! What the hell!!!
It really annoys me when students complain about not understanding the course work. 'It's too difficult' they say 'the lecturer is rubbish' they whine. I know the real reason they don't understand anything is due the fact that they are busy drawing cartoon pornography when they need to be concentrating on what the lecturer has to say.
Sure I'm guilty of not paying attention in class once upon a time. Who can blame me though, it was a statistics course that I was forced to do...
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boobs? what is he? 14?!
a mentor programme? - sounds so very oprah and dr.phil
good luck eebs...
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