Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Stereotypes; SG#3
Why do people stereotype? Is it to make them feel better about themselves and their social status? Or are people really that shallow that they have to stereotype someone by the way they dress, behave, and who they hang out with? Most people wouldn't expect me to be a cheerleader just because of my physic. I'm not short with blond hair, blue eyes, and a rocking body. I'm tall, with an average body, brown eyes and brown hair. People look at me and automatically assume that I am either a volleyball player or a basketball player. Even in high school I was looked at differently because I wasn't your 'A-typical' cheerleader. I had lots of friends. I didn't judge people right off the bat. I let their personality and who they were affect my view of that person. If there was less stereotyping in the world, maybe there would be world peace!! Ha Ha.
Assigned Entry #3; ASU and Shorter Classes
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/02/22/20110222arizona-state-university-shorter-classes.html?nclick_check=1
This article talks about ASU offering courses that are shorter for students and faculty members. The classes last seven and a half weeks rather than the traditional 15 week courses. Some people believe this will be a bad idea, and I agree with them. I think that if classes are to condensed then people are expected to learn at a quicker pace. This makes retaining information more difficult. In my opinion, the information learned in these approximate eight week classes wont have a chance to convert from a persons short memory into their long term memory. Since you're paying for university classes, you should be getting as much as possible for the money you spend. If people wanted cheaper classes why don't they just attend a community college? Don't community colleges offer shorter classes? Why not make community college classes degree friendly? So instead of transferring to a four year university to get your degree in something, you can attend a community college for half the price and still get the same thing. Isn't that what they're trying to do at ASU? And what about out of state tuition? Will students who are from out of state want or even be able to have these types of courses? I think university's should stay traditional in the 15 week courses. It makes life less difficult if we can have certain things that never change, and university's should be no different.
This article talks about ASU offering courses that are shorter for students and faculty members. The classes last seven and a half weeks rather than the traditional 15 week courses. Some people believe this will be a bad idea, and I agree with them. I think that if classes are to condensed then people are expected to learn at a quicker pace. This makes retaining information more difficult. In my opinion, the information learned in these approximate eight week classes wont have a chance to convert from a persons short memory into their long term memory. Since you're paying for university classes, you should be getting as much as possible for the money you spend. If people wanted cheaper classes why don't they just attend a community college? Don't community colleges offer shorter classes? Why not make community college classes degree friendly? So instead of transferring to a four year university to get your degree in something, you can attend a community college for half the price and still get the same thing. Isn't that what they're trying to do at ASU? And what about out of state tuition? Will students who are from out of state want or even be able to have these types of courses? I think university's should stay traditional in the 15 week courses. It makes life less difficult if we can have certain things that never change, and university's should be no different.
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