Let's face it, going to class is not always the funnest thing we invision ourselves doing when we wake up in the morning, but it is a necessary one. I've had classes that I have dreaded going to which I'm sure shows in the Frankenstein manner in which I drag my feet as I enter, but on the other hand, there are the classes that I truly do enjoy going to. Oh, and yes, their are the classes in which I dropped in the name of keeping myself sane.
Professors are usually the deciding factor to where or not I will keep a class when I am teatering on the fence about whether or not to hold onto a class that I know is not part of my curriculum for my degree, but rather an elective that I chose to take. The most affective professors that I stay around for are the ones that can make me laugh every so often and who I can truly see take a personal interest in the well being of my education. It is easy to see in their eyes or in their vibe when you talk to them or ask them questions, if they are truly eager to help me or if they are just doing their job.
It is very important that I enjoy the class that I am attending although not enjoying a class is not the main reason I would consider dropping it. Classes that are required by my degree are harder to drop although sometimes I'd rather stay home and watch the grass grow, I would probably not drop the class even if there was an opportunity to take it at another time just because I would just want to "suffer" through it and get it done with. I can honestly say that it's not the subject that makes me drop classes, it is the professor that it teaching it. I know that it is almost impossible to make micro-biology entertaing, but if a professor can find other ways to keep my attention along with just teaching the class, it has a huge outcome on my knowledge and the grade I will recieve at the end of the semester.
Does the professor have an affective way of keeping my attention and does the style of teaching make me feel as if I have really retained the information, thus giving me a feeling of accompishment and having done something productive with my day. I can tell you that there is nothing more frustrating then spending a few hours in a class which I am paying for and then walking out saying to myself, "Huh, What was that?"
