When we place ourselves in the perspective of a distant, it most likely won’t seem, by all accounts, to be a troublesome movement. A couple of days prior, I went to my companion’s logic address class. It’s an Intro to Philosophy class situated at NAC 1/203 with Professor Ralph Jenkins on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 PM to 1:45 pm. I needed to get a vibe of what it resembles being in another class and watch the students and their activities.
As I was going towards the classroom, I definitely comprehended what kind of vibe I was going to feel. I realized I was going to feel an exhausting, discouraging sort vibe. As I’m strolling towards the back of the lecture hall, I saw a few students dispersed over the classroom. The lighting was dim, dull. Mind you, there aren’t any windows so there’s not, in any case, a touch of common light in the room. The lecture hall just fits up to 113 people. The rows are put in stair frames and there are around eight to nine rows. Sitting in the back corner, I saw a few students take out their laptops trusting that the professor will arrive. Different students were simply on their cellphones or conversing with their companions. Professor Jenkins touches base at 12:23 PM and begins setting up his PowerPoint before class starts. Professor Jenkins is around his late 30s, mid-40s. He wore a dim shirt with a black vest, loose Levis and his dim, dark-rimmed glasses. I saw a few rings on his hands and his dim dark hair and a short beard. He doesn’t appear to be one of those exacting teachers yet he’s increasingly similar to a laid back professor.
As he was setting up, one by one student was strolling into class. I saw how some of the students were sitting towards the back. Just several individuals chose to sit close to the front, closer to the teacher. At 12:31 PM, the professor starts to instruct. I definitely realized this would have been a long and exhausting class. Individuals began to lay their head down and rest, not notwithstanding trying to tune in to the professor. Clearly, the teacher sees the sleeping students and their cellphones yet he continues onward and teaches his lecture. I glanced over to my friend to perceive what she’s doing and I see that she’s writing down notes and focusing on the exhausting lecture.
I took the chance and tried to pay attention and learn what Professor Jenkins is teaching but midway, I was so confused so I didn’t even bother anymore. I looked over to my right to see a girl on her laptop, doing some online shopping. I mean, it doesn’t hurt to shop for new clothes during a boring lecture. I got caught up and was looking at her screen to see if H&M had clothes that I wanted. I shook my head and got back observing the class. I noticed a few students left before class ended. During the lecture, these two girls who sat two to three rows in front of me wouldn’t stop talking at all. Even when the professor is talking, they wouldn’t stop. I was getting annoyed because that’s just rude and disrespectful but the professor Jenkins kept going on with his lecture till the very end.
Five minutes before the class ends, he called up names of his students to come up and grab their recent graded assignment. After calling up everyone, he says “Questions? Comments? Concerns?” but no one raised their hand. Students started to pack up their laptops, their notebooks and were eager to leave. For the students who were asleep, they woke up immediately and were ready to leave. When the class ended, my friend and I stood up and stretched our bodies because we’ve been sitting for a whole hour and fifteen minutes straight. Students had left the classroom immediately and went on about their day. Professor Jenkins was collecting his belongings and getting ready to leave.
Spending my time in a lecture class was just a bore to me. I personally think that students are unable to learn in lectures. The students are glued to their laptops or cellphones, not paying attention to the professor at all. Some students are glued to their desks when they sleep during lectures. The overall observation was alright but I wished Professor Jenkins would make his presentations more alive so students would actually pay attention instead of dying of boredom.
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