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...Light??s conclusions here, as in many other areas touched on in the course of his discussion, are deceptively simple. Students say they crave seminar-style classes where they have the chance to deal directly with distinguished professors in small settings. Schools then should focus resources on hiring the faculty to make these classes a reality for more students. Students need interpersonal contact with their professors. Schools then should encourage more faculty to advise. And discussion sections should be scheduled close to dinner so that conversation can spill over into the less formal setting...
...other topics, Light??s findings come as similar sets of simple observations on what students want, coupled with suggestions for boosting satisfaction and performance: Extracurricular activities are surprisingly important to satisfaction and do not significantly take away from academic performance. Time management skills are closely related to academic success. Diversity adds to the quality of the educational experience...
...Light??s agenda and ideas seem familiar it might be because he has been sharing his results with College administrators all along. And in recent years, College innovation has largely focused on the areas Light finds most important. Additions to the freshman seminar program have meant an increase in the number of small classes available to first-year students, and the Freshman Dean’s Office has pushed to offer more first-years non-resident academic advisers...
Graduate School of Education professor Richard J. Light, whose book “Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds” is gaining attention nationwide, will chair the panel on undergraduate education. Summers cites Light??s book when discussing some of the challenges the College faces...
...swear this is verbatim from a recent election: “I just don’t think she has the intellectual capacity to be a vice president of this organization.”) True, it is often quite satisfying to see the world in this light??to have that fleeting sense of righteousness and omnipotence while withholding our stamp of approval. But our love affair with hierarchies ends up pitting us against one another, amping up the volume on our inner critics instead of drowning them...