Today, I gave my students, what I thought was a powerful, empowering piece of advice. I told them to be honest, to tell the truth, and to be unafraid to let people know how you feel.
Mistake.
About two hours later, I received an email from one of my students offering suggestions for my class. Her big issue was
PowerPoint slide shows. "I can't learn from PowerPoint."
Sigh.
I do not, of course, over use slide shows. I don't think I have even spent the majority of a class period relying on one, but today I was introducing a new chapter. I thought I did a really nice job introducing a unit on Marketing Research. Oh, well.
However, my shoulders are broad. I definitely have heard worse, and in the scheme of things, I wish I would have been given such advice when I was in school. Then, I was taught to sit politely, and to be respectful, and to not make waves.
I actually have enjoyed this young woman's participation and very challenging responses this semester. I'm sure I will enjoy the intellectual jousting we will have this semester.
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