Hi All. So I am a month through my second-degree BSN program and I am FRUSTRATED
It seems like my program's philosophy (or at least a large minority of professors) is that the material taught in class is only basic material that skims the surface. It is the student's job to go back and learn the material in-depth. The professors aren't going to regurgitate the material to us. And it also our responsibility to learn chapters of material that aren't taught in class.
Is this how it is in your programs? I am paying thousands of dollars to go to this school, and want to be taught and I want to be successful. I know how to study, but the philosophy of my program comes as a shock. I have been at several institutions of higher learning, and all of the material is taught. A student might have to review it to understand it, but I've never had a class where I haven't been taught the information I needed to know.
I thought that the instructors in my nursing classes only scratched the surface on topics. At least I am not alone and I do find it necessary to go home and study or I would probably fail.
Why the other programs you attended had lower expectations of their students, I don't know. Maybe those programs were not focused on producers independent learners, thinkers, and problem-solvers who would be ready immediately after graduation to take responsibility for other people's lives.
As an educator, I am a bit surprised that you would want to pay tuition $ to have someone read the textbook for you. The job of an instructor is to 'facilitate' learning - provide you with information & skills that you cannot obtain on your own and to validate/confirm your understanding and application of new knowledge and skills you have acquired.
:icon_roll I think these comments are condescending and I agree with the OP. My BS in microbiology at Texas A&M had extremely high expectations, and it was much more challenging than my Accelerated BSN program. However, my micro courses had thorough lectures and reading the textbook was necessitated only to fill in gaps or clarify content that confused me in lecture. The professors did not "read the textbook for me". The powerpoints in nursing school with a few bullets for each topic did nothing to facilitate my learning. So yes OP this is unfortunately typical.
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I thought that the instructors in my nursing classes only scratched the surface on topics. At least I am not alone and I do find it necessary to go home and study or I would probably fail.