What's your take on this?

[mistiffy]

So yesterday, I'm sitting in class (foundations) along with my other 80 or so classmates and the professor walks in and asked us if we had read the chapter. After her urging us to be honest, only about 5 people raised their hands. She asked those 5 people to come to the front of the classroom and then told the rest of us we were dismissed from class and would not be getting to hear the lecture for that chapter, and took the 5 people in another classroom and gave them the lecture!! I'm unsure what to think about this really because I paid for those hours to get a lecture and I didn't get one yesterday. This is how I prepare for class/tests: I skim the chapter we're going to be going over, go to lecture, then go back in the chapter and re-read the stuff we talked about in class and I've made A's on my tests so far! I typically learn a lot in lecture too and I guess I'm just upset I didnt get that yesterday. OK, thanks for letting me vent! By the way, the rest of the class was pretty peeved yesterday too, I think they were about ready to start a riot, lol.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

in fundamentals and adult med surg, read very little unless it applied to a care plan.....otherwise the texts were just very expensive door stops.....

[craziechiq, BSN, RN]

I like to also just skim and know what the topic is about for the day. I do not absorb any information if I just read plainly what is in the text. The point of lecture is to teach and to explain the text in a way that is helpful for students. Yes, the student is there to learn and participate, but the professor is there to teach and explain. I don't agree with the approach taken and I would have complained. Honestly, I am paying to be taught and I worked so hard to get to that point that the professor should live up to their job.

[smk1, LPN]

Good on the professor, come to class prepared like you would for clinical. Can't expect the prof to let you stay if you left your steth, clipboard, penlight, etc at home.

Class and clinical are two very different things. I'm just going to leave it at that.

[casi, ASN, RN]

I'm a first semester student and when we asked about the best way to prepare for lecture my clinical instructor told us not to read everything. It wasn't worth reading everything. Skim the chapters before class and then take a more indepth look at the things you didn't get.

I'm sorry, but the instructor had no right to boot out people who didn't read the chapter. If she was in the mood to punish those that didn't read throw a quiz!

People learn different ways and the instructer needs to realize that. Her way of reading the chapter before hand can be quite worthless for others.

[Asherah, BSN, RN]

Trying to think of the words to reply to this comment. I guess all I can say is this is not true for many students. not all, but many. Especially since there are many schools that do not even interview potential nursing students, there is no way to know this. Sure, you may all have the grades to get in, but that is entirely different than being responsible and knowing how to delegate your own schedule. Just sayin'

Although I understand that this is not true of many students, I've not seen a nursing orientation that did not make the student well aware of what they were getting into with a nursing program and emphasized that they must learn basic concepts such as organization and time management. Time management is part of what a student chooses to do or not do to prepare for a class or clinical.

Those students who cannot grasp these concepts will fall by the wayside (regretfully) if they do not learn personal strategies that will allow them to be successful.

I also know many nursing students who noted that one of the most important skills you need in a program is how to view assigned reading and determine what is and what is not necessarily the most important material to concentrate on.

By far, I think the technique the professor used in this instance is flat out wrong.

[shann106]

I don't agree with her actions but I do understand why she did it. I would be in real trouble if that happened to us because I never read the whole chapter. I have had high A's on every test so it seems to be working fine for me. I bet you all will be reading from now on:nono:

[carolinapooh, BSN, RN]

I'm a first semester student and when we asked about the best way to prepare for lecture my clinical instructor told us not to read everything. It wasn't worth reading everything. Skim the chapters before class and then take a more indepth look at the things you didn't get.

I'm sorry, but the instructor had no right to boot out people who didn't read the chapter. If she was in the mood to punish those that didn't read throw a quiz!

People learn different ways and the instructer needs to realize that. Her way of reading the chapter before hand can be quite worthless for others.

We were told on the FIRST day of school that to think we could do ALL the reading was completely unrealistic, and that reading everything wasn't the point anyway. We did have one class where you HAD to read the book, but the book was so readable in the first place that it just wasn't a chore. We did have true pop quizzes during the semester - so you really had to keep up. (So I guess you really didn't HAVE to read, in the strictest sense of the word - but not reading would have an effect on your grade.)

To me, the instructor was trying to look as though she had one up on the students, but I feel she only showed her own backside. Unfortunately, the OP was the one who suffered as a result of her antics.

[manofcare]

So, would it have been unfair to spring a popquiz on you to find out if you had prepared for the material? I know it sounds horifice, but you buy a text for a reason and the class should be to bring the material in the text together or clarify unclear areas.

[manofcare]

I should have asked before. Do you think everyone will read the assignments before the next class?

[vashtee, RN]

So, would it have been unfair to spring a popquiz on you to find out if you had prepared for the material?

No, but quizzes are generally given on topics already covered. Also, they usually don't count for much of your grade.