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Fun or school, the decision may have an effect on grades or a student’s overall mood for a class. Choose fun and have a better chance of experiencing the full potential of college activities. Choose school and a student will focus on studies to earn a degree. Could both fun and school ever coexist, or will they always be complete opposites of each other? “I think school and fun can work together, but the teachers have to know how to keep everyone in the class interested in what they are teaching, not just talk the whole
class,” Kristen Vieyra, Buhler, said. Many students will decide whether they like a certain course in the first couple of classes usually by simple factors, such as their friends being in the class with them, the scheduled class time and the course instructor for the class. All of these factors can be the difference between a class being perceived as fun and enjoyable, rather than a class of textbooks, readings and long lectures that sets the scene for a long semester of class. “A class is enjoyable if I find the
homework and reading personally intriguing, also if I learn interesting facts I didn’t know before,” Matt Klenda, Hutchinson, said. The way an instructor decides to teach class can also have a major impact on the learning ability of the student. Since each student is different and needs to learn in their own special way, there are multiple ways of teaching that makes a class more likely to have students retain the information from what’s being taught. These teaching strategies can also help the class become more enjoyable
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from the students view. “Personally I prefer the teacher use group discussions and group activities to teach the class, rather than quizzes, and a teacher just lecturing,” Vieyra said. Common teaching styles consist of teachers using a combination of PowerPoint, lectures, group assignments, discussion, and some are resorting to online homework. The main reason for combining all the many features is to try to connect with students better. “I think combining teaching ways helps me learn in more ways than a monotone teacher just lecturing,” Connor Bomgardner, Hutchinson, said. Many students decide to take a class to try and learn something about their career choice or field. However, every student will have to take a certain number of general electives that are not always the fun classes, but there are alternatives and more fun classes. One of these classes is Scott Brown’s typography class. The class is scheduled on Monday,