How are classroom sessions in the US different from your home country?
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Yunan,
China Teachers in China just want you to get in and get out of there and sometimes you don't learn any stuff. You are just going through exams and trying to memorize stuff. Versus here in my classroom, teachers use different media and different methods to help you learn and you actually learn how to apply your knowledge into the practical life. |
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Abhinand,
India Classroom and learning in India or in the Middle East is very different. One of the big things is there's a lot more respect for authority in India or in the Middle East but the thing is that's good and that's not good, because over here there's less respect for authority, but you get a chance to talk with a professor, to have lunch with a professor, to listen to his ideas, and to give your ideas, so that's a good thing. But on the not so good side, sometimes the students just don't respect the professor, so they come late to class, they eat, they just do whatever they want. So, there's a good and bad side. |
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Mia,
Finland Teachers and students are more buddy-buddy in classroom situations here in the US. Back home we have usually a little bit more respect for the instructor. I mean, you don't really become that tight. Here it's like a different mentality that way. |
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Xiaoxue,
China Here in a class, you have to speak out. You have to be active, interact with the group, interact with the teacher. So, it's a kind of different. We, Chinese, are trying to be modest. So, even if you know the answer, you don't speak out. But here, you are trying to say something. I saw a lot of people just to speak out. Maybe they don't know the answer but still they are trying to air their voice. So, the most important adjustment I have done since I came is trying to air my voice. Trying to express myself and trying to have more interaction with the instructor. And talk more with the instructor, and also participate more in group discussions because in my country we don't have that much group work. |
What do you think?
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in my home country, there technology is everywhere, like tv screens in class rooms, everyone uses laptops, but i don't see it some much here...
in japan, no one really participates and talks in the class except for the instructor. the teacher just talks and talks. here students are asking questions all the time. in my high school in japan, if you asked a question other students assumed you are a stupid or something, kind of wasting other peoples time.
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