http://lemelp.com/blog/2009/10/27/race-requirements/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lemelp.com/blog/2009/10/27/race-requirements/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Brandi, Your Fav. Edge CA :) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:09:51 +0000 http://lemelp.com/blog/?p=726#comment-170 Woman, I haven't even read this in full-but I'm adding you to my blog roll. You do the same, and send me these pics from the Art Expo. I was blogging about them and realized your pics would probably do them so much more justice. K? Mwuah! Woman, I haven’t even read this in full-but I’m adding you to my blog roll. You do the same, and send me these pics from the Art Expo. I was blogging about them and realized your pics would probably do them so much more justice. K? Mwuah!

]]> http://lemelp.com/blog/2009/10/27/race-requirements/comment-page-1/#comment-158 brian nelson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:35:02 +0000 http://lemelp.com/blog/?p=726#comment-158 I enjoyed reading your blog . I am a college professor and I think your opinions and comments are mostly spot on. The apathy and disrespect you speak of is not just because this course was African American History. I teach Art, and have a very open classroom based on morals and respect, not judgmental of race, creed or color. I think disrespect in the classroom is commonplace. Today I had a student tell me that he "did not do the homework" that was due. because "he had not planned to do the homework, it didn't fit his schedule." My Art History professor in undergrad would lock the door when class started. He was an amazing professor at WMU, he is gone, he taught African Art History. Jerry Abramson........... I enjoyed reading your blog . I am a college professor and I think your opinions and comments are mostly spot on. The apathy and disrespect you speak of is not just because this course was African American History. I teach Art, and have a very open classroom based on morals and respect, not judgmental of race, creed or color. I think disrespect in the classroom is commonplace. Today I had a student tell me that he “did not do the homework” that was due. because “he had not planned to do the homework, it didn’t fit his schedule.”
My Art History professor in undergrad would lock the door when class started. He was an amazing professor at WMU, he is gone, he taught African Art History. Jerry Abramson………..

]]> http://lemelp.com/blog/2009/10/27/race-requirements/comment-page-1/#comment-157 lee Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:08:31 +0000 http://lemelp.com/blog/?p=726#comment-157 where to start? this is such a great post, lemara. you have some serious insight. the american system is broken. i think it stems from many different sources, all ending up at the same point-- the unaffected youth of america. it's not just that they don't care about school. they don't care about anything. everything is a "clock in/out" situation. i think a lot of it has to do with a value system centered around personal gain. "what do i get?" "how will this make me money?" "what's in it for me?" these sentiments are our driving force. most kids in college don't want to be here. ask around. hell, just look around. you described it perfectly. education isn't about learning. it's about getting something. a piece of paper that gets you a higher paying job. and it never has to be about learning! undergraduate education is designed so you get "the basics" and a little bit of something you care about (or, at least decide what to major in). i'd like to know why these kids don't know the basics already. as a returning student, i find it particularly frustrating. i would give anything to be here (in fact, i am)! it's almost soul crushing to be in classes that move me, really truly speak to my spirit, while sitting next to someone checking their facebook on their iphone. i want to say to them: "leave. please, drop out of school and come back when you're ready. in the meantime, i need the financial aid you're taking up. and there is someone who would give the world to be sitting in your seat. so please, leave and let them have it." requirements are crazy. as angry as i get at the folks in my race class who are just there for the requirement...i know i feel the same way in my french class. but, i also try desperately to take as much as i can from those required classes. since i'm paying a crapload to take them, and i don't have a choice. sometimes, it's a blessing in disguise. i am now an Black Studies major because i took a required course with Dr. Monteiro. of course, i would *love* to be able to take just the ones i want. it feels like a waste of my time, energy, and money. but i love to learn. so i put up with it. i would be interested to hear your thoughts on the greater american school system. if you think college is bad, you should see our public school system. i'm sorry this is so long. believe it or not, i cut it almost in half cause i realized it was out of hand. =) where to start? this is such a great post, lemara. you have some serious insight. the american system is broken. i think it stems from many different sources, all ending up at the same point– the unaffected youth of america. it’s not just that they don’t care about school. they don’t care about anything. everything is a “clock in/out” situation. i think a lot of it has to do with a value system centered around personal gain. “what do i get?” “how will this make me money?” “what’s in it for me?” these sentiments are our driving force. most kids in college don’t want to be here. ask around. hell, just look around. you described it perfectly. education isn’t about learning. it’s about getting something. a piece of paper that gets you a higher paying job. and it never has to be about learning! undergraduate education is designed so you get “the basics” and a little bit of something you care about (or, at least decide what to major in). i’d like to know why these kids don’t know the basics already.
as a returning student, i find it particularly frustrating. i would give anything to be here (in fact, i am)! it’s almost soul crushing to be in classes that move me, really truly speak to my spirit, while sitting next to someone checking their facebook on their iphone. i want to say to them: “leave. please, drop out of school and come back when you’re ready. in the meantime, i need the financial aid you’re taking up. and there is someone who would give the world to be sitting in your seat. so please, leave and let them have it.”
requirements are crazy. as angry as i get at the folks in my race class who are just there for the requirement…i know i feel the same way in my french class. but, i also try desperately to take as much as i can from those required classes. since i’m paying a crapload to take them, and i don’t have a choice. sometimes, it’s a blessing in disguise. i am now an Black Studies major because i took a required course with Dr. Monteiro. of course, i would *love* to be able to take just the ones i want. it feels like a waste of my time, energy, and money. but i love to learn. so i put up with it.
i would be interested to hear your thoughts on the greater american school system. if you think college is bad, you should see our public school system.
i’m sorry this is so long. believe it or not, i cut it almost in half cause i realized it was out of hand. =)

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