Remember me mentioning in my blog about the essay I wrote for my Psych class last term?
Well, I was finally able to meet with the Prof. a week ago. I wanted to hear his thoughts on some of the points I made and such. We chatted a little at first about the new term and how his classes were going. When I told him I was in Rehab Med this year, he was noticeably disappointed. He told me that with a paper as good as mine, he couldn't understand why I wasn't an honors Psych student!
I was dumbfounded...but thrilled!
I've never been very good at writing, mostly because of the excrutiatingly long time it takes me to write (so this is a very big deal for me). We discussed the research that I based my paper on and some treatments currently undergoing research trials etc. He said that he had actually revised material in two of the courses he teaches because of some of the points I made and the research I cited.
(I am still *squeeing* with excitement that I was able to change the mindset of an already great prof who's been teaching for 25 years! *squeee*- ok - I'm done...ok maybe not *squeee*!!)
6 comments:
I'm always amazed by how different two professors' opinions can be. It really brings home the fact that, ultimately, these are just opinions. Sure, these are educated people, but they can and do disagree about the merit of work. And they can and do play favourites and have preconceptions about students. So, if you feel you're doing good work, there's no need to let one prof get you down.
I'm glad you've found a prof who gets where you're coming from and respects your work.
G-
I'm glad I found him too- I always like having a back-up plan/alternate route, especially for a career! It makes me more comfortable with taking risks. I forgot that I was supposed to send this paper to you...I'll do that right away!
It was the exact opposite, A prof whio felt all opinons other than hers were worthless that spelled my doom in PolySci...
... Good for you Sis!
PS - Can I read that paper? I'd like too...
G & Laz,
Paper is forth-coming...
I'm having difficulty configuring my AFS disk space on my PC/tablet so that I can get at the pretty .pdf file stored on the U's server. If I can't reconnoiter things here by Monday- I'll just send it to you from the computer lab @ school.
My apologies but technology has stumped me again...
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