This thread discusses the courses participants are studying or teaching during the spring semester, encompassing a variety of subjects across physics, mathematics, engineering, humanities, and other disciplines. The scope includes personal experiences, course selections, and reflections on the educational process.
Participants generally share their individual course selections without reaching a consensus on preferences or experiences. Multiple competing views on the value and enjoyment of humanities versus STEM courses are present, and the discussion remains unresolved regarding the effectiveness of different teaching methods.
Some participants express uncertainty about their course schedules and the potential for changes, indicating that their current plans may not be finalized. Additionally, the discussion reflects a range of personal experiences with various subjects, which may depend on individual interests and academic requirements.
This discussion may be of interest to students considering course selections in STEM and humanities fields, educators looking for insights into student experiences, and anyone interested in the diverse academic paths taken by participants in a spring semester.
siddharth said:
mattmns said:Jason, I am not sure about how much you are interested in history, but I have yet to take a fun history class; in fact, this semester I will be taking my fifth history class.. If I were you, I would look for something else to take, as I believe you are a pure math major, unless you really think you will like it.
The only other humanities class I have taken is English Literature, and it was better than the history classes I have taken in my opinion, but I hated the poetry part of the class. Thankfully, I will be done with all of those core classes at the end of this spring semester if I continue to major in Math Ed.
Note: I have taken so many history classes because I am majoring in Math Education and I need to know history, at least according to my degree requirements
Oh, well if you enjoy boring and slow, then you might actually have no problem with history classes.JasonRox said:
)That's always been my experience with history classes. There has GOT to be a better way to teach those. I didn't realize I actually enjoyed learning about history until I was out of high school and was no longer subjected to the dry littany of names, dates and events.mattmns said:
Apparently they have a drinking game based on the class...who knew?! 
I talked to my chair today about that...he said I left for vacation before he had a chance to ask about it, so if I couldn't do it, he was going to teach it. So, that's why I'm on the schedule without having been told about it yet. It's a topic I've taught a few times before, so it's no big deal as long as the time doesn't conflict with anything else I'm doing. I just need to dig out those old transparencies (it's been a while since I taught that, so none of it's on my computer yet).Really, a communist, How so?moose said:
mrjeffy321 said:
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