Apr 23, 2008

"Chalk-and-Talk"—this is all we see!

In these days I am always exhausted. I do know why. It is all because of my studying at Kardan Institute. I am not a lazy student and nor a very, very talented, clever, smart one, but at least I am very, very accountable student. Why am I saying that? Because, my exhaustion is not physical, but mental. Because all I do to keep track of things around me, have nothing positive outcome.

I have said this before here and I want to repeat it again, addressed to the in-charges of Kardan: the quantity of subjects we have been assigned to, are very many. But in the other hand, there is no quality—this is what I am exhausted of.

Two days ago, Kardan students talked about increasing the number of years we have to pass in Kardan, according to the Ministry of Higher Education. But, I think that cannot have much outcome, as the Ministry of Higher Education means. The MHE wants us and Kardan to learn the subject in more time than 3 years. In essence, I think that can be good decision, but, I am sure that Kardan’s in-charges will find some ways to take advantage of this issue. Some of my friends said to me that they will assign us to pass two 5-semester a year and no winter semester to coverage the 4 years of MHE.

But, if they really take care about us, the Kardan students, they should just decrease the number of subjects in a semester. In this way, we can both pass a 4-year program of Business Administration and also go deeper to the subjects, by having more time to study.

Today, just a half an hour ago, I was just reading an article in Business Week titled “Business Schools: A Study in Failure” by Peter Navarro. That was all about the traditional and ineffective ways of teaching methods in Business Academies. While I was reading, with each sentence, I could not avoid not smiling! If the writer of that article could see our business school, what he would say then?!

Today, we’re going to have Macro Economics. This is a subject I really loved, but, I don’t know why I do not now! What Mr. Asad talked about it with us, I don’t think can be Macro Economics. Whatever, but, I am sure this is not Macro Economics.

The problems are not only with Mr. Asad. All of other lecturers get used to talk and talk and then… talk and we are listening, listening, and not getting what this person in front of us are talking about! They say they want to involve us, but that just a word. Practically, they have nothing to do with involvement! “chalk-and-talk”—this is all they know!

There was a sentence in the article of Confucius. he says, “Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.”

1 comment:

  1. Salam Dear Rasooli,
    i read your new post about Kardan, i should say it was great and impressing
    The way you have analyzed the problems in kardan was just great, a very good job. Hope some of the in charges will pay concentration to what you have written.
    You really do feel and understand the problems and solution for our studies, great job really appreciated
    The way you have analyzed the problems in kardan was just great, a very good job. Hope some of the in charges will pay concentration to what you have written.
    You really do feel and understand the problems and solution for our studies, great job really appreciated.
    keep it up, wish you best of luck

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