هاد اللي بعملو بكل محاضرة بحياتي و سامتايمز .. آي نو نثنغ .. بدي أعمل خير و أنشرها .. إحم إحم .. كيف تضحك ع دكتورك بالجامعة .. و تعمل لحالك قيمة How to Con an Instructor (Taken from J. Langan, “College Writing Skills,” 8th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2011) After entering college, you’ll soon realize that person standing in front of the classroom holds your future in his or her hands. So, your first important assignment in college has nothing to do with completing a required reading, essay, or examination. It is, instead learning how to con the instructor. The first step in conning the instructor is to use body language. You may be able to convince your instructor that you are a special student without even saying a word. When you enter the classroom, be sure to sit in the front row. That way, the instructor can’t possibly miss seeing you. Then, as the instructor delivers his or her lectures, take notes frantically. The instructor will be impressed at how serious you appear to be – and flattered that you think so much of his or her words that you want to write them all down! Use a felt-tip pen as it is better than a regular ball point pen or pencil for making what you are writing larger and easier to see by the instructor. While you are writing, be sure to smile or laugh at all of the instructor’s jokes and nod violently in agreement with every major point he or she makes. Most importantly, as the class continues, sit with your body leaning forward and your eyes wide open and looking directly at your instructor’s face. Make your whole body suggest that you are listening to a famous celebrity or a powerful leader. Once you have mastered body language, it is time to move on to the second phase of conning an instructor: class participation. Everyone knows that the student who appears to be the most eager and enthusiastic to learn is the one who responds to the questions that the instructor asks and even comes up with a few more. Therefore, be sure to be very responsive. You can ask questions such as “how does this affect the future of the world?” or “Do you think that someday all of this will be done by a computer or robot?” These will impress the instructor of any class without you having to know much about the subject. Another good participation technique is to wait until the instructor has said something that sounds very intelligent and, then, ask him or her to repeat it slowly so that you can write down every single word in your notes. No instructor can resist this kind of flattery. However, the most advanced form of conning an instructor happens at the end of class. Don’t be like all the other students who just close up their laptops and notebooks and rush out of the class. Instead, you should act reluctant to leave. Approach the instructor hesitantly, almost reverently. Say you want to find out more about the topic of today’s lesson and ask if there is any extra reading or research on the Internet that you can do. Even better, ask the instructor if he or she has written anything on the topic and that you would like to read it. Finally, compliment your instructor by telling him or her that this is the most interesting course you have ever taken. Nothing beats the personal approach for making an instructor think you care about him/her or his/her course. Body language, questions, after-class discussions – these are the secrets of how to con an instructor that every college student needs to know. This conning of the teacher goes on in high school, as well, and it’s just as effective. Once you master the methods, you won’t have anything to worry about – until the final exam or
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:18:25 +0000
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