She feels that it's unfair to expect an understanding of scientific reading without discussion. She comes to class unmotivated about the subject matter. This is a case where the class is too rigidly structured to allow Griffin to develop her own interest. Anxiety over whether or not she will do well takes over and learning the material becomes work. Providing a rigid course structure keeps students up to speed at the cost of stifling their personal interest.
Students enjoy studying when they are doing it for their own reasons.
Realistically, when left to their own devices, some students will get excited about the class and others will not. If a professor provides no structure at all, the possibility of holding a single class will soon disappear because each student would be at a different level. This point of view was seconded by Ryan Anderson who told us about a class for which the only work submitted was a paper at the end. He said he felt lost and wound up loosing faith in himself as a serious student. To this Andy Vogt replied that learning cannot be forced and by the time students get to college they should have made the decision for themselves that they want to learn.