According to The Eagle, General Education classes are so overly broad and simple that there s no reason to attend. It is regrettable if the author of the editorial had a mediocre experience with his or her General Education program, but extensive research conducted by the committee and the Student Confederation suggest that many students on campus experience quite the opposite. These demands include flexibility in course selection and a general dissatisfaction with the cluster groups. At the forum held in November, students consistently complained of the stifling effect the rigid structure of General Education program has on their intellectual curiosity. The author of this editorial has brought up an important point, however.
Students are concerned with the rigor and how interesting the classes are.
Though this matter depends on the professor and the course, the committee frequently discusses issues like these and ways in which the General Education program can ensure that every student leaves the program loving the process of learning. The Committee has been working closely with people like Jack Child, the director of the Center for Teaching excellence to think of ways professors can improve their skills. It is arrogant of The Eagle, who did not send a representative to the student forum, to presume that the University does not have its priorities in order without having made the attempt to question student opinion first. The Review Committee meets on an almost weekly basis in full and sub-committee meetings to discuss and determine changes benefiting both students and faculty. Every suggestion made is thoroughly examined and scrutinized.