Professor Smith teaches Introduction to Journalism. This is his tenth year teaching and he has a very good reputation for engaging students and having an interactive class.
In my class, we go on a trust retreat so that we can all get to know one another better, so be ready on September 15th for some team building!
Josh is a freshmen at the University of Kentucky in Professor Smith's class. He is uncertian how he will connect with his professor at his new school, in a hybrid learning environment.
I feel like this retreat is pointless.
There is no way this will make me any more connected to him. He’s always going to be ‘the professor.’
I feel like Mr. Smith doesn’t get what we are struggling with, coming to college as a freshman is hard.
Sam is sophpomore at the University of Kentucky and she has never had an in-person class becuase of Covid-19. She is looking forward to to Professor Smiths class because of his ability to engage with students.
I mean I'm a sophomore and I’m nervous to go talk to him.. Will this ever get better?
The students are in Mr. Smiths class on the first day of school.
Students talk after class.The students share their feelings on the trust retreat and both criticize it.
After the first 2 weeks of class, Josh and Sam discuss their struggles and worries about this learning environment. They feel very unconnected and lost.