The importance of being a student

Being a student during the summer is always a god thing because it reminds me what it's like to be out in the seats during a lesson.  I see the strengths and weaknesses of my professors, and realize things that I am glad I do, things I like, and things that I want to avoid.

Things I am glad I do: I set clear goals for each class and I work towards them.  I have sat through a few classes where the prof just talks and talks without a clear goal, and this is incredibly painful.  I can see now why my students just want to fade away if they don't really have a reason why they are there.

Things I really like: I like that one of my professors provides printouts of his slides.  This may not be applicable in a public school where printing and paper budgets are much tighter, but it's nice to have here.  I'll have to explore options of getting info into my student's hands, but in a budgetary and environmentally friendly way.

Things I want to avoid: Showing my students that I am frustrated with them.  I have a professor now who has been snapping at students who have questions.  This is completely unacceptable.