Dear Professors,
You're killing me, you really are. Midterms are pulling my brains out of my head and mixing them up in a blender. Managing a job, school organizations and all your classes is just not doing it for me. No, your class isn't the only one I am taking, and yes I do have just as many assignments in every single one of the courses I am in. And that paper I spent five hours doing the other night, and the week after that editing, I did deserve an A, so I have no idea what you were thinking. I apologize if my brain is not up to par with your expectations, but it's bleeding you see, bleeding...and I need your help.
Education has turned into a thing that students are just trying to get by. With the amount of work piling up on my desk, I spend much time urging myself to get it all done as fast as possible and I end up not even learning a thing about the content. I'd appreciate a little more involvement and understanding from my teachers about what else life demands. Now some professors are a lot more helpful than others, I know, but some will not get back to your emails or answer your questions. If I email you a week in advance before an assignment is due, I'd appreciate an answer — because hey, that is kind of your job.
I wish professors got more involved with their students. Without a hands-on experience, kids often just complete assignments without learning the actual material. There is a variety of methods in which students can learn yet most classes focus on only one kind: the kind that can listen and take notes and sit still for hours on end. Professors, I urge you to be different, to make an impact on your students, to teach in a new way. I understand that many professors teach the same subject over and over again. Not only could mixing up the way a class is presented help the students, but it could also excite those professors who have had to focus on the same subject.
Mainly my reason for writing this is to tell professors what school has become and remind them that they can make a change and make it different. Being stuck in a classroom all day is not what learning should be about. Not being interactive with your students can be fatal to their education. You can be the reason someone is inspired to learn and do something great in their future, and I hope that is enough to motivate anyone who is some sort of teacher.
And thank you to the professors who make me want to learn and who are passionate about what they are teaching. This kind of a professor has made me want to study the subjects I love and pursue them for the future. So thank you for that and all that you do.
Sincerely,
Students
