Following Through
First Reaction: I was agreed with the author, David Fryman. I have had certain professors who were very bias in class and made it quite obvious to his/her students.
Second Reaction: I agreed with his point, but noticed he did not have any solution stated.
Stepping Back: Analyzing the Argument
• Values everyone in our culture accepts. People who are not interested in writing will not agree with Fryman. Many are not in the writing field, so creativity and critical thinking does not apply to them.
• Statements of person feelings. The point is that we wouldn’t agree with his argument. If we disagreed with his reaction to biased professors we wouldn’t follow through his idea throughout the paper.
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Fryman mentions how students should have background information about their professors. How does he expect students to get this information? Also, getting to know a person takes excessive amounts of time. And most importantly, over time only, can someone truly know what kind of person another one is. Therefore, I do not see how Fryman’s idea can be accomplished. How does Fryman want students to approach this process?
6. “… I prefer that professors be honest about what they think” (50). What if this affects how students start viewing things differently? What if the professor is too explicit and starts forcing his/her opinion? What is, if there is, the limit about professors being honest about their opinions? Sometimes, professors are strong minded about certain debatable events, and therefore do not respect other viewpoints. How can this weighted? How much of professor opinion should be allowed?
7. We should treat our professors like us. I think Fryman is trying to say that if we think that our professors are like us, we can understand what personal opinion in their lectures is. I agree with this point because one reason Fryman had given before was how professor were like any other human being with ideas of its own. If students grasp this idea, it will be easier for them to analyze the professors’ viewpoints. Otherwise, a student may get angry about a professor’s opinions. Even worse, some students may not know the difference between the actual material and the professor’s
First Reaction: I was agreed with the author, David Fryman. I have had certain professors who were very bias in class and made it quite obvious to his/her students.
Second Reaction: I agreed with his point, but noticed he did not have any solution stated.
Stepping Back: Analyzing the Argument
• Values everyone in our culture accepts. People who are not interested in writing will not agree with Fryman. Many are not in the writing field, so creativity and critical thinking does not apply to them.
• Statements of person feelings. The point is that we wouldn’t agree with his argument. If we disagreed with his reaction to biased professors we wouldn’t follow through his idea throughout the paper.
• Information on the author …show more content…
Fryman mentions how students should have background information about their professors. How does he expect students to get this information? Also, getting to know a person takes excessive amounts of time. And most importantly, over time only, can someone truly know what kind of person another one is. Therefore, I do not see how Fryman’s idea can be accomplished. How does Fryman want students to approach this process?
6. “… I prefer that professors be honest about what they think” (50). What if this affects how students start viewing things differently? What if the professor is too explicit and starts forcing his/her opinion? What is, if there is, the limit about professors being honest about their opinions? Sometimes, professors are strong minded about certain debatable events, and therefore do not respect other viewpoints. How can this weighted? How much of professor opinion should be allowed?
7. We should treat our professors like us. I think Fryman is trying to say that if we think that our professors are like us, we can understand what personal opinion in their lectures is. I agree with this point because one reason Fryman had given before was how professor were like any other human being with ideas of its own. If students grasp this idea, it will be easier for them to analyze the professors’ viewpoints. Otherwise, a student may get angry about a professor’s opinions. Even worse, some students may not know the difference between the actual material and the professor’s