2008 Woodie Awards
Are students giving too much effort for the results they recieve?
Rachel Maresca
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: Perspectives
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As students we are all preparing for the final projects, papers, and tests that are approaching this upcoming week. Does all the hard effort we put out really get appreciated?
Each individual major here at Sacred Heart University has a different final curriculum; however, the one thing that all students have in common are the long hours that are put into work at the end of the semester.
When teachers assign these projects and time consuming papers, do they put the same amount of effort in to grading them? Do the students in the class really pay attention when your presenting your project that left you with so many sleepless nights?
"I just had a final presentation and the teacher had to watch everyone in the class, so it seems like maybe only some presentations caught her attention. The presentations were only a couple minutes and they were power point. So she really doesn't get to listen to us talk," said political science major, Jenna Spadaccini, junior, Mountainside, N.J.
Teachers assign these big projects, but they can't possibly give their undivided attention to each student. When you're standing up speaking in front of your entire class, it makes you feel that the work you put in is not being appreciated. You may not just get that impression from your teacher, but by your fellow classmates as well.
"Personally, I don't mind if my classmates don't pay attention to my final presentations as long as the teacher recognizes my hard work and I get a good grade in the end," said Criminal Justice major, Tara Pisciotto, junior, Manorville, N.Y.
I am a Media Studies major, and I know that the major entails an intense final senior project that takes the entire school year to put together. These students do phenomenal work and their efforts should be able to be seen by more people then just their professor and their media majors. Someone who is talented enough to create something to this degree should be noticed by the University as well as being honored for their hard work in any major here at SHU.
From personal experience I have realized that some students don't want their work to go past their classroom because they may feel embarrassed about their project being publicized. Public speaking is a common fear of many students so it can be difficult enough to talk in front of their small class, let alone in front of the entire student body.
A simple solution to this situation would be to have the work of an exceptional project be appreciated not only with an A, but also with some kind of praise for their hard work and at least the option of it being seen by others.
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