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"Rebekah Nathan" is the pseudonym invented by a college professor who decided to take a year off from teaching and find out what things were truly like from the other side. Enrolling as a freshman at her school, with a full course load and a room in the dorm, anthropologist Nathan soon realized that observation skills come in handy as she saw firsthand how tough it is to negotiate the coursework, do the readings, schedule classes, see professors, and have a life. Interviews conducted during her second semester gave her a sobering glimpse of where academics fit into the students' priorities. Todays career-oriented students decide what readings they will complete based on how much they think the assignment will benefit them. Though Professor Nathan found that the current generation is significantly different from her own, she also found that they still like to learn. Now back in front of the class, she has adapted her coursework, including paring down reading assignments to only those that are essential. MY FRESHMAN YEAR should interest and benefit teachers, students, and parents. (Shortly after MY FRESHMAN YEAR was published, "Rebekah Nathan" was revealed to be professor Cathy Small, of Northern Arizona University.)

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Isbn: 9780143037477

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