My Freshman Year

Rebekah Nathan writes a compelling pseudo-insider view of college life. As someone who works with college students, I found some of her observations insightful. What I think was most interesting, though, was seeing her perspective as a professor shift by becoming a student. I wish more professors would seek to learn about the world of their students. Nathan also seemed shocked by the proportion of learning students perceived they gain from the classroom, versus out-of-classroom experiences. I think her research would have been strengthened if she had reached out to university staff and administrators to better understand that learning.