“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” These are the words of author Donald Miller, and they hold quite a bit of truth. Have you ever found yourself getting caught up more so in what a person is thought...
Throughout our years at NIU, we will encounter many different teaching styles from different educators.We have our favorites, the ones we recommend to our friends, and ones we recommend to avoid.For the department of communication, it’s no different....
As a sophomore, my chemistry professor detested utilizing any other sort of teaching aid for note-taking except for the wretched overhead projector. She would scribble in handwriting as legible as chicken scratches with her arthritic, joint-bulging hand...
Have you ever felt awkward seeing teachers outside of school? In the words of Janis Ian from the movie Mean Girls, "It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs." But by now, we know that professors are not dogs and they should be treated as humans outside...
Teachers are, and should be, entitled to their opinions, but they should keep them out of the classroom. Their responsibility to educate is more important than their political viewpoints. When teachers bring their biases into the classroom, it can bother...
