My Freshman Year
Author: Nathan, Rebekah
ISBN: 9780143037477
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 25 Jul 2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior-eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions-made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture- Go live with them. She enrolled as a freshman, moved into the dorm, ate in the dining hall, and took a full load of courses. And she came to understand that being a student is a pretty difficult job, too. Her discoveries about contemporary undergraduate culture are surprising and her observations are invaluable, making b>My Freshman Year/b> essential reading for students, parents, faculty, and anyone interested in educational policy.
ISBN: 9780143037477
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 25 Jul 2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback / softback
After fifteen years of teaching anthropology at a large university, Rebekah Nathan had become baffled by her own students. Their strange behavior-eating meals at their desks, not completing reading assignments, remaining silent through class discussions-made her feel as if she were dealing with a completely foreign culture. So Nathan decided to do what anthropologists do when confused by a different culture- Go live with them. She enrolled as a freshman, moved into the dorm, ate in the dining hall, and took a full load of courses. And she came to understand that being a student is a pretty difficult job, too. Her discoveries about contemporary undergraduate culture are surprising and her observations are invaluable, making b>My Freshman Year/b> essential reading for students, parents, faculty, and anyone interested in educational policy.
