Never going to class again.. ever

[Ypo.]

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sometimes you have to offend someone just to stir things up.

It seems like you were saying that lecture is a complete waste of time. I know many students who really thrive on that type of learning, and who crave the in-class experience. I have to admit that I hate lecture, but I do sometimes miss the face to face contact-which I try to make up for with study groups and labs.
If your purpose is to make a point that lecture doesn't work for everyone, thats OK, but you almost seemed caustic towards people who go to class, and defensive of your choice to not go to class. I see nothing wrong with either style of learning, its what works for you that matters. 🙂

 

[PoorMD]

I see nothing wrong with either style of learning, its what works for you that matters. 🙂

exactly 👍

 

[Paws]

At our school we have no note service and no video or anything. I believe it is because the dean's office has decided that if they had those things then no one would go to class. That is likely true, altho we have diehards who will go no matter what. But they refuse to bring in these things, and I have even overheard faculty commenting on "where are all the students?" now that alot have stopped coming. So, I think the lecturers get upset when we are not there. Big freakin' deal I say. I would rather stay home but our school is really wired to force you to go to class. 😡

 

[Psycho Doctor]

Don't worry, I'll make sure to comfort her for you.

😱 she's in Australia now so I can't even comfort her 🙁

 

[Psycho Doctor]

Interesting thread. At my school, we do not have video or audio from lectures posted online. We also do not have access to transcribed lectures. We purchase a syllabus for each class, and that is what we have. That is pretty much all you study by. Most everyone purchases textbooks, but they are rarely (if ever) needed.

Some people here do not go to class, but just about everyone does. We have class starting at 8:00 every day, and it always goes at least until 12:00. We usually have something for a couple of hours after lunch most days as well. That is a lot of time in class, so naturally last semester (my first semester in medical school) I thought that I could perhaps spend my time better. I didn't feel like anatomy helped me by going to class, because everything they said was in the syllabus. However, I ended up sleeping in instead of getting up and studying. More than that, however, I felt really disconnected from the course, as if I were missing something. What if they told us something that we didn't need to worry about? What if they emphasized things more in lecture than in the syllabus? I always wondered about that in the back of my mind.

So this semester, I make myself go to class. No exceptions. Even if the professor sucks and I don't feel like I am getting much, I know that I have to be getting something. Yes, it means that I get home from class at 3:00 and might be tired from having gotten up at 7:00 that morning, but have to push through and study. Yes, it means sacrificing things I could probably have done if I didn't spend all day in class. But I think there is something to be said for peace of mind, and if you are like me, it is worth knowing that you are doing all that you can to obtain the material and make some sense out of it. It is still a learning process for me as I figure out how I study and learn best, but nonetheless I'm making progress. At any rate, be flexible in finding out what works for you, but also be honest with yourself as to what is optimal. If you are in medical school, you are smart enough to get by whether you go to class or not. You have to find what works best for you, and that might not always be the easiest option.

3:00??? I don't get home until after 5 everyday. OK that includes clerkships on some days, but the point is, I have so little free time.

 

[Ypo.]

At our school we have no note service and no video or anything. I believe it is because the dean's office has decided that if they had those things then no one would go to class. That is likely true, altho we have diehards who will go no matter what. But they refuse to bring in these things, and I have even overheard faculty commenting on "where are all the students?" now that alot have stopped coming. So, I think the lecturers get upset when we are not there. Big freakin' deal I say. I would rather stay home but our school is really wired to force you to go to class. 😡

This is something I can empathise with you about! Our school has no scribe service and our coursepacks are often filled with blanks on purpose. That is our school's way of forcing us to at least watch the online lectures. There are a few lecturers that have complete course notes and I don't watch their lectures, but most lectures I do end up having to watch.

I know what you mean about the teachers being offended that we aren't there to waste our morning hours being talked at. Passive lectures aren't too helpful unless you already know (ie-have read) the information. Second of all, its not a freakin coldplay concert. I don't think professors should be offended if I don't get out of bed at 7:30 am just so that I can waste my brain space getting stressed out over the fact that I have no idea WTH they are talking about.