Chapter 6

Summary:
By Nicki Woitas

1. College management, how well you handle your time, registration, professors, and workload, and whether or not you cheat to get everything done, that is what Nathan discusses in chapter 6. Between students’ jobs, classes, homework, hygiene, diets, and sleep, they have a lot to balance. There never seems to be enough hours in the day to schedule all of this in, Nathan notes that students start to cut corners to accomplish everything they want to. It all starts with registration, on a first come first serve basis, the only time students seem to be up at 5 am at AnyU. Nathan says that scheduling is an art, perhaps even a science. Students stress to make sure they don’t have any “early” classes, ones before 11 am, that the class is easy, an easy A, and that no classes fall on Friday, which has become the new Saturday. Once in those classes, Nathan interviews and observes for the best student-professor relationships, stating that some students make a point of sitting in the front of the class to be noticed by the professor, and carry on conversations after class with them, being friendly while keeping their relationship professional. Students comment that it is a good thing to be noticed by your professor, and to be friendly with them, for they will be more forgiving on a late assignment or an unexcused absence later. Finally in this chapter Nathan reveals that students do not spend as much time doing homework as they are expected to, and many students admit to handing in work below their best ability. To ease their workload, many students submit to skipping classes to free up some time, if attendance is not required or the class is a general credit or boring. For classes that don’t help their major, many students will put forth a minimal effort, enough to pass the class but nothing more. Other students subject themselves to cheating to help lessen their workload. Nathan spends the end of the chapter trying to define cheating and the real moral effects.

2. Nathan uses a lot of percentage statistics in this chapter to support what she is saying, and to persuade the reader that her statements are legitimate. Whereas before I thought Nathan was too opinionated, I don’t think she voiced enough opinion in this chapter. I’m not necessarily talking about her own opinion, but she includes student interviews and opinions on skipping class, effort, and cheating, and it would have been nice to hear maybe parents or teachers point of view on the matter.






Vocab:
By: Dan Lewis



In this chapter it was hard to find 10 vocabulary words, so instead we found an article related to this chapter of the book. Click HERE to view it.


In the chapter managing your time in college is a big topic. This article talks about why it is important to manage your time in college no matter the kind of student you were in high school. It also gives helpful tips for you to be able to make good use of your time.



Graphic Organizer:

By Catherine Wagner

Chapter 6 focuses mostly on college management. Throughout the chapter Nathan did a lot of research on basically three different main points. She viewed how different students spend their free time, whether it be on school work or off campus partying. She also took surveys on students cheating and how often different age groups attended class (freshman vs. senior). Nathan observed what a perfect schedule would be for a student to self manage college.




Discussion Questions:

By Ashley Brown

Q1. Think about your own work habits in school. How much time do you spend studying, hanging with friends, chatting on facebook or working out in the gym? Is this enough time to do well in classes?

Q2. The author talks about how students choose to spend their time for what classes depending on the class. Do you find this to be true? If so why or why not. Why are some classes considered “easy” or an “easy A” class?

Q3. Why is coming to class such a major problem for college students? Do you think that professors should be stricter on attendance? Why or why not.

Q4. Nathan talks about students getting to know their professors. Why is it hat students who interact, and get to know their professors are considered “nerds” or not part of the norm? Do you feel like it is beneficial to get to know your professors? Or is it just sucking up, and a waste of time?