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I know my professors name and they know mine! My favorite classes are my Elementary Education classes. I love them ALL! Class participation is very common. I have a lot of discussion-based classes that are require involvement in order to get the most out of them! Some students are very competitive, while others are not very motivated at all... I'm in the Early Childhood Development major within Elementary Education. My minors are Science and Language Arts. Early childhood development basically means that I will be specialized in grades K-3rd and certified in grades K-5th. In terms of spending time with professors outside of class, I go to office hours, but only if I need to. I'm not the type to just stop by to chat. At least I haven't thus far! I'm glad that WMU is starting to try to get students out in 4 years. That needs to start happening again.

All my professors know me by name and are actually interested in how I'm doing. My classes are very participation oriented and most students take class time serious. I think that the academic requirements are well rounded, however, i do not like having to take a public speaking class. It feels unnecessary to me but I'm required to take it.

It depends on the class in huge lectures its hard for them to know your name but in smaller classes they normally do. My favorite class was a sociology course i took it was just really interesting and the professor really knew what he was talking about. My least favorite was statistics because i just dont like math that much. During finals week everyone studies a ton but on an average week its not that much. Once again it depends on the class, in big lectures people tend to not participate but in the smaller classes you get to have more input. It's college so most people here are intellectual to some extent so yeah you talk about intellectual things sometimes. I dont really notice the competitiveness yet being only in my second yeah but I'm sure it will become more noticeable later. The most unique class I've taken has got to be racquet sports. I havent really taken and classes in my major yet I'm still fulfilling other requirements. I don't but they have office hours that you can go to if you need to talk to them and they are all pretty flexible. The education at WMU prepares you to get a job but the general education classes give you room to do learn about other areas that interest you as well.

Proffessors in my major know my name, and some that i have had along the way. they are for the most part friendly. I have a hard time when i get a foriegn teacher though, not that i judge or discriminate, but when you get a teacher you can't even understand it makes classes very hard. In my program, advertising and promotion, education is very geared toward getting a job. Teachers are very helpful in terms of networking with you and helping you in anyway that you need.

The smaller classes know my name. My favorite class was water aerobics. My least favorite is Principles of Biology. Students don't study as much as they should. Class participation is getting more common than what I heard it was in the past. Yes, WMU students have intellectual conversations outside of class. Students are competitive. Whether its mexican train, ping-pong--we are competitive. WMU's academic requirements = waste of time=Gen. Ed's. When you get to college, I think one should be able to just jump into the field they are going into. If there are pre-reqs for those classes, then they should be taken. Otherwise, these proficiencies are a waste.

yes, Communication eithics is very interesting to me, when i took Phychology, some, Meditation or Video Game and Society, Film/Video/Media Studies its learning everything about TV and Film and society, no, the requirments are normal i would think, getting a job i feel.

The professors I've had have been pretty good, in general, about getting to know the students. Most of the classes are reasonably sized. Most of the students are students first, and drunk idiots second - it is not hard to find interesting people to have interesting conversations with. The philosophy department is particularly good.

The professors know my name. My favorite class is my only class--Conversation German. I do not have a least favorite class. Students vary in the amount of time they study. Some students seem to work hard, while others just do the minimum. My professors try to encourage class participation, but students do not seem to like to participate. I've found WMU students very engaged in intellectual conversations--especially regarding politics. Students are somewhat competitive, but they also like to work in teams to help each others. I believe WMU's academic requirements do not include enough writing. For the vast majority of students, the education at WMU is geared toward getting a job more than toward learning for its own sake. In my case, the focus is on learning for its own sake.

some profs know my name...in particular the small classes are nice because you really get 1 on 1 time with the prof so that the material is covered and understood really well! my favorite class is anything dance! i really liked ballet history but i also really enjoy my technique classes... the time i spend with profs outside of class is during performances and tech weeks where we are all in rehearsal crazy amounts of time

Professors do not know my name.