Compare And Contrast Algebra And Seddighzadeh

During my time as a student in high school and college, I find that professors are like boxes of chocolate. You simply won’t know what you will get until the semester begins. I believe this is like apples and oranges because while I like oranges, I also deeply enjoy apples as well. I find this comparison similar to how I view professors in college. Without question this comparison also represents two professors that I had during fall 2016, Blake Stephens and Noushin Seddighzadeh. I have since realized these two professors pushed me in different and unique ways, many of which I am still discovering today.
It was my first day of college and I was so terrified. My first class was Intermediate Algebra. I arrived extra early so I would not worry
about finding parking.
It was time to walk to my class. I anxiously walked up the stairs and when I arrived to class, there were only a few students sitting down that I did not know. I sat there patiently waiting for other students to show up. The time came and the professor showed up. My first impressions of her were that she was a middle-aged woman and was very friendly and helpful. Next, we went over the syllabus. That part of class is not what students enjoy about the class. Close to the end of class we started the first chapter of the book. It was more simple for me because I enjoy Algebra and it was a review course. The time came and class was over. I had a forty-five minutes’ break so I strolled down campus to my History of Architecture class. It was the very first day when I walked proudly into the room, My first impression of the classroom that it was more spacious than other classrooms. Also, the chairs were like movie theaters. I was sitting in the third row next to a few of my friends. When professor Blake
walked in with his Venti Americano drink, he went straight to his desk and placed those items down. Everyone in the class was nervous, so we went around the class to introduce ourselves. While, I was introducing myself, he mentioned that he knew me from my childhood. In any class, we must go over the syllabus. As students know, this part can get tedious and long. Close to the end of class we started taking notes about Gothic Architecture. It was surprising for me that we had so many buildings that classified as Gothic. The time flew by and when class was over, I was actually disappointed that it had ended. Over the semester, I got more familiar with both of my professors.
In professor Noushin’s class, her speed and teaching styles were compatible with me. In the same way, professor Blake’s speed of teaching and how he lectured were also well-matched for me. Even though Professor Blake had office hours, professor Noushin’s office hours worked better with my schedule. On the technology side, Professor Blake was better with answering your emails while professor Noushin was a little technology challenged. Both I could relate to, yet I could relate more to professor Blake because how I knew his personality type beforehand, and I got to relate to him more. Professor Blake’s teaching style for this class was to show different types of structures and buildings using PowerPoint. In contrast to professor Blake, professor Noushin would use the white boards to do her examples. I liked them both, but I preferred the PowerPoint notes because it would not get erased off the board. In both classes I would take notes, but in professor Blake’s class, the speed was a bit fast for my understanding. In professor Noushin class, I would take notes, but the pace was slower compared to professor Blake’s class. Even though I did not need all the notes for math I still wrote it all down compared to professor Blake’s class I did not get all the information about all the buildings and structures. Overall, both professor Blake and professor Noushin are among my favorite professors. Both wanted all their
students to succeed, but professor Blake offered extra credit, unlike professor Noushin. Also, on professor Blake’s quizzes he would not give you lower than a seventy percent, even if you were a bad drawer. In contrast, while professor Noushin did not have a minimum grade, she would give partial points if you understood the concept. Looking back at the teachers in my past, I realized that while professors are indeed like a box of chocolates, you do not know what you are going to get, it is wise to keep an open mind and to enjoy and celebrate the uniqueness of each professor