Amazing! Forming my own consultancy firm.
I had one of the most touching experiences of my teaching career today with my undergraduate Business to Business E-Commerce class regarding progress presentations. I'll be the first to admit that I had tempered my expectations as you usually do in the mid term period. Not quite sure what to expect. Ive a few students in this class that I've worked with before, Alex, Josh, Erica, Erica, Theresa, Jake, Willie, Brad and Rachel. So you raise your expectations with these students. They did well. What was nice though was that everyone performed well irrespective of any opportunity I might have had to have made a bit of difference before now. One student who has said very little since he started class proved an exceptional orator. I was really impressed – in fact I may well have sat there with my mouth open. This class is on fire! I sat there scratching my head as to what I could add, where I could critique to offer improvements and – seriously – these were limited – evil Neil was well and truly tempered. I love my job I really do. With the sole exception of advising them to enjoy what they do when they're up there I was a little stuck. And so I want to start my own consultancy using the best RIT has to offer!! surely its the easiest way towards a 60ft boat. This class qualifies, everyone of them – if they'll have me.
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Will you have me also?
I wouldn’t mind a yacht as well, but in Nice (pardon me for brining up France). I think, you’ll really need a European branch.
Too bad you didn’t have your blog back in 2000. I wonder, what you would say about the classes that I took.
It would be interesting to also know the trends in students “quality”. If personalities change, attitude towards studying, projects etc.
I still get the usual complaints Irene – too much work on the papers, too much pressure from the projects etc… but by and large I also still get the feedback later when alums tell me they got the most from some of the classes I taught (*Neil pokes tongue out*). That makes me very proud. I think Ive probably become a little harder in my expectations since 2000 – with it though, Ive worked harder in the class room. Hopefully that has something to do with a development or rather an enhancement of quality. 2000 was a very good year though.. I miss that group of students (including you!).