WILL IT BE ON the EXAM? 21 Stories About Unforgettable Students eBook Melvin Green
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With fifty years of university teaching behind him, during which he taught more than 20,000 students, Professor Melvin Green shares his insights and experiences about a diverse set of unforgettable students. You will laugh and cry as you learn about them through the keen eye and sharp wit of this highly awarded and much loved professor. Don’t be surprised when you see yourself in there at times.
WILL IT BE ON the EXAM? 21 Stories About Unforgettable Students eBook Melvin Green
Mel Green has released a cache of vignettes about students in the university science classes he taught for 50 years. With 50 years of experience, he could have written volumes, but each chapter is clean and fast, like a good punk rock song. You can get through it in a day or two, but the spirit of the message will stay for years.Like Frank McCourt's "Teacher Man", the book follows the life of Mel Green as teacher and mentor. It is assembled in themes about students, family members and overall lessons about life and academia. Just as you would expect, he learns as much about life from his students as they do from him.
The very first chapter sets the tone. "Tennis Anyone?" is Mel's philosophy on teaching and life. To be an effective teacher one must not only teach the material, but get to know who you're teaching. And not just that, it's rewarding to meet the next generation. He would often have tennis games, coffee, lunch or dinner with students and get to know them on a personal level. They didn't exactly become friends in the sense of two peers. He qualified it by saying, "I would never call on a student in time of need or distress, for example". His first question in biology classes is usually, "What is living?" and he lived it by example.
The years go by as he teaches surf pros, exchange students, older students, a son, and many beauties drawn to the sunny UCSD campus. The underlying theme of each of these stories is: find yourself and strive for the best. Many take a science course as a requirement only to find that missing piece they had been looking for. That spark. Not everyone succeeds. Some students find it in themselves to pursue other careers besides science. One story is of a Vietnamese student who always wanted to be a doctor. After taking a scholarship program class she realized that she had always had a passion for literature, not science. But this is also a success story because she found herself and followed her own path. Don't get the impression that every story has a happy ending. Read the one about the exchange student who desperately wanted to stay in America, but wasn't doing the work at university level, and you see that teachers cannot be there for everyone, every time. They ultimately must take responsibility for their own lives.
Mel cannot get to know every student in his classes, especially with up to 350 students in some of his lectures. But he certainly does know his children (one of whom is my good friend) and within the book are stories about each of his children too and the way they found themselves. Each follows a different path: one in music, one in academia, one in medicine and one re-finds herself by changing schools. Late in the book is the story of his second son who was a `slow starter'. Mel's message can be seen in this episode as his son takes several years just to get through community college. "Finding yourself" is not a new age meditation exercise in Mel's life. It is about searching, diligently, until you find yourself washed away by your passion. The spark for his son came not from academia, but from a girl. Through his girlfriend he finds the means to take on responsibility and pursue a career as a doctor of osteopathy. The path you take to find your way in life isn't as important as finally finding it. Jumping into a career path can be as detrimental as not having one, if it's the wrong one, or the wrong time. These lessons are well known to us, but he weaves these lessons in with real lives. And that makes the difference.
Sometimes, it's just a good story without a lesson. See the one about the girl who holds his hand after class. I can't spoil it here, but it's hilarious.
He does get technical in two parts, but that's showing respect to the reader. He is a scientist but he spends only a few pages explaining the technical aspects of a big question in every science student's life. You know what that question is if you've been following politics for the last 100 years.
Check it out.
Highly recommended.
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WILL IT BE ON the EXAM? 21 Stories About Unforgettable Students eBook Melvin Green Reviews
If all university professors were as engaging as Dr. Green, perhaps the college experience would be a more positive one for all students, especially those who are first generation college students. Through 21 chapters, each depicting scenarios involving some of his most memorable students, Professor Green illustrates how insight, empathy, humor, and even a little mischief on the professor's part can draw out even the shyest students, help uncertain ones find their paths, or simply provide both parties with enjoyable company. It's no surprise to learn that Dr. Green created a mentoring program for first generation students at UCSD, encouraging faculty to interact with undergraduate students outside the classroom to offer guidance and advice. This book would be a perfect gift for anyone aspiring to be a college professor, or any kind of teacher for that matter, for the wisdom it offers on what matters every bit as much as the information imparted within the classroom walls.
This book should be given to every student and teacher before they enter a classroom. Filled with wonderful lessons not just about learning but about life told beautifully with compassion and humor. Wish we all could have had a course
from Dr. Green.
Mel Green has released a cache of vignettes about students in the university science classes he taught for 50 years. With 50 years of experience, he could have written volumes, but each chapter is clean and fast, like a good punk rock song. You can get through it in a day or two, but the spirit of the message will stay for years.
Like Frank McCourt's "Teacher Man", the book follows the life of Mel Green as teacher and mentor. It is assembled in themes about students, family members and overall lessons about life and academia. Just as you would expect, he learns as much about life from his students as they do from him.
The very first chapter sets the tone. "Tennis Anyone?" is Mel's philosophy on teaching and life. To be an effective teacher one must not only teach the material, but get to know who you're teaching. And not just that, it's rewarding to meet the next generation. He would often have tennis games, coffee, lunch or dinner with students and get to know them on a personal level. They didn't exactly become friends in the sense of two peers. He qualified it by saying, "I would never call on a student in time of need or distress, for example". His first question in biology classes is usually, "What is living?" and he lived it by example.
The years go by as he teaches surf pros, exchange students, older students, a son, and many beauties drawn to the sunny UCSD campus. The underlying theme of each of these stories is find yourself and strive for the best. Many take a science course as a requirement only to find that missing piece they had been looking for. That spark. Not everyone succeeds. Some students find it in themselves to pursue other careers besides science. One story is of a Vietnamese student who always wanted to be a doctor. After taking a scholarship program class she realized that she had always had a passion for literature, not science. But this is also a success story because she found herself and followed her own path. Don't get the impression that every story has a happy ending. Read the one about the exchange student who desperately wanted to stay in America, but wasn't doing the work at university level, and you see that teachers cannot be there for everyone, every time. They ultimately must take responsibility for their own lives.
Mel cannot get to know every student in his classes, especially with up to 350 students in some of his lectures. But he certainly does know his children (one of whom is my good friend) and within the book are stories about each of his children too and the way they found themselves. Each follows a different path one in music, one in academia, one in medicine and one re-finds herself by changing schools. Late in the book is the story of his second son who was a `slow starter'. Mel's message can be seen in this episode as his son takes several years just to get through community college. "Finding yourself" is not a new age meditation exercise in Mel's life. It is about searching, diligently, until you find yourself washed away by your passion. The spark for his son came not from academia, but from a girl. Through his girlfriend he finds the means to take on responsibility and pursue a career as a doctor of osteopathy. The path you take to find your way in life isn't as important as finally finding it. Jumping into a career path can be as detrimental as not having one, if it's the wrong one, or the wrong time. These lessons are well known to us, but he weaves these lessons in with real lives. And that makes the difference.
Sometimes, it's just a good story without a lesson. See the one about the girl who holds his hand after class. I can't spoil it here, but it's hilarious.
He does get technical in two parts, but that's showing respect to the reader. He is a scientist but he spends only a few pages explaining the technical aspects of a big question in every science student's life. You know what that question is if you've been following politics for the last 100 years.
Check it out.
Highly recommended.
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