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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you mostly. But it seems there shouldn’t be a surprise about what is in the exams. You mention the information being in the textbook. But you never mention that you went over the information. [b]I honestly would expect that if something wasn’t discussed in class it would be pointed out to the student as something that would be covered on the exam. 
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I have several close family members who are college professors so I hear many stories about entitled students and their parents. They agree with me on this point. [/quote]

If she assigned reading to them, and material from the reading appears on the exam, then it wasn't a surprise.  A college class should not involve the professor repeating or mentioning every detail presented within assigned reading.  Class discussion should involve the implications of key issues or complex details that are also presented within the reading, or deeper analysis of some of the issues that are also presented within the reading.  It's fine if some exam questions involve basic information from the reading that the professor didn't repeat in class.

I'm saying this as a high school teacher who does spend more time in class discussing elements within the assigned reading because I am trying to train my students to read carefully, identify what is important, and make connections.  They'll be ready for college classes in which there is less hand-holding, and I tell them this to prepare them.  College isn't high school. [/quote]

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