[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s almost that time again where school begins and the endless questions start about class. “Where is this?” or “What is the grading scale?” or my favorite, “Is there a final in this class?”. I typically want to answer each student quickly and precisely with, “READ THE SYLLABUS! It’s in there, I promise!”
I’ve been teaching for awhile now and have really gotten used to teaching a class. I know what a student needs to know and what they need to succeed in class. It’s all in the syllabus. It has to be, that’s how classes work. It’s a contract between the professor and the student. Without a contract, the class is essentially not valid. Therefore, if you have a question, chances are… “It’s in the syllabus!”
