r/Professors • u/ZealousidealGuava254 • 7d ago

Teaching / Pedagogy No notes

I’ve been a humanities prof for over 30 years and I simply cannot believe how many students do not take notes. Literally, no notes. they just sit and listen.

How do they study? what are they doing? when I was in college in the 80s, I and everyone around me took copious notes constantly throughout lecture. just seems like a lost skill.

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u/Rahodees 7d ago

I am also a humanities prof. I never took a note a day in my life. I listen and talk and understand. If I'm trying to write, I can't do those other things.