2008 Woodie Awards
Today's Lesson
CCE-Traditional rift may be a myth
Paula Wilder
Issue date: 4/4/08 Section: Forum
The Adult Students used to be isolated on an asphalt campus in downtown Greensboro. That is history and now, we who are over the magical age of 23, walk the brick sidewalks, sit under the shade trees, enjoy the lake, the meadow, and share the classroom with those of you under the age of 23.
Since I arrived at Guilford, I have heard that Traditional Students don't like CCE Students sharing "their" campus, but personally, I've never gotten that vibe. It seemed to me that this "Great Divide" might be an "urban legend."
I decided to go out and talk to a lot of Traditional Students around campus about how they feel about CCE Students sharing the campus.
Not one of the people I talked to had any hate or "go home" comments and 99.9% of what you said was all positive. I had a couple of observations about the differences between Traditional and CCE Students that I might stipulate as negative, hence the tenth of percent away from being a 100% positive report.
Most of the comments that I received went something like this, "CCE Students? I think they are great." "What's the big deal? I don't really think about it." "I don't care who comes to school here."
Here are some of the more specific comments from Traditional Students (and even one Early College student that I thought was a Traditional Student):
"I am a Business Major and so I take a lot of night classes with CCE Students. When you share the classroom with CCE Students, you get real world experience, not just teaching from the professor. They give us good advice from their own experiences." Janell Henry (Junior)
"They are a student and I don't see them as any different. They don't cut up in class because they are there because they want to be there. They bring something positive to the campus." Megan Chery (Early College, Junior)
"They add more experience to the learning. I was a Psychology Major and saw that the CCE Students bring a view that we don't have because they have experienced the real world. CCE Students are more practical and more focused." Jada Drew (Class of '07)
Since I arrived at Guilford, I have heard that Traditional Students don't like CCE Students sharing "their" campus, but personally, I've never gotten that vibe. It seemed to me that this "Great Divide" might be an "urban legend."
I decided to go out and talk to a lot of Traditional Students around campus about how they feel about CCE Students sharing the campus.
Not one of the people I talked to had any hate or "go home" comments and 99.9% of what you said was all positive. I had a couple of observations about the differences between Traditional and CCE Students that I might stipulate as negative, hence the tenth of percent away from being a 100% positive report.
Most of the comments that I received went something like this, "CCE Students? I think they are great." "What's the big deal? I don't really think about it." "I don't care who comes to school here."
Here are some of the more specific comments from Traditional Students (and even one Early College student that I thought was a Traditional Student):
"I am a Business Major and so I take a lot of night classes with CCE Students. When you share the classroom with CCE Students, you get real world experience, not just teaching from the professor. They give us good advice from their own experiences." Janell Henry (Junior)
"They are a student and I don't see them as any different. They don't cut up in class because they are there because they want to be there. They bring something positive to the campus." Megan Chery (Early College, Junior)
"They add more experience to the learning. I was a Psychology Major and saw that the CCE Students bring a view that we don't have because they have experienced the real world. CCE Students are more practical and more focused." Jada Drew (Class of '07)
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