<p>romani,
Well, certainly some students won’t have the time, but many others probably do. From my own experience and from what I’ve seen at several universities as well, I still think there’s a lack of interest on the part of many students (and, as I mentioned, this is the case with many international students, too.)</p>
<p>Maybe they already have a life and dont want to have to talk to some foreign person they dont care about, and would rather write a few pages and be done with it.</p>
<p>Yes, basically… I plan to take my person out for ice cream the first week and then to a party the following weeks. I totally don’t understand some people. </p>
<p>LOL It’s once a week brah. You’re totally acting like its a chore. </p>
<p>Nah, brah. Just work your partner into your schedule… and profit…</p>
<p>Invite him for lunch and dinner ON YOUR OWN TERMS as if you were going to do it anyways.</p>
<p>Invite them to a party – do your own thing – but make sure you escort them back home. </p>
<p>Yeah, the book is ■■■■■■■■ too. It’s about history, changes, advancements, feminism, and a bunch of other liberal crap – definitely, something you don’t want to read, let alone write two papers on. And no, it’s not on Sparknotes and the teacher is a random grader, meaning you could easily give you a D.</p>
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<p>Lol. You’re really going to make it in this class. Better hope there’s a “social” alternative to every single assignment, or you’re not going to last.</p>
<p>Why did you take this class? Was it required? Cause it doesn’t seem like you like it at all. </p>
<p>How do you get graded on the exchange student?</p>
<p>It looks like in your case that you could take out the student. That might be what works best for you. But don’t assume that everyone is the same and it can work for everyone equally. Don’t forget- the international student has a schedule, too. What if your times are not compatible? And to call all of those who would chose the option to read the book and do papers “socially ■■■■■■■■” is more a reflection of you than them ;). </p>
<p>And those books sound fascinating to me.</p>
<p>Does the foreign student have any influence on the grading? That’s something I’d be cautious about…</p>
<p>To the comments to the effect of ‘I’m paying for an education, not to babysit’:</p>
<p>Education isn’t just reading and writing. It’s about developing one’s self as an entire person. If you sit in a classroom all day, you make no true progress. Developing yourself physically, emotionally, and socially is as important as developing yourself mentally.</p>
<p>Note: People aren’t ‘homework’ and hanging out with them after classes isn’t a ‘commitment’</p>
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<p>I seriously laughed out loud at this statement. I’m more of a math person, but I read history books for fun all the time.
I think you just need to accept the fact that people have different interests and perspectives from you. This is college. You need to accept reality.</p>
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If I’m understanding you correctly, the problem isn’t that the interaction is an assignment, it’s that people are doing it grudgingly. They are doing it because they have to, not because they want to, which is why I’m saying they’re anti-/non-social.</p>
<p>Yeah I had to take this class to fulfill a requirement.</p>
<p>No, there’s nothing. You basically hang out with your partner or partners until the end of the semester and you get a 100%. This assignment is worth 15% of our grade for the year.</p>
<p>And to whomever asked, if you complete the assignment, meaning you hang out with your partner for the duration of the entire semester, you will receive a 100% on this assignment.</p>
<p>This assignment is worth 15% of our grade at the end of the semester. This is a 3 credit class.</p>
<p>I, too am surprised that students would prefer to read books and write papers to hanging out weekly with a foreign student.</p>
<p>I’ve learned a lot by having friends and acquaintances fr other countries. I think it would be fun to show a foreign student around and to share perspectives including about the humanities.</p>
<p>I bet that some of the students choosing the book assingment figure it would be easier to cheat or blow that off than not seeing a foreign student weekly.</p>
<p>Is there a written component to the foreign student assignment?</p>
<p>When I taught college journalism, I had a similar assignment that included s written component. I was surprised at how much students learned.</p>
<p>Most had hung out before with people from their own backgrounds. Without the assignment many would have continued being only with the same kind of people they always had befriended.</p>
<p>@gotakun- no the issue is being someone’s assignment. I’m just saying that when I was studying abroad, I would not have liked to have been someone’s alternative assignment.</p>
<p>As much as I would enjoy hanging out with an international student, I have to confess that I really don’t have all that much time. I’m on an 18 unit semester and that’s how MOST of my semesters turn out. I’d choose the paper option because I could knock it out in a day (an all-nighter if I had class earlier in the day). Read 400 pages and then do 12 pages worth of essay? That actually sounds like my idea of a dream assignment, especially if the books are interesting. Of course, judging by your “all this stuff is librul bull****” attitude, you seem like you aren’t really… interested in the subject at all. I’m a Psychology major and so the things you mentioned it brings up would actually fascinate me and I’d actually find you to be the weird/“socially ■■■■■■■■” one for not being interested in that sort of thing. Just based off of you saying that alone I wouldn’t really want to hang out with YOU whether it were for an assignment or as a friend.</p>
<p>Please dude… don’t judge me just because feminism, changes, and history aren’t my cup of tea. How can you actually judge me based off what my favorite subjects are… And this isn’t just my opinion, a lot of kids loathe this entire class just as much as I do. </p>
<p>What I said I really disliked mathematics and science? That’s stupid.</p>
<p>And second, I would like to take back the title of the thread, as it is pretty judgmental. I just cannot fathom why you wouldn’t want to just kick back and take a foreign student around town and show them the ropes and just do things that you would do anyways…</p>
<p>It’s not as if this is a job…</p>
<p>That really had me laughing. Thanks haha</p>
<p>Well, it’s obvious. I would take a foreign student around as well, because I just love to talk, talk, talk and socialize. </p>
<p>But I guess I can see why some people would want to take the other option - maybe to show the professor what they can do. I mean, some people do like to work and study… :(</p>
<p>^ Because I don’t like babysitting.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t refer to it as babysitting when you take them where ever you want to go yourself. It’s basically them tagging along. haha</p>
<p>I think it would be rude to just expect the foreign student to follow me around doing whatever I would have been doing anyway rather than actually treating them like a fellow human being who might not enjoy my hobbies as much as I do, which makes your assignment a lot more work than you seem to think it is. It’s not like they are children or dogs and will be thrilled just to be in your company.</p>