[NU Sports] FW: Buckeyes to semester system

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Always taking tests? Welcome to K-12 education in America these days. :) Pre-assessments, achievement tests, benchmark tests, state tests, national tests, midterms, finals and more!

I didn't like the timing for summer jobs, but otherwise, I loved the tri-mester system NU had. It allowed for a great variety of courses during the year -- and I didn't feel too over-tested, as midterms weren't a huge thing in most of the courses I took (granted, I stayed away from Tech as much as possible).

I think if NU would just move the start/end dates back to match most other colleges (which I guess would be a problem for Christmas vacation and spring break), the system would be perfect.

Besides, I never, ever EVER want to have us basing any decision in our university based on what dOSU does! :)

GO CATS!!!
-SjT
 
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 From: Jim Bendat <inaugurationbook at yahoo.com>
To: NU Sports List <nwu-sports at tssi.com> 
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] FW: Buckeyes to semester system
 
The main thing I remember about the quarter system was that you're always taking exams. You finish finals, then you're taking midterms again just a few weeks later. 

Jim

On May 13, 2012, at 10:50 AM, hakirsch at aol.com wrote:

> Boy do I agree with Scott about the dis advantage of obtaining a  summer job.  They were all taken by mid June.   However I'm told it's very hard to make the switch. Professors need to change their courses to gear for 18 weeks vs 12. It might be easy for a year of physics or calculus but not for a one quarter course.   Their calender of actually teaching classes changes and would likely need their approval (or union). 
> There are a bunch of other issues that need to be dealt with.  Obviously schools do it, but not without a bunch of dislocations (By the way,my dad ,who was an OSU grad in the 30's and a Chemistry major,used to tell me how much harder he thought the quarter system was,but that it instilled good academic discipline)
> 
> Harry
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> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:35:14 
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> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] FW: Buckeyes to semester system
> 
> Would NU ever consider changing from the quarter system? I remember it
> being a drag getting out so late in the year that all the good summer jobs
> were long gone, and then being home alone for a few weeks at the end of
> summer when all my friends were already back at their own schools.
> 
> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 4:42 AM, Weinbaum, Willie
> <Willie.Weinbaum at espn.com>wrote:
> 
>> 
>> http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/05/ohio_states_move_to_semesters.html
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