Chapter 38: University classroom
Harvard University in November is very lively, with Halloween and Thanksgiving coming one after another, making the school immersed in a festive atmosphere. After celebrating Teddy Bell's birthday, the three went back to school and all got busy. Gu Luobei temporarily put aside the courses of the Department of Psychology, Department of Music and Department of Journalism, and concentrated on preparing for the graduation project of the Department of Architecture.
Although he has done the graduation design of the architecture department in his last life, and he has done it twice, with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, this time, Gu Luobei still wants to be innovative, so he started to conceive it before the summer vacation. Originally, I planned to start writing after discussing with my advisor this semester, but due to a series of busy schedules, I just opened the drawing paper in mid-November.
After missing Mueller-Lance's class for two consecutive weeks, Gu Luobei, an incompetent teaching assistant, finally appeared. Although he still organizes the material every week and puts it on the stage before class, it is still very important that he is there. Mueller-Lance's classes have always been known for their difficult curriculum and academic majors. Therefore, students who choose courses always have many questions to ask the teaching assistant. The absence of Gu Luobei really makes the students very entangled.
Today, Gu Luobei appeared in the classroom 20 minutes early, and students immediately surrounded him to ask questions. In fact, it was not an academic question, but more about classroom reference books, homework, and final projects. Muller-Lance's classes have never been exams. At the end of the semester, a subject must be handed in to evaluate the semester's credits. This is very important for every student, so Gu Luobei patiently one by one. Answer for everyone.
Natalie Portman recently missed more than two months of classes for the filming of "Star Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones". If she doesn't come to school again, the long winter vacation will come, and it must be handed in at the end of the semester The subject is troublesome. Taking advantage of the one-month break in the middle of the crew, Natalie Portman went back to school, for the end-of-semester topic and to ask some academic questions. After all, there is a big difference between self-study and listening to professors.
As soon as she entered the classroom, Natalie Portman saw twos and threes of students gathered on the left side of the first row of the classroom, as if they were discussing something. But Natalie Portman didn't gossip, and although she was a little curious, she still found a seat and sat down.
"Who is the teaching assistant for this class?" Natalie Portman asked the boy sitting behind her, thinking that she had to borrow the class notes from the beginning of the school year and the content of the lesson plan.
"There, everyone is asking him questions." The boy pointed to the lively corner on the left side of the first row.
Natalie Portman suddenly realized, thought about it, picked up her bag, and sat over there. But there were still two people asking about things at this time, so Natalie Portman sat down four or five places away.
After the crowd dispersed, Natalie Portman turned her head to the left, and saw a profiled face with her head bowed while sorting out information. Is this the first time you see him here? Once in the library, once at the homecoming dance, once outside the architecture department classroom, this is the fourth time. Natalie Portman couldn't help laughing. It's only been a few weeks since she came to school this semester, and she met Evan Bell four times. Last year, I didn't see it in school for a year. It's really amazing. .
Natalie Portman was about to step forward to say hello, when she heard a voice coming from the podium. Looking back, Mueller Lance had already stepped onto the podium. Natalie Portman had no choice but to give up, but out of the corner of his eyes, he came into contact with Gu Luobei, and the two smiled friendly, then both turned their heads and focused their attention on the podium.
Muller-Lance was only fifty years old this year, but his silver hair and kind face made him look sixty. This is a very elegant "old man". Today, he wears a gray suit, with brown leather shoes and dark green checkered stockings, and his tie is a checkered pattern of dark red and dark blue. If you look closely , you can also find that the spectacle frame is dark green, and the elegant gentleman's dress is not inferior to the fashionable people seen on Fifth Avenue in New York. And students who have chosen the course of social psychology know that Muller-Lance has different outfits for each class, as well as different collocations. Depending on the posture, going to a design school to take a class in fashion design can also scare people. of.
After walking into the classroom, Muller-Lance didn't call him by name, but said casually, "In the cafeteria today, I saw something. There was a student there shouting that today's curry was burnt. Then you It can be seen that the number of people at the Indian food window has decreased dramatically, and by the time I left the cafeteria, there is no one in front of the Indian food window. It is an interesting phenomenon.”
Some of the students below listened carefully, and some had just entered the classroom looking for a seat, so no one responded to Muller-Lance. After waiting for a few seconds, I heard a slightly low voice from the left side of the classroom, "Professor," then the voice coughed twice, and when he spoke again, the voice was much clearer, "The general mentality of conformity. That's it. If that student said there that today's curry was delicious, the situation would have been reversed."
The person who answered was Gu Luobei. He knew the habit of Muller-Lance. He liked to tell some interesting things in life before class, not necessarily related to the class, but a small interaction with the students before class. It's a pity that Muller-Lance's professional attitude in class was too rigorous, which frightened many students, so few people would respond to his interaction.
"Evan, what would you do if you were in such a situation?" Mueller-Lance heard Gu Luobei's voice. Although there was not much expression on his face, he cast his eyes to the left side of the classroom. , obviously happy that someone responded to this.
"I'm also an ordinary person, so I can't avoid it." Gu Luobei is very used to communicating with Muller-Lance, so he has no obstacle at all, "If I don't want to eat curry, it doesn't matter; but if I Originally, I wanted to eat curry, but I would go to the window of Indian food to smell it, rely on my sense of smell to make judgments, and then make a decision.”
Mueller-Lance nodded, obviously satisfied with Gu Luobei's question and answer. "Then you say, why is no one responding to me every time I tell a story?"
If the previous conversation was still small talk, then when this question came out, everyone in the classroom focused their attention on Gu Luobei and Muller-Lance. Americans are different from Asians. They also respect professors, but they are rarely afraid, because they firmly believe that everyone is equal and can communicate with each other even in academic knowledge. But oddly enough, such emerging students in the Mueller-Lance class are rare, and it's no wonder that Mueller-Lance raised this question.
"Professor Lance, you should ask the classmate who didn't answer this question to you, right?" Gu Luobei joked with a smile, and some timid students had already begun to complain in their hearts that Gu Luobei couldn't speak. , "But from my point of view, I think it's because the professor's criticism of everyone in class is too harsh, and it hits everyone's enthusiasm." After saying that, Gu Luobei was still full of smiles, because he remembered In this class, every time Mueller-Lance was rude about the students' presentations, he was either picky or impatient, or even threw the homework on the desk without reading it, which made the students very nervous.
But Gu Luobei knows the habits of Muller-Lance. He will criticize and give opinions when he is satisfied with your presentation, because even the best students are still students after all, and they still need to communicate and criticize to make progress; On the other hand, if he is not satisfied with your post, he will disdain the comment because he feels that there is no value in the comment.
Mueller-Lance listened to Gu Luobei's words and curled his lips, "You were not less criticized by me last semester, why don't you see you being timid?"
Gu Luobei smiled and nodded, "You can only improve by listening to your opinions. Otherwise, I won't choose the professor's class for the second semester in a row. Isn't this just scolding myself." Low laughter came from the classroom. , Muller-Lance's mouth couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.
Next, Mueller-Lance said nothing, and started the class directly. This social psychology course is mainly based on student publications. Every week, a psychological theoretical theme will be formulated. Students will select papers, reports, social events, etc. for publication and analysis, and then discuss theories between students. Substitute the theme. It can be said to be a mode of self-learning, self-teaching, and self-discussion. Even though Gu Luobei took this course for the second time, he still gained a lot. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com
Natalie Portman was very serious in her class and focused her attention on presentations and discussions. This is the purpose of her study here. But every now and then, when she glanced at Gu Luobei on her left, she couldn't help feeling magical. The last time I saw Gu Luobei studying in the design school, I was impressed by this man, but today, he refreshed his impression of him.
Whether it is the dialogue with the professor or the opinions put forward by the students, he is always bold, direct, and sharp, which is a kind of wisdom; at the same time, he is still taking notes seriously in the face of what he has learned in the last semester. , I will still ask questions I don’t understand, and I will always be careful, focused, and devoted to students and professors.
This made Natalie Portman's eyes swept across Gu Luobei, the corners of her mouth always brought up a faint smile involuntarily. Just a second later, she turned her attention to the class again, as if it were just a momentary thought.
There are only two reasons why people feel that the class time is long. One is that the students are not motivated to learn; the other is that the teacher's lectures are boring and boring. For Natalie Portman, for Gu Luobei, and precisely for students of social psychology, neither of the above two reasons exists. So the time of a class becomes extremely short. Even for students who were afraid of Muller-Lance, the class always felt too fast. Because this class is very interesting and can learn a lot of new things.
As soon as the get out of class bell rang, Mueller-Lance packed up and left, but most of the students stayed in the classroom, and many students came to Gu Luobei again. For this class, you should ask this teacher. Teaching assistants who are trusted and recognized by professors.
Second update today. Still continue to ask for collections and recommendations!
