Blog Question p. 92, Question 1

Columbia College buildings were bought and changed to accommodate students and faculty. Most rooms have windows and desks or tables. The environment is equal to a high school classroom. The only thing that is missing is the school bell. The desks are situated in an oval rather than in rows in most classrooms. The walls are painted with colors to brighten up the place. The floor is carpeted to hide the dirt and debris. Each classroom is big enough to fill up a reasonable amount of students. Columbia is about having small class sizes and a good student to teacher ratio. Columbia has its name and periwinkle color splashed on the outside of most buildings.

Most classes start and end before the next class begins. That means each room will be occupied to save for space. Columbia’s name and logo are featured in many places such as on the walls inside each building. Even the elevators are separated to go to even and odd floors. This supposedly will cut on traffic of students trying to get to class on time. Each class meets once or twice a week and averages an hour to four hours a day. The more credits a class is, the more time is spent in the classroom. The homework given that day is due at the beginning of next week’s class. The semester progressively gets more difficult towards the end.

Students are required to be in class on time and will be marked late if you’re late. Some instructors are strict with this rule are others are not, so it depends. In the beginning of the semester, students test out this rule to see if it sticks. If it is true, the student learns to be in class on time or is subject to be late or tardy for class. Three lates count as one absence, so it makes the problem even worse. Classrooms are working environments as in professional job sites. There is little or no play involved. Learning and working is key to every job.