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Teaching Honors Courses
Faculty have shared the following about their experience teaching in the Honors
College.
" I enjoy teaching honors courses because they have many elements of a
collegial setting: class sizes are small, students are energetic and highly
motivated, classroom discussions are lively, and enduring friendships between
students and teachers are fostered. It doesn't get any better than this."
James Carrel, Professor of Biological Sciences
"In my experience, Honors College students are smart, diligent, and intellectually
curious. Teaching them makes one want to buy stock in the nation's future."
Robert Collins, Professor of History
"I enjoy teaching honors students very much! They are attentive in class,
eager to learn, complete their assignments, do their fair share of work in group
activities, and ask probing/interesting questions. Since I teach a two-course
honors sequence, I especially enjoy the opportunity to get to know the students
on a more personal level." Loren Nikolai, Professor of Accountancy
"I've taught Honors students since my very first days at MU and they have
proved themswelve to be very bright, highly motivated, articulate, and a sheer
delight to teach. They have always been among my very best students, and the
close contact which the Honors College allows between students and faculty has
resulted in numerous friendships which have contined over the years, long past
graduation." William Bondeson, Professor of Philosophy
"Honors students are an absolute pleasure to teach. These are the students
who come right up to me after I've assigned the course reading list and ask
me for more sources to read! They are intensely passionate about the material
they learn, and their questions push me to pursue it to greater depth just to
quench their curiosity. What is more, they aren't content with writing literature
reviews. Rather, they insist on conducting their own interviews, interactive
presentations, and in-depth class discussions that relate their topics to numerous
other disciplines. Their work is an inspiring example of original, ambitious,
and insightful thinking that is communicated with great depth and lucidity.
But I think my truly favorite part is staying after class with my students to
answer their questions. Their enthusiasm is positively infectious!" Etti
Naveh-Benjamin, Lecturer Department of German and Russian Studies
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