These kids learn by the Socratic method. In other words the prof makes them talk until they figure things out OR get mad at the one guy who won't shut up because he knows all the answers.
The Top Ten Schools that encourage discussion - hey, you nodding off in row 23! What do you think?
10. Sweet Briar College - www.sbc.edu and their profs stick around until everyone has had a chance, too.
9. Bard College www.bard.edu
8. College of the Atlantic - www.soa.edu see number 10.
7. Reed College www.reed.edu
6. Hampshire College www.hampshire.edu
5. Bennington College www.bennington.edu
4. Simon's Rock College of Bard - www.simons-rock.edu great name.
3. Wesleyan College www.wesleyan.edu
2. Sarah Lawrence College www.sarahlawrence.edu
1. Eugene Lang College - The New School for Liberal Arts www.lang.edu
One student says "you really can't be too weird or too normal for this place." They characterize themselves as very politically aware and very liberal = very opinionate and generally wrong - thus they talk a lot to make up for it.
So, what about your school? Does the prof give you a chance at input? Does s/he listen when you do say something?
The www.PrincetonReview.com rankings are a source of much debate, maybe even a few fist fights when the schools are neighbors. The book ranks schools in some 60+ different categories. The results are based on surveys given to those who should know best - the students who attend. And PR asked more than 115,000 such students.
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