I had an epiphany...
Imagine if the whole syllabus situation was reversed? I know you are thinking wtf? But let me explain where I am going with this:
Imagine if, instead of the professor just giving us their class syllabus, we give the professor our own personal syllabus. This idea popped into my head when I had a week where I had 2 papers due, a presentation, and a test all in one week. Being a student is already hard enough so I believe that the students should give their professors their own personal syllabus. When I say "own personal" syllabus, I do not mean that we schedule in our personal activities such as, dates, playing ball, or going out to the mall. I mean that we, the student, makes our professors aware of what we have due and what is going on in our corresponding classes.
I believe this would help the student tremendously, knowing that their big paper is not due until he or she finishes their presentation. This proposal will help relieve stress, gpa's will increase, and the student and professor will have a less strenuous relationship. So both sides win no matter what. The only negative is that both sides will be required to do more work and possibly have more class time. I believe that staying in class an extra 30 minutes or having an extra session a week is worth having a stress free and higher performance collegiate career.
And again this is just an epiphany...
