summery for MYE el exam @ 5/15/2008 01:37:00 PM
In the new breed of universities like New College, Students are able to study alone at their own pace. The students create a contract with the teacher on what to study. To graduate, students need to finish seven contracts. Populations at in such college are small, which creates a close-knit academic community which makes learning enjoyable. New college uses narrative evaluation instead if grades. The evaluation is good for feedback with no rewards or punishment. There is no tension between students or teachers or bad competitions among students. There is no need for staying up late to cram for exams. At New College, they value good results and contracts while other school value things like law and order, and some 'working through real problems’. New college also does not have credit-hour system of going to lectures and tutorials.
