Students do not always like GECs
In response to Carrie Jones’s “enlightenment” of Dave Dewees’s editorial on the French illiterate, I have decided to enlighten her on a common issue. Few students enjoy every one of their GEC requirements, and most of us will complain about some class.You said, “You (Dave) have to WANT to learn the language.” I feel Dave has the right not to want to learn the language, and a right to put forth a solution for helping those who are French impaired. I too was forced to complete French 104, and just like Dave, I stumbled through 101-103 and encountered some difficulties in 104. Now that I am finished with French (forever), I realize the objective and values of learning French. During certain movies I am now able to explain French concepts to my wife and I can sometimes get the $100 and $200 questions in French on Jeopardy.You want Dave to stop complaining? When I tell other students that I am a math major, I usually hear groans. The groans are often followed by long stories about how much this person hates mathematics, and how they are pissed-off about some Math 150 class that they had to take twice. So as long as I have to hear complaints about math classes, I will continue to complain about French. More power to ya Dave, O revwa and Marcee bocu.
Raymond Hardy
