Commentary on the Article "The University is a Popular Culture, But it Doesn't Know it yet"

After reading the article assigned to us "The University is Popular Culture, But It Doesn't Know It Yet," I realized how much of it could be applicable to this class and my other classes in general. The author of the article stated how there is a disconnect between a student and his or her professor. This disconnect is due to the fact that the professor is very knowledgeable and researched in his or her field, yet many times the student has just begun his or her journey on learning the material. One example would be my organic chemistry and biochemistry classes. Many times when the professor explains a concept or idea, they are under the assumption that the students have a strong foundation of the background of the material. Realistically, the supposed to be known background was what students had learned/memorized from the tests before or from previous biology classes and it has completely left the students memories. Many of the concepts I personally have learned just this year so my foundation is still in its developing stage. The professors who teach these classes are usually have PHD's  and have a minimum of eight years of exposure and research in the field. Because of this they feel that the early concepts that the students are learning at the moment are easy, and forget or do not understand how difficult the concept can be to first grasp. Another example could be used in this class. I am taking this class my fourth semester of college, without having taken any other English class for over a year and half. Because it was an introduction level class, I assumed that the workload and work itself would be easier than the college level classes I took in high school. I feel that when I first started doing work in this class and receiving poor grades back it was because of a disconnect myself and the professor. I felt that there was some unspoken assumption that I had a strong English background and knew exactly what was expected of me. Unfortunately, I did not know what the professor presumed I knew, and that has caused a sort of discouragement in the class, that I am still struggling to move forward with. Overall, I agree with the articles thoughts on how the disconnect between professors and students can be a hindrance in actually learning the material.