My perfect class would first off have to be in the subject area of which I have an interest. The professor must be someone who is not only very knowledgeable in that subject, but an intelligent person in general. Also the teacher must not only teach but engage the class in discussions where every person has an equal chance to participate because information is not just obtained through study and repetition but through the exchange of ideas between the people around you as well. It is also very important that the class is challenging, this is because if a class is too easy the need to pay attention fades away. Above all else the perfect class is where upon entering that class I am forced to use my brain, whether it is stimulated by interesting information or stumped by difficult questions it does not matter as long as I am exercising my brain. However, if the class does not teach me anything I do not already know, all of the elements of a perfect class that I listed above are irrelevant, the purpose of taking a class is so that one’s knowledge expands and is open to new information and ideas. If a class if unable to provide the learning aspect then it is not a class, instead it is a waste of time.
