Dear Editors:

IT am getting sick and tired of people complaining about
the quality of education at ECCAD and the need for "reorgan-
ization of the: foundation department.  [f it's mot a gripe
about the kinds or contents of courses, it's one about the
failure of the administration to cooperate.

Many hours of my class time in this school already have
been spent listening to (and participating in sometimes)
discussions about the marking systems, school administration
(always about how awful it is) and yet very few of the people
who complain the most seem to do anything about their beefs.
Probably because they know the "problems" they complain about
are largely imaginary. If they were serious about learning
they wouldn't have the time nor the need to bitch about our
facilities and. faculty.:In fact; kL’ ve observed that. .somevof
the worst complainers are the ones who consistantly turn up
in class without having done their homework. I think it
boils down to a matter of being afraid to WORK and being un-
able to discipline and educate themselves. This is not
grade school or even high school; students should not have
to be led by the hand and I'm glad the administration recog- |
nizes this. .

It is my job as a student here by my own choice to learn
trom each instructor what’ he or she has ‘to teach mes. F' can't
expect to have instructors tailored to all my personal needs;
that would require a teacher for every student for every
course!

It is the administration's job to administrate. I did
mot come here, to do their jobs, and lotrust that “forthe most
part they have our best interests in mind. Certainly they
make mistakes, as all human beings do, but they ahve a knack
for learning from their mistakes. I've seen a number of
improvements since September. We were all invited by Tom
Hudson to imput into the decision making process. He is
available for interviews and we have a responsible student
government to represent our concerns. We have also been
invited to attend their meetings.

I feel it is time to get on with education and save the
time and already scarce money for those expensive studies
which won't help a bit if the students aren't willing to do
their part in the learning process. (cont...)