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A Smith education is about thinking for yourself
instead of figuring out what a teacher wants you to say or echoing what your classmates
believe. For every nine students, there’s a Smith professor to help you discover
new information and reconsider theories and opinions you once took for granted.
There’s much more to Smith teaching than the
"chalk and talk" approach you may be used to in high school. Smith
professors expect students to speak up in class, contribute original ideas, question
assumptions, even challenge their teachers’ views. The lively intellectual
exchanges taking place in Smith classrooms (and student houses, snack bars and study
lounges) prove that great minds don’t necessarily think alike.
Many institutions talk about employing teacher-scholars,
but not every college lives up to that ideal. Smith's faculty members are truly
dedicated teachers and active researchers, performers and writers. Our professors
belong to top organizations like the National Academy of Sciences, lead national
academic groups and are regularly recognized for their scholarly contributions. Ninety-six
percent have doctoral degrees. Nearly half of Smith’s professors are women,
and many of them serve as mentors and role models as well as teachers and advisers.
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Teaching
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