Rubin Response

One of the factors mentioned in the Rubin article was the lack of student and professor communication skills. This is an important aspect of discourse community because without these proper communication interactions, the academic community can miss or misinterpret many things that go on in the classroom such as sylllabus understanding and participation. An example used in Rubin's article is on page 153 when the author states that some syllabi that are used by some professors can often be generalized without much specification or principle explained about the format or schedule of the class. I believe that good communication and repoire between students and professors must come from both sides' participation and efforts to understand each's position they take in the academic community.