1. Contrast the surface culture of your most recent educational experience (e.g. high school, another college or university, a trade school) with that of your current school.
2. From the following list, choose two or more surface-level features where they differ:
Race or ethnicity of students
courses offered
language spoken
amount of reading assigned
architecture
holidays
attendance policy
age of students
amount of homework
instructor expectations of learners
academic preparation of instructors
amount of writing assigned
methods of teaching
3. Then, in a separate paragraph for each feature explain how the two are different.
4. Explain the advantages and/or disadvantages you see in your present higher education culture as compared with your previous educational culture.