Now listen to two students discussing the article.
Female student: I don't like this at all.
Male student: Why not? She's done a lot for the philosophy department... like, well, hiring some great new teaching assistants ... and putting together seminars.
Female student: Well, she has trouble organizing schedules.
Male student: Whadda'ya mean? Female student: Well, she only realized last minute that she didn't have enough teaching assistants in the department, so some classes got cancelled. Male student: Oh!
Female student: And I wanted to take a special two-week philosophy course in Europe ... she was supposed to sign all the paperwork, but she didn't do it in time so I missed the whole trip!
Male student: Oh, wow. So organization's not her strong point, I guess.
Female student: Yeah. Besides, she's always critical. A lot of us on the team have complained to the university about her aggressive coaching style.
Male student: Oh, really? I met her... I mean, I thought she was nice.
Female student: Humph! Well, my friend ... she had some serious problems in her family. She went to talk to Professor Fox and...
Male student: Yeah? What happened?
Female student: Well, she wanted emotional support from someone she looked up to, but instead Professor Fox made all kinds of critical comments. Maybe she's good at philosophy, but she's not a counselor. When students go to the dean, they go because they need someone to talk to, not so someone can criticize them.
The woman expresses her opinion about the change described in the article. Briefly summarize the change. Then state her opinion about the change and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
The school announces that Professor Fox will take the position of the Dean of Students. Her strong organizational skills and counseling and advising capabilities are recognized as the two primary reasons that she is qualified for this position. However, the woman in the conversation does not support this idea. First of all, she states that contradictory to what the announcement states, Professor Fox is actually weak in organizing schedules. She failed to sign all the paperwork for the woman which led the woman to miss the whole trip. In addition, the woman thinks that although Professor Fox is probably good at philosophy, she is not a good counselor. Once her friend desired to gain support from Professor Foxe when she had some problems in her family. Instead of being comforted, her friends was criticized. She’s too critical to be a good counselor.
