SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES–
Tortoise or Hare? The Candid Results
The results are in, and a vast majority of Kiosk readers would prefer a “tortoise academic pace.” Thank you to all who participated and shared so candidly. For those just joining the discussion, the tortoise/hare survey included in the Letter from the Editor: Team Tortoise or Team Hare? was birthed by this writer’s imperfect recollection of “The Tortoise and the Hare” children’s story, which obviously left an impression since it was heard as a child but is used as an analogy today. The survey prompts were:
- Team Tortoise or Team Hare;
- How many courses do you typically take per semester; and
- A “Here’s why” section allowed respondents to share qualitative data.
Quantitative Data
Quantitative results show that 80% of participants are Team Tortoise and the remaining 20% Team Hare. Fifty-two percent of tortoises take two courses per semester. Yours truly is in the lower percentile; only 4% of participants take one course per semester. Twenty-four percent of participants take a whopping four or more courses per semester.
