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Vic Smith

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:36:04 -0400, wrote:

The guy who taught our english lit used to try to trap "cliff notes"
and classic comic book guys by looking for things in your report that
didn't make the cheater. Even if I couldn't actually wade through some
of these door stops I would skim them looking for off the wall stuff I
could dispute, using my European or ancient history books. It always
threw him off so bad he just gave up and gave me a good grade.

Some profs are in idling mode after settling on their lectures.
When somebody challenges their interpretations the good profs learn
something and enjoy it.
Always surprised me how lackluster student participation was in those
lit classes. Sometime I felt the prof and me might as well be alone,
since I was usually the only student talking to him.
It was nice when others piped up so I could get a break and hear other
voices.
Guess many students were just picking up hours and had no real
interest.

--Vic