Ariz. Prof Spends Year As an Undergrad

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Pilot, Aug 25, 2005.

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  1. Pilot

    Pilot Member

    Interesting Article!

    PHOENIX - As a professor at Northern Arizona University, Cathy Small was baffled by undergraduates. They seemed less engaged, less likely to do assigned reading and more likely to ask questions like "Do you want it double-spaced?"

    So she decided to study them as anthropologists research any foreign culture — she lived among them
    Click on the link below for the rest
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050825/ap_on_re_us/my_freshman_year
     
  2. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    A year-long sabbatical to live in a single-bed dorm room, get drunk, and take some introductory courses.......where do I sign-up?? :D
     
  3. JoAnnP38

    JoAnnP38 Member

    Would I get to have the same debt I had as an undergrad? If so, I'm with Bruce. :D
     
  4. Lauradglas

    Lauradglas New Member

    LOL Bruce,
    Since she had to have her research project approved I wonder if that means she was paid?
     
  5. inzomniaq

    inzomniaq New Member

  6. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    Not only that, NAU is located in a beautiful part of Arizona. At about 7,000 ft of elevation it's a lot like Denver in terms of climate. However, in the middle of Winter you can get in your car and drive South, out of the mountains and into a very pleasant 80 degree desert. Great skiing at Mt. Humphrey (14,000 ft.) and the Grand Canyon is well within reach. However, in the mid 1970's, when I was an exchange student at NAU, it was a bit of a culture shock to see the local "cowboys" walking through town wearing their Colts on their hips (not a "concealed" weapon).
    All thing considered it was a good experience.
    Jack
     
  7. Orson

    Orson New Member

    Hey Jack -

    Wearing your guns in the open was THE only legal way to bare arms - until "concealed carry laws" became the urban rage in around twenty-five states in the 90s!

    -Orson
     

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