True story, from the Maniac who witnessed it. Keep in mind that these are sophomores and juniors in college, and that we are about 6 weeks into class. Student 1: Man, it took me HOURS to find the latin roots and definitions of all of those words. Student 2: Yeah, I just gave up. Student 3: They weren't in my dictionary, and I couldn't get them all from Wikipedia. *Several students in the class nod in agreement and whisper similar comments to one another* Professor: ... ... um ok, let me show you something. Ok, take out your textbooks. Now... turn to the back. Student 1: OOOOOOH!!! Student 4: What, what? I didn't get the textbook, what's there? Student 2: There's a glossary! Student 3: A glossary? Professor: A glossary! Student 5: But how would that help? at:
OH jeez... I could share some stories too. Having gone from teaching high school to community college, I've realized some things just never change. -Matt
Good lord. These are the people whose healthcare you want to subsidize, MC? Good story though, I chuckled.
