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I wanted to comment on the suggestion to "avoid a cold start" by getting to class a few minutes early and chatting informally with students before the class starts. While in point of fact I do the latter, my idealized image of a teacher or a professor is to be more aloof. I'm thinking of John Housman in "The Paper Chase," or even how Alistair Cook used to introduce Masterpiece Theatre. The professors I remember the best in my own education, from Harvard, Yale, and Vanderbilt, had a larger than life quality. I feel so small in comparison, even now… >>>
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I want the students to be actively involved in discussion in the class. However that's no substitute for spending the time reading the textbook to prepare for class. It is my impression that they feel their emoting should guarantee them success in the class in and of itself. I blame their exposure to television talk shows which seem to confuse public baring of the soul with knowledge and wisdom.
Bruce Crissinger
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