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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:19:03 EST
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- From: "James G. Carrier" <jgc5p@UVA.PCMAIL.VIRGINIA.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Large lecture sections
- Comments: To: History Discussion List <HISTORY%RUTVM1.BitNet@pucc.princeton.edu>
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- On Jan 22, 3:07pm, Bob Pasker wrote:
- > Subject: Re: Large lecture sections
- > i think this is a valid point, as my interest
- > in history was not a result of a pre-existing burning desire, but from
- > the interest and encouragement of an instructor in my first american
- > history survey course. although i cannot say for sure, i don't think
- > i would have had the same reaction had it been a 600 person class.
- >
- > well, this doesnt really answer the original poster's question: how to
- > do, but instead questions the wisdom of what seems to be becoming a
- > growing trend.
- > -- End of excerpt from Bob Pasker <rbp@NETCOM.COM>
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- I do not think anyone who thinks universities are educational institutions is
- in favor of large classes. But then, the folks who pay the bills ...
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- Yours,
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- James G. Carrier
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