[Phys-L] Re: What students will do. (was: Physics Solutions Manual)

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>]

Hi all-
        Stop me if I've told this one.
        A few years ago I was teaching a statics class to some juniors at
a nearby university.  I assigned homework and reading weekly.  One student
said to me:  "Why do I have to read this stuff?  What are they paying you
for?"  I hope it is needless to say that I had an anwer for him.
                                        Regards,
                                                Jack

On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Bernard Cleyet wrote:

> Thanks, George.
>
> Even w/ a free text some won't read it.  The last week of my ten week
> stint teaching Chem. at North High several of my "A" students admitted
> they never opened the text except to do the assigned chapter end
> problems.  They said they got all they needed from my lectures.  A left
> handed compliment on my teaching?
>
> bc, if he had the chance would now minimize the "direct" method
>
> Spagna Jr., George wrote:
>
> > Bernard asks
> >
> >
> >
> > > p.s. George, did you readopt a text because their grades plummeted?
> >
> > And Joel adds
> >
> >
> >
> > > Or because you got tired of listening to the complaints on student
> > evaluations?
> >
> >
> >
> > > Or, what was the reason?
> >
> > It's a bit more complicated - top grades slipped a little, and more
> > students "fell off" the bottom of the distribution.  More importantly,
> > it became clear that by not using a set textbook we were apparently
>
> cut

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