At 7:48 AM -0800 1/26/01, K Jung wrote:
>Considering the not-so-helpful replies I've received, I'm just going to do
>what most of you imply - manipulate the student into believing their
>interests are not valid nor respected by academics thereby forcing them to
>do something that is NOT their passion.  Me thinks maybe some of your were
>victims of this rigid philosophy.  Pity.

Minus the (gratuitous) negative connotations, you seem to be saying that
you are going to teach your students something that goes beyond their
current knowlege.  That's what you're paid to do.
If you find something wrong with this, more's the pity.

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* Psychology Dept       Minnesota State University, Mankato *
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