On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 5:03 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 03:52:13PM -0700, Bob La Quey wrote: > > Mostly teachers seemed to require > > attendance at boring sessions which were covered better by books > > and the literature. > > > > Give me a good guide to the literature. Then leave me alone. I can > > use my time more effectively if left to my own devices. > > This goes to the diversity problem I was referring to. I've met > lots of people like you and that's fine. However, *many* people > _really_ get value out of lectures. They are wired different than you. > > Chris
I have no problem with that. The problem I occasionally have had is the coercion that goes like, "You must go to class." Fortunately Rice University, where I went, was for the most part classes optional. Just take the tests and do the work. So mostly I did not go. YMMV, BobLQ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
