I hand out the syllabus, go over the syllabus and then proceed to teach a
full class. The lecture typically revolves around material for which they
need not have read the chapter in advance. This is usually a
discussion/lecture on dualism vs. materialism and free will vs. determinism.
I don't know about anyone else but I can't afford to give up any precious
lecture time if I'm going to get through the material in one semester. And
at the risk of ticking off some folks, my eyebrow is raised whenever I hear
of profs who routinely dismiss the class early on the first or another day.
I don't know about anyone else but there's no course that I teach for which
I couldn't use (at least) an extra few weeks! Of course, this could be more
an indication of my lack of organizational skills than of the quality and
quantity of the pearls of wisdom which drop from my lips. But I like to
think it's the latter!
Ed
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Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, West Chester Univ. of PA,
West Chester, PA 19383 Office: 610-436-3151; Home: 610-363-1939; Fax:
610-436-2846; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and
herpetoculturist. To find out what a herpetoculturist is, check out the
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