Yes, but it's one thing to cut classes and still read and learn. It's another to do this and know precious little.
michael yates
Dennis R Redmond wrote:
>
> On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> > When I talk to undergraduates I'm impressed by they don't seem to give a
> > fuck about anything. They sit there, blankly. People tell me it's fear, but
> > if it is, it's disguised as a great ennui.
>
> It's not fear. They're waiting for you to turn the TV on. This is the
> Net surf generation, you know -- the first set of kids to know nothing of
> the Cold War or the bone-chilling thought that, in 15 minutes, we could
> all be radioactive charcoal. So they sit and chill out, like reasonable
> human beings ought to do. Hell, I cut 60% of my classes as an undergrad,
> myself, even professors I liked. I worry when my students are *too*
> motivated.
>
> -- Dennis