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>I would say that my honors, college-bound students find it amazing that I
>would expect them to read the chapter for anything.  If I haven't covered
>it in the lecture, then it hasn't been covered!  I would say that that is
>an effect of TV.
>
>Keith Tipton        : If ignorance is bliss,
>kctipton@tenet.edu  : why aren't more people happy?
>Houston, Texas      : -->author unknown
>
>
Keith...

        I'm amazed at the similarity of our observations!  My students
add to these observations with comments such as:  "Why should I
read?  You're the teacher, it's your job to tell me what I need to know".
Or, "I can't learn from the book, you have to show me what to do."
I'm interested in why you think TV is the culprit.  I've always considered
this attitude a result of teachers doing only rote, one-step operations out
of sheer desperation!  I've noticed that if I show the students three steps
to perform to arrive at the result, they will ask me after each step how
to do the next.

        Do you think that  this attitude on the part of our college-bound
students changes in college, or do they flunk out, or what????


Wes


                                                     Wes Davis