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To: bentway who wrote (496051)	7/18/2009 2:51:16 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578023

I suppose it depends on the classes you're taking in CC. I mostly took programming classes for various computer languages. Many of the students in those classes could have TAUGHT classes in the computer languages they knew. True story: I was taking a course on the ME that was taught by a Palestinian professor at the local CC......and he was a full professor. I was really into the course as you can imagine since the ME was such a big topic...it was around the Iraq invasion. We had our first test and I aced it....in fact I came in number one out of 150 people. That's not nearly as impressive as it sounds......there were not Rhodes Scholars in the class. In any case, after the second test when once again, I was number 1.....and completely humiliated because the prof announced it to the class once again.....even as an adult, I didn't want anyone thinking I was a brainy geek. <g> In any case, after the class was over that day, three jock types came up to me after class. I thought I was going to have some trouble with them. Instead, they asked me how I did so well on the tests. One asked.......did you read the book? I said yes. The whole book? Yup. What else did you do? I pretty much learned the notes. You studied the notes? Yup. How many classes did you miss? I didn't miss any. You didn't miss any? Wow! Is that what it takes to get the best grade in the class? I said yup. They walked away totally upset, confused, frustrated.....etc. In other words, students seeking knowledge they were not. I think your computer classes might be the exception, not the rule.