Sunday, September 25, 2005

Preachers and Teachers

Watching a T.V. show recommended by one of my good students. The student is a believer and a bit of a missionary. After every class I listen politely and try to listen her beliefs. I was bored and decided to check out her television viewing recommendation. This guy was boring but as the camera went to the audience one could see the fascination in the believers' eyes.
I began to wonder how much of what the crowd hears is retained?
I wondered how many of them had read the BOOK before coming to the sermon?
I believe that their fascination was with the topic and not with the preacher. Unless I missed something!
Finally I started to ask all these questions about my own classes!
How much of my lectures is retained by the students?
How many read before coming to class?
How much of that retention is due to me and how much due to their study skills?
How much of their fascination is with the myth of money and Economics? And how much of their fascination is created by me?

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