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Students: A Rant (with Diagnostic Postlude)

My previous post (“Manners”) was a rather optimistic look at the potential benefits of the academic life for students (and faculty). This post is the other side of that coin.
I currently teach a class in which students are asked to learn. I don’t mean that they are asked to memorize material from a […]