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What The Professor Really Means
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By J. Timothy Petersik
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from the Chronicle of Higher Education
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Statement: Really Means:
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You'll be using one of the leading I used it as a grad student.
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textbooks in the field.
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If you follow these few simple rules, If you don't need any sleep, you'll
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you'll do fine in the course. do fine in the course.
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The gist of what the author is saying I don't understand the details
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is what's most important. either.
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Various authorities agree that... My hunch is that...
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The answer to your question is beyond I don't know.
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the scope of this class.
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You'll have to see me during my office I don't know.
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hours for a thorough answer to your
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question.
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In answer to your question, you must I really don't know.
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recognize that there are several
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disparate points of view.
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Today we are going to discuss a most Today we are going to discuss my
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important topic. dissertation.
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Unfortunately, we haven't the time to I disagree with what roughly half of
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consider all of the people who made the people in this field have said.
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contributions to this field.
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We can continue this discussion outside 1. I'm tired of this - let's quit.
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of class. 2. You're winning the argument -
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let's quit
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Today we'll let a member of the class I stayed out to late last night and
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lead the discussion. It will be a didn't have time to prepare a
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good educational experience. lecture.
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Any questions? I'm ready to let you go.
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The implications of this study are I don't know what it means either,
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clear. but there'll be a question about it
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on the test.
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The test will be 50-questions The test will be 60-questions multiple
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multiple choice. guess, plus three short-answer
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questions (1000 words or more) and no
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one will score above 55 per cent.
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The test scores were generally good. Some of you managed a C+.
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The test scores were a little below Where was the party last night?
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my expectations.
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Some of you could have done better. Everyone flunked.
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Before we begin the lecture for Has anyone opened the book yet?
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today, are there any questions about
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previous material?
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According to my sources... According to the guy who taught this
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class last year...
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It's been very rewarding to teach I hope they find someone else to
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this class. teach it next year.
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