[Magdalen] US Higher Education

[Charles Wohlers]

For some subjects, true. The chemistry courses I taught usually had a lab, 
which one had to attend to get a grade. I did had one student at the 
Community College who never came to lab, but aced all the tests - she got a 
B-, due to zeroes for lab grades. At Bridgewater State, the rule was, miss 
three labs and you automatically fail the course.

Online courses can be fine, but problematic for most sciences. It's really 
difficult to dissect a frog or synthesize aspirin online. Also, as my older 
son can attest, online courses aren't so good for folks with ADD.

Chad Wohlers
Woodbury, VT USA
chadwohl at satucket.com



-----Original Message----- 
From: Brian Reid
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:30 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] US Higher Education

At the two US universities where I have taught, you need not ever attend
a class if you can pass its examinations.