[Magdalen] US Higher Education

[Capers Limehouse]

Every college and grad course I've taken has included class participation as a significant part of the grade, including the online courses I'm taking at CDSP. Earlier grad courses were mostly seminars. One's lack of participation would have been noted and pointed out in class. I went to a relatively small women's liberal arts college, and not a large university for undergrad. That may have been part of the difference. CDSP is also small. But, the rest of my grad school work was at a state university where, as I said, classes tended to be seminars. I know large lecture classes are normal at other schools, but not my experience.
Capers, who has retired from the hospital 
and may be less silent now

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On Jan 11, 2015, at 2:19 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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.
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> 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
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> -----Original Message----- From: Brian Reid
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:30 PM
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] US Higher Education
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> At the two US universities where I have taught, you need not ever attend
> a class if you can pass its examinations.