First Day

[omkeeezy]

So the first day of class was today. My first class in the morning, the seminar on Apartheid, probably will be an exciting, interesting, and somewhat laid-back class. Apart from several reading assignments, we're not having much in the way of tests and paper: only a midterm, final, and an open-ended paper on any topic that deals with 20th century

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[unseenix]

Mmm.. I'd say that far more typical is the problem set every week or so but no quizzes class. Or the read a whole lot, write a few papers and take a final or have a final paper class for the more fuzzily inclined.
I don't think I've had a single quiz since high school.

[miraclelegion]

MATH 1551 and 1553 both were quiz heavy.

[omkeeezy]

Mmm ... I dunno how Stanford is, but Math at LSU seems to be quiz-heavy with no required homework assignments. Organic doesn't have any quizzes but is loaded with homework.

[miraclelegion]

If you're not already assigned to read it (which I would be surprised) I highly recommened the book Cry, the Beloved Country which is set in apartheid South Africa. If you need a copy of it, you're welcome to borrow mine (if you promise to keep it in good condition).

[omkeeezy]

Nope, we're not assigned to read it. We've been given The Mirror at Midnight (investigative journalism at the peak of Apartheid), two autobiographies of Nelson Mandela and Frederick de Clerk, and a dry, textbook style discussion book that Nancy Clark cowrote with her husband. But thanks for the offer, I appreciate it.

[joyandsmiles]

ooooh :-)