song & dance

[Eric Crump <wleric@showme.missouri.edu>]

I'd agree that many students seem to want to be entertained. I don't 
blame them. But I don't think that desire indicates some kind of mental 
sloth or anything. I think what they are really saying is they want to be 
interested in what they are doing. They don't want to be bored. If we 
can't create the conditions in which their enthusiasm and imaginations 
can thrive, they'll settle for standup comedy from the lecturn. 

--Eric Crump