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Skriven 2005-08-29 18:26:00 av Ellen K. (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 6838 av Robert G Lewis (1:379/45)
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From: Ellen K. <72322.1016@compuserve.com>

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 01:06:26 -0500, "Robert G Lewis"
<r.g.lewis@comcast.net> wrote in message <4312a5d4@w3.nls.net>:

>
>"Gary Britt" <zotu@nospamforme.com> wrote in message
>news:43129f71@w3.nls.net...
>>; - )
>>
>> One of the best "law professors" I ever had taught business law to
>> undergraduate students at DePaul University.  If only more of my real law
>> professors were as clear and lucid as he was.  Of course not being a law
>> school class he wasn't required to use the Socratic method in his
>> presentations.  The Socratic method always seemed to me to be a very
>> inefficient way of teaching.
>>
>> If you have the right professor, I agree with you business law is pretty
>> interesting (and interesting usually translates into fun).  I never
>> disliked
>> accounting since I was an accounting major, but I'm not sure it was ever
>> as
>> much fun as that one semester of Business Law at DePaul.
>
>I had a couple of 'nuts' as Business Law Teachers. One was an assistant dean
>who taught 'Legal Adjudication of Social Issues'. More than once a Charles
>Green and myself would get into a good discussion. We were requested by
>classmates on occasion to get into it so they could study in class <g>
>
>Another was a local practicing attorney who had a wicked sense of humor and
>said flat out he would never represent a student or former student due to
>his ethics. The one time I was selected for jury duty he was one of the
>attorneys. I doubt that he had forgotten me <g> Of course since I had his
>class I would have listened VERY closely to anything he said. I knew better
>than to take ANYTHING he said at face value.
>
>The accounting teachers were not as interesting but I found the courses I
>took to be easy for me. I got a kick out of the accouting majors complaining
>about how hard it was <g>. There are times I wish I had majored in
>accounting.
>
What I hated about accounting as a profession was that it's like housework, you
just finish and then you have to start all over again. It's not like building
something of lasting usefulness.

>>
>> I liked History when you had the rare teacher who was a great story teller
>> and could make it come alive for you.  I had one college history professor
>> who could do this.  He really did make that required history course I took
>> very interesting and a lot of fun.  He could have been a performer he was
>> such a good story teller.  I actually like history more now than I did
>> when
>> I was in school.  The discovery channel and learning channel and history
>> channel stuff is often more enjoyable to watch than the regular network
>> and
>> cable BS.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>
>I had one great history teacher. He was also managing partner of the first
>Chinese restaurant in town. he was strange ( made his own ties, and made all
>the cheesecake at the restaurant <g>) but a great teacher. Wound up taking 8
>or so of his courses. I ran into him 3 or 4 years ago at the Airport.
>
Cheesecake in a Chinese restaurant?!?

>Discovery and History do have some great programs. We don't get the learning
>channel unfortunately.
>
>Ah the good old days . I think I'm getting old <g>
>
>Bob Lewis
>
>
>

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