HYB: Genetics lessons off-list
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- Subject: HYB: Genetics lessons off-list
- From: S* M* <7*@compuserve.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:37:33 -0700 (MST)
Jan Clark wrote:
> For those who wish all the discussion on genetics was going on 'on-lis=
t'
> as I previously did - Open and free exchange of ideas is exciting, and=
=
> there has been some good stuff flying around lately, but there is a lo=
t =
> of uneducated 'Personal opinion' on the net and a lot of browsers and =
> lurkers reading it and perhaps taking it as 'Gospel truth'. Perhaps th=
is
> is why Sharon want's to keep Hyb 201 offline. =
Good point.
> It also spoils it for others if you give them what migh be the correct=
=
> answers before they have finished their own puzzling.
True. And usually the exercise is
more important than the answer.
> Or confuses the =
> more timid if you give them the wrong answers and they think you are =
> right.
Or leads to public critique of =
homework -- something that
not everyone is comfortable with.
> Perhaps Sharon could give 'The answers' on list at the end of each mon=
th
> for those who haven't been actively participating.
Post the answers? Yes! But it
seems better to wait until those
who are actively participating have
had a chance to finish their homework
rather than giving the answers on a =
rigid schedule. Some "assignments" =
take only a few days, but others are
more complicated.
Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com
