In college I took a course, The African Storyteller, taught by an exceptional professor, Harold Scheub. The lecture hall would be packed with almost 500 students and the class was so popular that you typically had to wait until your last year in college to have enough seniority to register for it. People did not come because it was an easy course though. In fact, Professor Scheub was no push over and demanded punctuality and attendance. As soon as class started the doors were firmly shut, and he would immediately turn away anyone who tried to enter even a half a minute late. In a class of hundreds, he still found a way to determine if you were there or not. Every single class he handed out several copies of the class roster that would be passed down the aisles and you had to find your name and sign next to it. Though you quickly learned that he meant business, you also admired him because he put forth so much effort into everything. He even graded each of our exams himself, which consisted of solely essay questions, and wrote a long synopsis of what he liked and did not like about your answers.
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The African Storyteller
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In college I took a course, The African Storyteller, taught by an exceptional professor, Harold Scheub. The lecture hall would be packed with almost 500 students and the class was so popular that you typically had to wait until your last year in college to have enough seniority to register for it. People did not come because it was an easy course though. In fact, Professor Scheub was no push over and demanded punctuality and attendance. As soon as class started the doors were firmly shut, and he would immediately turn away anyone who tried to enter even a half a minute late. In a class of hundreds, he still found a way to determine if you were there or not. Every single class he handed out several copies of the class roster that would be passed down the aisles and you had to find your name and sign next to it. Though you quickly learned that he meant business, you also admired him because he put forth so much effort into everything. He even graded each of our exams himself, which consisted of solely essay questions, and wrote a long synopsis of what he liked and did not like about your answers.