Well,
I learned the hard way that I can lecture in my usual style for 40 minutes, but not quite for 50. Actually, I learned around 46 minutes that I get all lightheaded and clammy and confused (but com’on–type casting in C# can confuse the best of us). But at least I didn’t throw up on anyone. And my temperature is still normal.
Let’s see how the Cancer Wellfit program can improve that tonight.
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Nathan Moore said
That’s still about 20 minutes longer than most students’ attention span.
esmail said
ha ha .. Nathan’s right on the money. Python rules … 🙂
on different topic, i am glad to read that the health care professionals
you are dealing with are a good and caring bunch, that would make a big
difference, regardless of levels of expertise.
john mark said
Yea… I was thinking 46 minutes is a good long time. And… if you do happen to faint and/or throw up in class, you’ll pretty much be guaranteed a spot in the most memorable class moments of 2005. I bet they’d definitely remember the lecture!