My history professor provides types up lecture notes for every upcoming exam with test questions at the end. They're really great. They make it much easier to study and of course it feels good to know you're studying as little as possible, but it's just as effective, if not more.
But there's one little thing....He charges $5.
I don't mind doing it, but I just wonder: Where should professors draw the line when it comes to money?
Ok, the whole ending with a question thing would work if this was a blog that people commented on, so I'll try to answer it myself.
I think a professor should be allowed to charge for lecture notes as long as all of the study material is also in the text book.
So, in that case, he's not selling the answers, but simply easiness.
But the test questions at the end are a bit much. Providing the test questions makes it too easy, so it can feel like I am half cheating.
Also, there's the chance that some people can't afford it, but most likely, kids who can pay for college but don't have an extra $5 when they need it usually have some kind of expensive drug habit.
There are always exceptions, but from what I've seen, that seems to always be the case.
I'm not implying I'm against this by writing about it. I'm only pondering for now.
Your position seems reasonable. Taking it all the way, if none of the material tested on was from the book, then there's no reason to buy the book. Paying all of the $5 increments might be cheaper.
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