@Mandomike It’s a big lecture class. In the particular class where I have fluther open, the teacher goes on these massive wild tangents all the time before getting back on topic, and the rest of the time teaches from the book. I love this class, but while he’s tangenting I half pay attention and answer fluther questions with the other half of my brain. The teacher is this skinny doctoral student with a droopy moustache, and he has this schtick where it’s like he’s resigned to a horrible fate. When class got out on Friday afternoon, he heaved a really heavy sigh and said he was going home to watch America’s Next Top Model. If the vending machine doesn’t have the soda he wants or students talk too much in class- heavy sigh. He seems mildly amused/ indifferent to most of the students and treats us a lot like you would treat a bunch of cats. There’s an attendance policy, but usually I’ll have read the book by the time I get to class. I think the teacher should seriously have his own show or something; he’s hilarious.