tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post3389453691726961273..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: Question?J. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-84545199496374145752012-01-04T22:31:39.524+03:002012-01-04T22:31:39.524+03:00I'd say I averaged around a 100 per class per ...I'd say I averaged around a 100 per class per week in undergrad.FLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04153989000780677971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-76617725131134947452012-01-04T19:30:46.681+03:002012-01-04T19:30:46.681+03:00Why don't you look at some of the profs' p...Why don't you look at some of the profs' pages at the Ivies and see if they post their syllabi? That might give you an idea of the reading load they assign.Leo Tolstoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981175004364048601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-83627705871255678692012-01-03T19:39:45.498+03:002012-01-03T19:39:45.498+03:00We have short semesters. Really they are only abou...We have short semesters. Really they are only about 12 classes long and when you include the first day and the mid-term that means only 10. So I can not really have any weeks with nothing. But, my aim is not for UG to compete with Occidental. My goal is to bring us into competition with the Ivies.J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-20318777633595347402012-01-03T19:34:42.948+03:002012-01-03T19:34:42.948+03:00I assign around 100 pages a week for a history cou...I assign around 100 pages a week for a history course, and as much as 150 pages a week for a literature course. But I also balance it with weeks where there is little or no reading so the slackers can catch up.Leo Tolstoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981175004364048601noreply@blogger.com