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8. 理科段子：远程教育
: V$ ~- U2 k' A4 f8 @* E- g/ b$ _　　Hi, Lynn. I saw you at registration yesterday. I sailed right through, but you were standing in a long line.
　　Yeah. I waited an hour to sign up for a distance-learning course.
　　Distance learning? Never heard of it.
" n- A4 b% j' o; R% J　　Well, it‘s new this semester. It‘s only open to psychology majors. But I bet it‘ll catch on else where. Yesterday, over a hundred students signed up.
% P& Y/ V: r1 N8 ^9 `; E　　Well, what is it?
　　It　is an experimental course. I registered for child psychology. All I have got to do is watch a twelve-week series of televised lessons. The department shows them seven different times a day and in seven different locations.
　　Don‘t you ever have to meet with professor?
, H( d$ x% G/ e5 w　　Yeah. After each part of the series I have to talk to her and the other students on the phone, you know, about our ideas. Then we‘ll meet on campus three times for reviews and exams.
. E! [) m1 {) Q! [  V/ {　　It sounds pretty non-traditional to me. But I guess it makes sense, considering how many students have jobs. It must really help with their schedules, not to mention how it will cut down on traffic.
" o4 u# b& k+ ]2 r" V7 `　　You know, last year my department did a survey and they found out that 80 percent of all psychology majors were employed. That‘s why they came up with the program.
　　Look, I‘ll be working three days a week next semester and it was either cut back on my classes or try this out.
8 Z* s; |# V3 `3 Y3 u7 w　　The only thing is: doesn‘t it seem impersonal though? I mean, I miss having class discussions and hearing what other people think.
8 W  I" Q( q1 \2 X- t4 `　　Well, I guess that‘s why phone contact‘s important. Any way, it‘s an experiment.
　　Maybe I‘ll end up hating it. 　　Maybe. But I‘ll be curious to see how it works up.