I was just telling my students about my freshman year.  Classes on T Th and
Sat.  Finals were after the holidays.  We came back for a week of classes, a
couple of reading days and then exams for a week.  We only had a week off
between semesters.  That would solve the problem of holidays and exams
coinciding.  I remember spending my holiday break writing a paper on
Paradise Lost while my friends, who had finals before Christmas were
partying the entire time.

On a more serious note, we here up in Oswego, NY have a long January break
to help reduce heating costs. Closing the dorms down for 6 weeks in the
winter does wonders for the budget.  That probably doesn't have much of an
impact in San Diego.


Gary J. Klatsky, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology                [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Oswego State University of NY           http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky
Oswego, NY 13126                        Voice: (315) 312 3474

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From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:31 AM
To:     Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject:        Who's the Genius

I would just like the answer to a very simple question:
WHO is the *&^%$#@!! genius who decided that final and holidays should
coincide?

WHY in the world can't we have finals before Thanksgiving and have a
semester
break until righ after New Year's??????


A bit stressed, Annette
(I know, stressed is only desserts spelled backwards)

Annette Taylor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego
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