A new book is sure to be discussed, and (36)
, at colleges this fall. The book is called My Freshman Year: What a
Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. The writer is Rebekah Nathan. That is
not her real name. She is in her fifties. She is a professor of (37)
at a university in the United States. Her name for it is "Any
U". The professor wanted to know why many of her students did
not (38) their work or ask for help. She decided to do a
(39) project. She got the (40) of the
university ethics (41) . Such groups consider moral and legal
issues in studies. In the spring of 2002, she (42)
to her own university under the name "Rebekah Nathan" and was
admitted. She lived in student housing. She took five classes during her first
term and two in the second (43) . She did pretty well,
although she got one C, a mark of average. She also played sports. (44) (45) . They
are busy with activities and jobs. They try to learn only as much as they have
to. But she says they will read the material if it is directly linked to what is
being discussed in class. (46) . She gives
less reading now. She asks questions designed to get students to speak more. She
offers help. And she says she is no longer offended if a student falls
asleep.