{"id":856,"date":"2015-11-21T01:19:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T19:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abhinav.spsdarj.org\/?p=856"},"modified":"2016-01-14T22:54:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T17:24:52","slug":"do-professors-sit-in-on-college-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2015\/11\/do-professors-sit-in-on-college-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Do professors sit in on college classes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Answer by Richard Muller:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I sat in on the lectures of Prof. Ken Jowitt for a semester.&nbsp; I did this because I was fascinated with his theories on political science, but I was also curious about the rumor I had heard that at the end of each lecture, all 500 of his students applauded and gave him a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out to be true, and I joined them.&nbsp; Each of his lectures was a work of art. 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