ATTENDANCE -- There are only eight sessions, so it seems extremely important that each of you attend all sessions. If you must be absent, please inform Ellen Ketterson (ketterso@indiana.edu) in advance, or, if that proves impossible, let me know the circumstances after the fact. Any unexplained absence will result in a reduction in your grade, and more than one absence, explained or unexplianed, will also result in a reduction.

PREPARATION -- The readings form the basis for discussion, and you will need to come to class having read the assigned reading and having thought about how they relate to the day's subject.

PARTICIPATION -- This will take two forms:
In advance of each session (by 5 pm of the Sunday before class), please send a written 'think peice' to all member of the class. What I have in mind is an e-mail, less than a page in length, that will serve to stimulate the exchange of ideas. The nature of the piece may vary from week to week depending on who is in charge. For example, you might elaborate on one of the readings, describe a personal experience, pose a question for discussion, state a reasoned opinion, or draw a connection among one week's reading and another's. One purpose is to help the session leaer reflect the interest of the class in the way s/he leads discussion; another is to ensure that everyone's ideas contribute to each class.

The other important aspect of participation is speaking in class. This comes more easily to some than to others, but I must encourage all of you to contribute in this way. If in the past you have had a tendency to dominate discussions, please edit your thoughts before you speak. If you tend to hang back in discussion, you may be editing too carefully -- please take the plunge and offer your views to your classmates.

If you fulfill these expectations, then you can expect to earn an A in this course. It's up to you.