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Re computers replacing teachers: It just occurred to me, at CUNY here in New York, when open admissions first came in and they got hit with a large enrollment, large lecture classes for intro courses came into vogue--the 100+ auditorium format. These have gradually gone out of vogue as administrations realized that they were not as effective. At Baruch College where I adjuncted this past semester, a study showed empirically that student achievement was poorer in that format, and they dropped many of the large auditorium classes for next fall. Moral of the story: Technology has its place, but as for its replacing teachers inappropriately, can we be optimistic that the really inefficient uses will eventually prove themselves not cost-effective and get abandoned? Am I being a pollyanna? But after all, even those auditorium lectures are being reevaluated at a time of budget cuts! Annette Gourgey [log in to unmask]