The Rabies Class

Though it may appear contrary, the lazy but smart student makes is a point to attend classes by teachers.

There may be exceptions, but in most classes, there is lot of material to be covered in a limited time. The teacher’s task literally becomes like filling and delivering the ocean in a pot. Therefore, a good teacher separates the chaff from the wheat and delivers the most important concepts and points in the class.

This gives an indication to the student on what to give more emphasis in his self-study and at time of revision, and what to omit if there is time shortage.

For example, Dr. Dev (fictional name) attended the Microbiology class on Rabies and other diseases caused by viruses. The Rabies section of the chapter was around one and half page in the textbook.

In the class, the teacher just told three lines: Rabies is caused by a Rhabdovirus, it is a bullet shaped virus, Negri Bodies are seen in nerve cells in brain.

At the time of final revision just before the exam, Dr. Dev just read this three lines from his class-notes and omitted the entire section on Rabies from the textbook due to lack of time (lazy-lazy). In the exam, the only question asked about Rabies was whether it is caused by a bullet shaped virus or not, which obviously he answered correctly.

So, on an effort to benefit ratio criteria attending classes can turn out to be quite profitable.

(Based on true incident)

— ND
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