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Argument for Requiring American History Flawed
To the editors:
In "Hiring the Blind to Lead the Blind" (Column, Oct. 13), Daniel M. Suleiman acknowledges that in the natural sciences and computer science, advanced undergraduates are capable of teaching "peers" in their field of expertise.
If this does not also apply in the humanities, it seems that the "expertise" gained by humanities concentrators is lesser, somehow.
I share Suleiman's reservations about undergraduates teaching undergraduates for many reasons, but I also have reservations about "blanket" or "one size fits all" policies that fail to recognize the capabilities of students and the value of teaching experience.
JONATHAN F. DRESNER
Oct. 13, 1998
The writer is a Ph.D. candidate in Japanese History.
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