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Title: Academic Obfuscation
Review: The authors have taken a good idea and suffocated it in statistical formulae, factor loadings, and F-ratios. The authors describe seven inviolable norms and nine admonitory norms for college teachers. These make sense, but in many ways they remark the obvious. The writing, while correct, is far from inspiring. I suspect that about 5% of college teachers violate some of these norms, but those of us who don't won't find much here for edification or instruction. Why is it that good teaching and learning can be so inspiring and uplifting, while books like this, which purport to be about teaching and learning, are dryasdust? Save your $.
