"All right, that's all for today's class. You can pack up while I go over the two short essays I collected last week."
"I'm pleased to say that everyone turned in their assignments on time and met the word count. I found no cases of copying or borrowing from one another. The students whose names I call will receive extra praise for their particularly neat handwriting: Allen, Paranis, Johnson..."
Schiller flipped through the essays in his hand page by page, but he had little to say about their content. The two essays from last week had merely been class summaries, not involving much specialized theoretical knowledge, only requiring the students to express their own views.
For essays like these, most professors allowed students to speak freely. As long as they did not stray too far from the topic, the work could be considered satisfactory.
After reviewing last week's assignments, Schiller began assigning work for this class. One Hand rested on the lectern as he flipped through the textbook on it with his fingers. "The analysis of applied cases ends here. Starting next class, we'll be strengthening your theoretical knowledge."
"Fortunately, you will no longer see a corpse appear on the screen at the beginning of class. But studying theory requires greater concentration."
"As for class assignments, there will be fewer opportunities for free-form discussion and expressing opinions. You'll need to do more memorization. In a moment, I'll hand out tomorrow's lesson plan. You are to prepare the first half in advance. Starting tomorrow, I'll call on people during class..."
The students in their seats all lowered their heads to note down the assignment requirements. After Schiller handed out the lesson plans, he began marking the key points for them. When class ended, the students packed up and headed out. Schiller