number 6 ... I find your posting (above) very interesting. I wonder what you would make of this true story ...

100 years ago, when I was younger, I taught beginning guitar classes at my local community college. I did this for five years and I also helped to put on some three day folk festivals. It was fun, I had classes with grandparents and their grandchildren in the same class. This local interest in guitar, and folk music, caught on and hoots, concerts, etc., started popping up. This was between 1974 and 1979.

As my class, "beginning guitar", was an elective, on the first night of each class, I asked who in this class was taking it "for credit." To those that raised their hands, I asked them to speak with me after class. I then told them that, because they were taking it "for credit", their grade would be an "A". Everyone else got something less.

The class was very happy when the news leaked out. And, I didn't hear any complaints from the administration!

I haven't remembered that story until I read this thread again! bob(deckman)nelson