Student-taught classes

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<p>Some of you incoming students might be interested to learn about the student-taught classes (usually for 1 credit, S/U grading) that meet once a week in the evening. They range from whimsical (Witches Weekly, Lady Gaga, Cultural Phenomenon, Casino Gaming) to serious (Poverty in Houston, Demystifying North Korea, The Black Church in Cinema), with a lot falling in between (The Art of Bonsai, Guitar for Beginners, Fistful of Leone). My S has taken Introduction to Linux and is looking forward to Zombies in Modern Culture and BBQ Techniques next fall.</p>

<p>Check 'em out here:
Rice</a> University - Search Courses
Click on the drop-down list for Subject and then click on the various residential colleges to see what they have to offer in the fall. With all the concern I see in this forum over the workload at Rice, I just wanted you new Owls to know that it's not all a grind ;) !</p>

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<p>Didn’t BerkeleyMom once tell us something about Chef Roger’s cooking class?<br>
It sounded great… and apparently he’s quite the chef on campus…</p>

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<p>Thanks for telling us about this. My son narrowed it down to Rice, Tulane and UVa and one of the advantages of Tulane was that they have courses like this. Nice to know that Rice has this also. and i’m sure they’ll do a great job. From a parent’s perspective it sounds like a great way to break into college, meet another group of kids, etc. Not sure if it matters to my son, but we’ll see.</p>

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<p>My daughter did enjoy Chef Roger’s class. That’s not a student-run one, of course. Highly recommended, though. My daughter has also enjoyed several student-run classes. She took one on religious cults that sounded really interesting. I’m forgetting what the others were. I think they’re a great idea. The students who run them get the experience of planning, organizing and teaching a class and the students who take them get a chance to learn about something they might not otherwise.</p>

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<p>Thanks, BerkeleyMom, for straightening me out.</p>

<p>There are just so many different ways to explore outside the classroom – through clubs, research, the Thresher, the radio station, residential college opportunities, the Baker Student Forum, and so on – And I still remember hearing you describe Chef Roger’s classes …</p>

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<p>what students teach these? are they usually juniors/seniors or grads? and also–how many students usually opt to do these classes?</p>

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<p>What is Chef Roger’s class named?</p>

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<p>Cooking with Chef Roger [Cooking</a> with Chef Roger | McMurtry wiki](<a href=“http://mcmurtry.rice.edu/Cooking_with_Chef_Roger]Cooking”>http://mcmurtry.rice.edu/Cooking_with_Chef_Roger)</p>

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<p>Any student can teach these classes. However, you must send a proposal in and get approved. I know of freshman who were teaching classes during the 2nd semester at Rice.</p>