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Clark:

Yes. Sure. And almost every school of education has perfunctory practice teaching courses.

Q:

Perfunctory?

Clark:

Sure. At least, from my perspective, perfunctory. If you talk to those responsible, it's a tremendous thing.

Q:

You mean then that they don't send them out into some of these schools were the problems are most severe, as part of that teaching schedule?

Clark:

Not only that, but even when they do, what difference does it make? I said perfunctory and I meant perfunctory. It's part of the curriculum, the requirements -- but so what? You see.

Oh, you bring out the worst -- now, see, if you weren't here, I'd have been able to come in here and immerse myself in this work, and try to forget lunch and -- are you still taking to my wife?

Q:

This will depend on whenever she's read her transcript, if she feels she should add --

Clark:

She's a very private person, as you know. She'd be appalled at my --

Q:

There was about four hours in that session.

Clark:

Oh, really? Good. Oh good. She didn't tell me that. No, she gave me the impression (crosstalk) -- no, I'm going to





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