February 18, 2005

Professors and Students, Doctors and Patients: in Search of a Good Analogy

To the Editor:

Phillip H. Shelley's suggested comparison of students to patients has merit as it relates to emphasizing student responsibility in the higher-education setting, but a couple of issues preclude the analogy from being entirely applicable ("Colleges Need to Give Students Intensive Care," The Chronicle Review, January 7).

First, it should be recognized that patients are customers. Mr. Shelley suggested that the best physicians have good bedside manners and

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