"Dear SP: I just finished reading Facundo
*. I will be in [insert city where the university is] next week, and I would love to get together with you to discuss it. Would you be available?"*he read it completely on his own, I barely mentioned it in class, and I doubt any other professor told him to read it for pleasure. He is not taking summer classes either.
I'm up to my eyeballs with work, but how can you say no to such a request? The only problem is that now, I will have to refresh my memory, I haven't read it entirely in a long time.
wow, that's awesome that he read it on his own. I would find a way to meet a student that went through such an effort. I'd never heard of it, sounds fascinating. I need to learn more, OK, SOMETHING, since I know next to nothing, about our neighbors all around! ;)
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This is why wikipedia was founded, wasn't it? ;) Just kidding. I would probably meet with the student, but tell him that my memory is weak because it's been a while since I read it. Maybe you could skim through parts for some updating or review some notes. Obviously, that all takes time, which you might not have. But it's great when students show initiative like that.
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