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Week 02: Response to "Is the Great American Teacher Dead? - 01/14/2021

Biophysics and the Need of a Great Teacher Two years ago, I was a college student, studying Phonoaudiology here in Brazil. I had classes the whole week, morning and afternoon, and I was exhausted most of the time. I can make an extensive list of distinct experiences and teachers that I lived and met, but I would like to point to only one class that showed me the necessity of a great teacher: Biophysics.   As the name suggests, Biophysics shows the uses of physics in the biological, medical areas (physics in biology) and, in the case of my major, how physics is related to hearing and speaking. For a student that loves Math and Acoustic (physic of sound if you are wondering) like me, the subject seems like a piece of cake. But, instead of enjoying every single second of the class, I found myself trying my best to stay awake.   The class just started, and I was feeling stuck, turning my head around looking for anything to pay attention to, except the class. When I tried to focus on what t