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A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down: why good content is never enough

In: New Developments in Economic Education

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  • Wayne Geerling
  • G. Dirk Mateer

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The chapter attempts to provide economists who actively teach their discipline some suggested paths toward making the experience more palatable if not enjoyable for students. The authors emphasize three lessons. First, economics is a fascinating and rewarding discipline. Second, introductory economics courses are typically comprised of non-majors and instructors need to cater for this. Third, passion and commitment are contagious.

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  • Wayne Geerling & G. Dirk Mateer, 2014. "A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down: why good content is never enough," Chapters, in: Franklin G. Mixon & Richard J. Cebula (ed.), New Developments in Economic Education, chapter 1, pages 1-20, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Wayne Geerling & G. Dirk Mateer & Brian O’Roark, 2020. "Music Then and Now: Using Technology to Build a Lyric Animation Module," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 65(2), pages 264-276, October.

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