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As a counter-point to Jeff's story:

First semester, freshmen year of college, I had Econ 101 with Tony Ostrosky at 8:00 a.m. in Capen Hall. (Capen seats about 400 people, and the room was full.)

Dr. Ostrosky was animated. He gave his lectures from memory. He threw in stories from his own life that illustrated basic economic theories. He drew on the overhead to make his point. Almost every graph was price versus quantity, but he used his hand-drawn graphs to tell a story and reinforce what he was saying. His lectures really illuminated the reading material.

Rather than being a crutch, he used the overhead effectively. While rare, these professors do exist.