Chapter 375 – Not That Way
There were less than a third of the students present in the classroom. Of that third, some were glued to their phones, and others were sound asleep. Very few were actually paying attention.
Most of them were only there for the credits.
Ever since John stopped teaching at Providence College, his Interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine class had become awkward and lifeless.
None of the replacement doctors Marvin arranged had John's charisma. None could capture the students' attention like he did.
After just a few sessions, student attendance dropped sharply.
To avoid the embarrassment of an empty classroom, the school linked the course to the credit system—just to keep some warm bodies in the seats.
But traditional medicine, on its own, could be dry and monotonous. Without engaging delivery, it was a guaranteed lullaby.
This was exactly the case now.
The man currently lecturing was in his thirties. He stood stiffly at the podium, reading slide after slide, word for word.
He had no passion, no spark—just a dull voice going through the motions, merely fulfilling a task assigned by the vice president.
At that moment, he was covering an important principle in traditional medicine: treating disease before it manifests.