Question

jada has been asked to respond to this excerpt from \on becoming an inventor\ by dean kamen. i found that at college i could get help from my teachers with solving business problems and in learning new techniques for designing new things. i enjoyed talking to my professors and learning physics and other complex subjects—but i never had time to go to class. i literally never went to class. my professors were mentors and private tutors. the professors gave me as much time as they reasonably could. every once in a while one would say, \sorry. ive got to go teach a class\—and leave. what is the best educated opinion that jada can include in her response? kamen was a lazy college student. kamen had a strong desire to learn. kamens favorite subject was physics. kamen paid his professors to tutor him.

Explanation:

• The text shows that Kamen liked talking to professors and learning complex subjects like physics. This indicates a strong desire to learn.
• There is no evidence in the text that Kamen was lazy (he was engaged in learning from professors), that physics was his favorite subject (just that he enjoyed learning it), or that he paid professors (professors gave him time as mentors).

Answer:

Kamen had a strong desire to learn.