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Just reads off lecture slides in class that someone else wrote.  I wish I could give negative values for his interest level.  His project is the most convoluted piece of junk I have ever had to work on.  He does not know what is going on in the class, nor does he care.  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Just reads off lecture slides in class that someone else wrote.  I wish I could give negative values for his interest level.  His project is the most convoluted piece of junk I have ever had to work on.  He does not know what is going on in the class, nor does he care.  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Just reads off lecture slides in class that someone else wrote.  I wish I could give negative values for his interest level.  His project is the most convoluted piece of junk I have ever had to work on.  He does not know what is going on in the class, nor does he care.  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Just reads off lecture slides in class that someone else wrote.  I wish I could give negative values for his interest level.  His project is the most convoluted piece of junk I have ever had to work on.  He does not know what is going on in the class, nor does he care.  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