The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes story
A not so gifted college student acquires a computer-like mind.
4 total · 2 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| super intelligence | major | An accident with a mainframe computer left Dexter Riley with a computer-like mind. |
| what it is like in university | major | The story follows the zany adventures of a group of Medfield College students. |
| coping with being famous | minor | Dexter Riley at first enjoyed all the attention he got for having a computer brain, but soon came to see that the adults were just using him for their various purposes. |
| lesson in humility | minor | Dexter Riley quickly learned his lesson after he neglected his friends in favor of living it up with some big shots. |