From: Matt Todd Date: 2006-09-18T13:24:21+09:00 Subject: Re: A idea about Ruby module, can we degrade a class to a module > class Person > end > > class Teacher > end > > class Man < Person > set_teacher(a_teacher) > @teacher = a_teacher > end > end You could always: class Person; end module Teacher; end class Man < Person include Teacher end :D So why is it that you need to have Teacher as a class? Really, though, I think the best solution would be to do either of the following: class Person; end class Man < Person; end class Teacher < Man; end or class Person; end module Teacher; end # other modules of things that a Man could be class Man < Person; include Teacher; end M.T.