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Categorizing the elusive professor
Brian Lancaster
Issue date: 8/27/08 Section: Opinion
My freshman year, I had a teacher who sounded like he just got off the plane from the old country and wandered into the classroom.
I didn't fare too well in that class, and I blame it on the fact that I could rarely understand the teacher.
The greatest part about this particular professor is that, in my experience, these professors are the teachers who have multiple degrees, doctorates, Nobel Prizes, etc. They are completely qualified to teach their subject, yet they have trouble teaching efficiently due to the language barrier.
Be wary of this teacher, there's mounds of potential for frustration.
The Crazy
The Crazy is my personal favorite teacher, because classes always seem to be entertaining, or at least interesting.
This teacher wants to get you excited for their class and will try to be exciting so that you will pay attention.
The problem with this particular technique is that, while we are at college to learn, we aren't necessarily always happy about it.
It's natural for us, as students, to become bored with classes, teachers and work in general. This teacher, in a futile effort to get us excited, has annoyed us, which is slightly ironic, and mildly entertaining. However, if I had to choose, I would choose this teacher any day. Fake enthusiasm is better than absolute boredom.
Have fun in your first week of classes, and keep an eye out for these teacher types, as well as many more entertaining and interesting types of educator.
Brian Lancaster is a senior political science major. His column appears Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
I didn't fare too well in that class, and I blame it on the fact that I could rarely understand the teacher.
The greatest part about this particular professor is that, in my experience, these professors are the teachers who have multiple degrees, doctorates, Nobel Prizes, etc. They are completely qualified to teach their subject, yet they have trouble teaching efficiently due to the language barrier.
Be wary of this teacher, there's mounds of potential for frustration.
The Crazy
The Crazy is my personal favorite teacher, because classes always seem to be entertaining, or at least interesting.
This teacher wants to get you excited for their class and will try to be exciting so that you will pay attention.
The problem with this particular technique is that, while we are at college to learn, we aren't necessarily always happy about it.
It's natural for us, as students, to become bored with classes, teachers and work in general. This teacher, in a futile effort to get us excited, has annoyed us, which is slightly ironic, and mildly entertaining. However, if I had to choose, I would choose this teacher any day. Fake enthusiasm is better than absolute boredom.
Have fun in your first week of classes, and keep an eye out for these teacher types, as well as many more entertaining and interesting types of educator.
Brian Lancaster is a senior political science major. His column appears Wednesdays in the Collegian. Letters and feedback can be sent to letters@collegian.com.
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Craig Hawley
posted 8/27/08 @ 10:35 PM MST
That was a pretty perceptive and funny presentation Brian. Well done.
sk8rgurl13
posted 8/28/08 @ 6:48 PM MST
Now we know what kind of columns Craig Hawley likes: ones that make him feel like he's still in college. Dufus.
Fuck sk00l, sk8 4eva.
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