Thursday, October 21, 2004

State of the World, Oct. 21

What on earth prompts universities to hire people who, in point of fact, can't actually teach? What on earth prompts a professor to bring in a guest speaker...who can't speak? What is it about academia that causes the logic center of the brain to completely TURN OFF?

Three classes. Three movies. At least in one of those classes the professor (a highly intelligent woman who somehow managed to learn NOTHING of practical application in 25 years of public teaching) didn't actually speak...instead, letting the video spew her wishy-washy nonesense for her. The other two classes weren't so lucky...the video was a mere sideshow to the patronizing incompetence displayed within.

University wasn't LIKE this the first time around...or was it? Which has changed...is it me, or is it the school?

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