What do you think? Maybe I should put it on the syllabus?
Monday, April 26, 2010
Fact: I have a new teaching philosophy
Last week I was watching a rerun of The Office, one of my favorite shows, and Dwight Schrute made a statement (to Jim) that epitomizes the approach that some faculty seem to take with their students, so, I think that I will adopt it as my teaching philosophy.
"Fact, I am older, I am wiser. Do not mess with me."
What do you think? Maybe I should put it on the syllabus?
What do you think? Maybe I should put it on the syllabus?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
I think it is great and guaranteed to generate comments on the end of year evaluations. Go for it.
Yeah... I think you're right.
But maybe you'll have a non-traditional student who is older than you, and then you've lost all credibility from the get-go! ;-)
Didn't think of that... I should be careful (or not admit them into my class)
Time for sociology experiment: teach two sections, act like Dwight in one, and like your usual loveable self in the other.
My own strategy is to trot out big words whenever the natives get restless (heteroscedasticity always works, btw).
Good idea, Jeff. The problem is that I'm not good at acting like Dwight. Kevin, on the other hand, comes naturally to me...
Post a Comment