Are Profs really more petty than students?
This, which I have not read before, has me 75% convinced (that percentage being based on the share of posts which seem whiny, narcissistic, posses an exaggerated sense of entitlement and in general, goofy, as opposed to 25% that seem to be actually insightful). And I say this as someone on the same side of the barricade. I dunno, maybe it's just cuz I'm still new at this and wearin' my rosy colored glasses (or perhaps the memories of all the horrible professors I've had during the course of my education - mostly at the undergrad level, let's face it, Profs take teachin' undergrads way less seriously than teachin' grads - are still fresh in my mind).
And if you think that "undergrads are getting worse every year" then you should note this.
Alright, alright, maybe only 50%.
This, which I have not read before, has me 75% convinced (that percentage being based on the share of posts which seem whiny, narcissistic, posses an exaggerated sense of entitlement and in general, goofy, as opposed to 25% that seem to be actually insightful). And I say this as someone on the same side of the barricade. I dunno, maybe it's just cuz I'm still new at this and wearin' my rosy colored glasses (or perhaps the memories of all the horrible professors I've had during the course of my education - mostly at the undergrad level, let's face it, Profs take teachin' undergrads way less seriously than teachin' grads - are still fresh in my mind).
And if you think that "undergrads are getting worse every year" then you should note this.
Alright, alright, maybe only 50%.
posted by YouNotSneaky! at 5:42 PM
2 Comments:
99.99% of problem in academia come from:
On the student side:
- people who study because their parents make them;
- people who are in it for the degree alone.
On the teacher side:
- people who do politics in class;
- people who think that their genius goes underappreciated;
- people who don't like to be questioned in class.
And then there's people who fit in either category, i.e. the "MY thesis" crowd. I'm guilty of this myself. You work on your undergraduate/graduate/post-graduate thesis and you start to think it's the most important subject EVER!
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