YNRA 1,082 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I had a professor who was a very casual funny dude and i LOVED him so much. i want him again for another class but hes not teaching this semester. i thought he was seriously awesome and very laid back, but when i searched up his "rate your professor" profile i saw people complaining about his lack of sensitivity and that he was too offensive. seems like not everyone could tell a joke and a question from being offensive on purpose. there were times where he would say something offensive just to get people to talk about it and discuss it. he was rather provocative but pretty much all of it was in the name of starting a conversation and getting people to think. for example he would say the n word and say other derogatory words when discussing topics on race (not tip toeing around it like "f" word or "n" word but just saying it) and show offensive humor videos and asked us ethical questions about it. he has been the only teacher ive had at my school that had made me actually think differently about subjects without the whole PC "cater to your feelings" approach. for example i never really thought much of the homeless before i took his class, but he said things regarding the homeless that i never even thought about that i think about all the time now. anyways my question to you all is: do you think that teachers/professors who lack sensitivity and might be considered "offensive" in the way they teach should be washed out of college campuses? i find it really sad that college students are so so sensitive these days because i really do feel like every single one of my classes is the same shit now. this PC approach that is all the same and that ive heard a million times even in classes that dont use social issues as a basis. i really wish there were more teachers and professors around who like to be provocative in different directions in order to stimulate conversation and encourage separation of emotion from open mindedness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deâ„“phina 14,904 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Drag me to hell and back, make me feel like an uncultured ignorant swine, make that pen bleed over my work. That's how people learn. EDIT : Oh you mean Tumblr offensive ? Bye. Bitches are in a post-secondary institution, not middle school. No one cares about your feelings, get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikaEGO 8,626 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 My language arts teacher is a less radical version that really makes you think about the type of society we live in today, and I prefer him as well, cause he's pretty laid back about missing assignments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deâ„“phina 14,904 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 My language arts teacher is a less radical version that really makes you think about the type of society we live in today, and I prefer him as well, cause he's pretty laid back about missing assignments What kind of subject is that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikaEGO 8,626 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 What kind of subject is that ? English, the opposite of math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellarum generatio 3,628 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 idk... someone who give me the will to learn tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK15 2,108 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 you don't go anywhere if people don't provoke you a bit tbh especially at uni a teacher who caters to his students' feelings will only inflate their egos and comfort them in their ideas but certainly won't help them think differently and grow edit: that was especially the case in my field of study Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deâ„“phina 14,904 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 English, the opposite of math Why is not called English then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonal♥ 363 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I just want a teacher who would explain me the lessons well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellla 1,996 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 idk... someone who give me the will to learn tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshidaNao 35 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I'm sorry but I am a professor similar to the style the OP shared. I'd be unemployed if our kind was thrown off. Jokes aside, professors of this style are mentally hardening their students for facing the different types of people, styles of conversation and facades they will see in life so that these same students have the stamina to listen to another's point of view before screaming their heads off if a word they don't relate to is spoken. On another note, I had a couple of teachers like this too and I have the tolerance of a saint or else half the people who post on the After School and politics thread would have been graced with words dripping with honey - see kpopalypse' stance to kpop fans for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 479 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I want them to be serious and funny, but know how to teach. And understand that people get busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhere Boy 2,431 Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I want a teacher who knows how to teach but isn't all monotone and serious. I like ones who interact with students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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