The tragic thing is that most good professors are being driven out of academia, replaced by a bunch of activists and ideologues... Enjoy Lesbian Dance Theory lol!!!
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The tragic thing is that most good professors are being driven out of academia, replaced by a bunch of activists and ideologues... Enjoy Lesbian Dance Theory lol!!!
Ugh... that too. ._." And then instead of enforcing "knowledge" like the old generation did; they enforce everything but. -.-"
This is why we can't have nice things
I had a philosophy professor who everyone said "don't take him- he's really tough. He doesn't grade on a curve." He wound up being my favorite prof and a good friend. He said on the first day of class: "I don't give a shit about what you feel. I care about what you think. If you put in a paper something like 'I feel like this, or that' I'll fail you for the class. And if you can't think, you belong back in high school!"
Sounds like an awesome professor actually. My philosophy teacher back in high school was exactly what you described earlier. She was imposing her beliefs on us. Not cool. I study chemistry now, so no more philosophy for me at school... But I read more than I ever have.
Continuing on the biased note; It's something I hate most. Subjective grading. Grades that have nothing to do with your knowledge, only with how much the teacher liked you.
On that note; all my essays in Slovenian (my native language) always scored Ds or maybe Cs on a good day... While my English ones (I had a neutral relationship with my English teacher) were always much, much better graded. But it took my will to write entirely. Even though I've always enjoyed it. A lot.
Only recently have I picked up writing again and am now writing daily and enjoying myself more than ever. I can't help but think that it's also my teacher's fault that I've abandoned this love of mine for so long. :/
And I also write in English now, not in Slovenian. I guess that's just part of all this also.
I love writing! I published a book last month that was a story I wrote on here chapter by chapter. I've always written academically (I have a Masters in Econ) but I love the freedom of fiction!
Hmm. I definitely have some reading to do then! I'll go check your blog out in greater detail! :p
And yes. There's something magical about being able to go with the train of thought, no matter where it takes you. Without constraints of reality.
Feels as if opening a brand new world each time you open a new Word document.