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This reminded me of my favorite professor who was also "a full-time lecturer". Just sent him an email and cc'ed my prof. His address it linked from the root d
by ndesaulniers 11y ago
This reminded me of my favorite professor who was also "a full-time lecturer".
Just sent him an email and cc'ed my prof. His address it linked from the root domain:
"Alex,
I just read your letter "BLOWING THE WHISTLE ON THE UC BERKELEY MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT" <http://alexandercoward.com/BlowingTheWhistleOnUCBerkeleyMathematics.html> http://alexandercoward.com/BlowingTheWhistleOnUCBerkeleyMath... linked to from Hacker News <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10372181> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10372181>.
While I've never attended UC Berkeley, nor have we met, I was moved by your letter. It reminded me of one of my favorite professors in college, who was also "a full-time lecturer," as opposed to a professor that split time between research and teaching. The quality of teaching from a professor dedicated entirely on the pursuit of education is unsurpassed. This professor was well known/beloved and also had classes that would fill up quickly. Not sure if there was statistically significant evidence in this case, but wouldn't be surprised at a strong positive correlation between prior students and subsequent class performance.
Anyways, without hearing from the other side of the lecture, what happened to you sounds like some shit. Best of luck in your next pursuit. Good people like you shouldn't have to put up with nonsense bureaucracy like that."