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U Can’t Talk to Ur Professor Like This

2 points by devy 9y ago

at-fates-hands 9y ago
A few points here. One is that social media and the internet have killed language and along with it, formality, and respect. Not just respect for authority, but general respect for those around you. Some better passages from the article: Alexis Delgado, a sophomore at the University of Rochester, is skeptical of professors who make a point of insisting on their title. “I always think it’s a power move,” she told me. “Just because someone gave you a piece of paper that says you’re smart doesn’t mean you can communicate those ideas to me. I reserve the right to judge if you’re a good professor.” This was a real eye opener. A clear lack of respect for the people who are teaching you. I never prejudged a professor's intelligence to teach me, I always questioned my own motivation or the subject matter before simply discounting a professor's ability to teach his students. The erosion of etiquette encourages students to view faculty members as a bunch of overeducated customer service agents. “More and more, students view the process of going to college as a business transaction,” Dr. Tomforde, the math professor, told me. “They see themselves as a customer, and they view knowledge as a physical thing where they pay money and I hand them the knowledge — so if they don’t do well on a test, they think I haven’t kept up my side of the business agreement.” He added, “They view professors in a way similar to the person behind the counter getting their coffee.” This just supports the idea that millennials are entitled to whatever they are paying for. No, that's not how it works. It's interesting to see when I was in college in the late 90's early aughts, you chose to go to college as a means to get ahead, not as some sort of transaction where you just show up, pay your money and they give you a diploma. Your education is something that is earned, it's not given to you.

2 points by devy 9y ago

A few points here. One is that social media and the internet have killed language and along with it, formality, and respect. Not just respect for authority, but general respect for those around you. Some better passages from the article: Alexis Delgado, a sophomore at the University of Rochester, is skeptical of professors who make a point of insisting on their title. “I always think it’s a power move,” she told me. “Just because someone gave you a piece of paper that says you’re smart doesn’t mean you can communicate those ideas to me. I reserve the right to judge if you’re a good professor.” This was a real eye opener. A clear lack of respect for the people who are teaching you. I never prejudged a professor's intelligence to teach me, I always questioned my own motivation or the subject matter before simply discounting a professor's ability to teach his students. The erosion of etiquette encourages students to view faculty members as a bunch of overeducated customer service agents. “More and more, students view the process of going to college as a business transaction,” Dr. Tomforde, the math professor, told me. “They see themselves as a customer, and they view knowledge as a physical thing where they pay money and I hand them the knowledge — so if they don’t do well on a test, they think I haven’t kept up my side of the business agreement.” He added, “They view professors in a way similar to the person behind the counter getting their coffee.” This just supports the idea that millennials are entitled to whatever they are paying for. No, that's not how it works. It's interesting to see when I was in college in the late 90's early aughts, you chose to go to college as a means to get ahead, not as some sort of transaction where you just show up, pay your money and they give you a diploma. Your education is something that is earned, it's not given to you.