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Two observations semi-related to this topic... >"The intellectual and physical seduction of young female students by older, male professors—usually in the huma
by incision 13y ago
Two observations semi-related to this topic...
>"The intellectual and physical seduction of young female students by older, male professors—usually in the humanities, and in the throes of midlife crises—is so common in movies and books that it’s become a cliché."
I thought the midlife crisis in general was something of a cliché until I watched a string of friends, one after another seemingly lose their damn minds as they hit 40.
>"Johnson said the professor-student power dynamic was to blame, more than gender."
I'm currently heading into my mid-30s and taking college classes for the first time. I've been having a hard time adjusting to that power dynamic.
I'm used to treating all other adults, even the ones I work for, as peers. It's tough and at times aggravating to deal with folks who insist on a certain constant deference due to the student-teacher relationship.