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Somewhat similar to some of the posted ones, my father relays me this story about a professor he TA'd for: The professor taught a class with a single student e
by jeremysalwen 12y ago
Somewhat similar to some of the posted ones, my father relays me this story about a professor he TA'd for:
The professor taught a class with a single student enrolled, who would sometimes show up late. However, the professor would always start the lecture on time regardless, and so the student would have to quickly take notes to catch up. If the professor filled up the board before the student arrived, he would simply begin overwriting the old material, and the student, once he arrived, would be in a race with the professor to copy it down before it was erased. One day, the student missed the class entirely, and the professor gave the entire lecture to an empty room.
I thought this story was apocryphal, but my dad said it's likely true, as it was fairly specific about this professor.
- gchpaco 12y agoNot quite the same, but one of the math professors from my alma mater could write faster on a blackboard than most people could write with pencil and paper and was not shy about erasing when he filled up the board. It was always crazy trying to keep up with him.
- PeterWhittaker 12y agoI remember a prof, I think math, might have been physics (there was one guy in the physics department whose MSc was in mathematical physics, was working on his PhD, taught in both departments, and seems to my shaky memory to be the best match for what happened) who actually had the eraser in the "other hand" one day, applying it as he went. I think he was just excited, cannot remember why. One or more us said something like "uh, professor...?", he noticed, put down the eraser, and continued, somewhat sheepishly.
- gweinberg 12y agoIf a professor gives a lecture to an empty room, how does anyone know?