Thursday, August 24, 2006

At least he's honest

Professor: "That question [on course evaluations], 'Is the professor enthusiastic about his subject?' The answer is, 'No.' Having taught this for a long time, I'm not enthusiastic about it. ... but I'm paid to stand up here and tell you things."

The same professor, critiquing a sample letter in the textbook: "The people who wrote the book are in California, so everything is all loose and casual. ... 'By the way, half your family died, we're really sorry, see you at the barbecue!'"

3 comments:

Becca said...

What class is this, insurance?

mel said...

Tax. He was referring to a letter in the book that ends with "We hope to see you at the barbecue," although I don't think it actually said anything about death.

mel said...

I just thought, the way he worded his comment makes it sound like there are going to be cremations...