Professors

This article can do wonders for any professor's end-of-semester teaching evaluations. But, if ungrateful brats like me aren't willing to change, what's the realistic probability of a professor willing to change?

Quote from article, "Don't play favorites, yet don't deny students extra credit or a second chance on a paper or test. Don't "get sidetracked by boring crap." Don't refer to yourself in the third person. Don't ever call on students. Don't be "mean," "hateful," or "ambiguous." Don't take attendance. Don't be "high on Viagra and full of yourself." Don't be "distractingly spastic." Very important: Don't talk about stuff in class and then put other stuff on the test. Most important: Don't give low grades. Do show slides. Do offer easy assignments. Do crack jokes and "provide a fun teaching atmosphere." Do show up at your office hours. Do give A's on all group projects. Do walk your dog around campus. Do resemble a celebrity of some sort. Finally, try your best to be "awesome.'"

Is that really too much to ask? I guess the students paying fees doesn't change anything does it... The second one is the one I require in most classes. Last but not least... damn you engineering!

Quote from article, "Not that you asked, but language departments appear to have the hottest professors. They also have the best dancers."

If professors started a website for notorious students, I'd represent the students who don't show up to class very well.