Comments on: 50 Fun Things for Professors to Do on the First Week of Class http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html Funny jokes, funny pictures, funny videos Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-29342 Kate Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:06:26 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-29342 LOL! My goal in life is to be a college professor (teaching equine and animal science), and I love some of these suggestions! The best professors I have are the ones who don't take themselves, or the class, too seriously. One of my professors burst into song in the middle of class a couple weeks ago. Another one makes constant references to "Dirty Jobs." Are they amazing? You bet! That's the kind of professor I want to be. The ones who take things like it's completely, 100%, has to be serious, are not the fun ones. LOL! My goal in life is to be a college professor (teaching equine and animal science), and I love some of these suggestions! The best professors I have are the ones who don’t take themselves, or the class, too seriously. One of my professors burst into song in the middle of class a couple weeks ago. Another one makes constant references to “Dirty Jobs.” Are they amazing? You bet! That’s the kind of professor I want to be. The ones who take things like it’s completely, 100%, has to be serious, are not the fun ones.

]]> By: bitter, bitter, bitter- http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-27075 bitter, bitter, bitter- Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:10:45 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-27075 to "Paid Good $$ for the Class": get a grip! you to “Paid Good $$ for the Class”: get a grip!

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]]> By: If only... http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-23709 If only... Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:11:20 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23709 I thought it was pretty good. As a matter of fact, I had a calc prof who tucked his shirt into his underwear....he was either doing really dirty things between classes or just a bit off his rocker. Dear Paid; You will have a rude awakening in graduate school (if you go), thinking your profs are there to vocally teach you everything. Starting off with something funny usually sets a good attitude for the rest of the semester...lets students know that you're a person. I thought it was pretty good.

As a matter of fact, I had a calc prof who tucked his shirt into his underwear….he was either doing really dirty things between classes or just a bit off his rocker.

Dear Paid;
You will have a rude awakening in graduate school (if you go), thinking your profs are there to vocally teach you everything.

Starting off with something funny usually sets a good attitude for the rest of the semester…lets students know that you’re a person.

]]> By: Adjunct Prof http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-23614 Adjunct Prof Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:30:55 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23614 Holy hell, I've got tears rolling down my cheeks. Holy hell, I’ve got tears rolling down my cheeks.

]]> By: Class Clown http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-23473 Class Clown Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:15:37 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23473 for all who think that professors and instructors are lame and dont have a sense of humor, i can prove that one wrong. i am a grad student from a local college, and was invited back for the IT Academy graduation ceremony for the Microsoft Training course offered there, and the instructor went out and got foam noses for EVERYONE in the class to wear when it was time for the group photo. For those that dont catch the reference, it is from the Movie Patch Adams starring Robin Williams. Granted, he did not have to do it, but it was done in honour of the amount of clowns he has in that class. so before anyone bitches about anything else, when reading the aforementioned list, think of Patch and what he did for the cancer patients. for all who think that professors and instructors are lame and dont have a sense of humor, i can prove that one wrong. i am a grad student from a local college, and was invited back for the IT Academy graduation ceremony for the Microsoft Training course offered there, and the instructor went out and got foam noses for EVERYONE in the class to wear when it was time for the group photo. For those that dont catch the reference, it is from the Movie Patch Adams starring Robin Williams. Granted, he did not have to do it, but it was done in honour of the amount of clowns he has in that class. so before anyone bitches about anything else, when reading the aforementioned list, think of Patch and what he did for the cancer patients.

]]> By: No longer a student http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-23472 No longer a student Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:38:14 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23472 The point of teaching (one of them, anyway) is to engage the students. A prof that can't do that isn't being effective. Some of these suggestions actually have merit in that regard. The point of teaching (one of them, anyway) is to engage the students. A prof that can’t do that isn’t being effective. Some of these suggestions actually have merit in that regard.

]]> By: The Doctor http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-2#comment-23142 The Doctor Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:15:42 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23142 Funny to read, would be even funnier if they actually did that, but only for a short period of time. After a while it gets a bit boring. Funny to read, would be even funnier if they actually did that, but only for a short period of time. After a while it gets a bit boring.

]]> By: Burned_Prof http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-1#comment-23082 Burned_Prof Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:49:18 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23082 Dear Paid. Did you pay good money or did mommy and daddy? Or was it the Pell Grant that paid the money? If you are not getting anything out of class it is probability because you are not putting anything in. You have no idea the joy of teaching the class for the 10th time to the group of dingleberries in the back row who are here because school is easier than having to work for a living. Most Prof live for the student who comes by at office hours with a genuine question about the material. This is our passion/profession. Dear Paid. Did you pay good money or did mommy and daddy? Or was it the Pell Grant that paid the money?

If you are not getting anything out of class it is probability because you are not putting anything in. You have no idea the joy of teaching the class for the 10th time to the group of dingleberries in the back row who are here because school is easier than having to work for a living.

Most Prof live for the student who comes by at office hours with a genuine question about the material. This is our passion/profession.

]]> By: stan http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-1#comment-23018 stan Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:06:11 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23018 To "paid for the class" What would be nice is for the students who "paid" for the class to actually pay attention, maybe read the assigned material before coming to class, and maybe make an effort to learn the material, instead of automatically assuming the professor will somehow jam it in your head. A bit of humor can go a long way. If you use some humor, it can break up what would otherwise be dry and very tough material. Oh, and try actually stopping by office hours once in a while, and do it sometime other than when you have something to complain about. Pick your profs brain. That is what they are there for. I have known lots of profs. Most have a genuine love for their subjects. Many get burned out because they get tired of students not being ready for class, not reading the material, and expect that they should automatically get a good grade because they "paid" for the class. What you paid for was an opportunity to learn. Whether or not you do so is up to you. The prof gets paid whether you pass or fail. To “paid for the class”

What would be nice is for the students who “paid” for the class to actually pay attention, maybe read the assigned material before coming to class, and maybe make an effort to learn the material, instead of automatically assuming the professor will somehow jam it in your head. A bit of humor can go a long way. If you use some humor, it can break up what would otherwise be dry and very tough material.

Oh, and try actually stopping by office hours once in a while, and do it sometime other than when you have something to complain about. Pick your profs brain. That is what they are there for.

I have known lots of profs. Most have a genuine love for their subjects. Many get burned out because they get tired of students not being ready for class, not reading the material, and expect that they should automatically get a good grade because they “paid” for the class. What you paid for was an opportunity to learn. Whether or not you do so is up to you. The prof gets paid whether you pass or fail.

]]> By: trertwf http://fun.varadinum.com/50-fun-things-for-professors-to-do-on-the-first-week-of-class.html/comment-page-1#comment-23013 trertwf Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:24:54 +0000 http://fun.varadinum.com/?p=512#comment-23013 Photoshopped. Total photoshop. The shadow on the text is all wrong. Nice try though, get a real life. Photoshopped. Total photoshop. The shadow on the text is all wrong. Nice try though, get a real life.

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