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'Do As I Say, Not As I Do...' 4.23.06 |
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When you're a teacher, you can be as much of a ballbuster
as you want. Especially when you're a professor, and tenure kicks
in, and you write a book or two (and if it's controversial, like, say,
declaring that we don't need the male species anymore, bonus). You
have earned the right, the thinking goes, to act as though you truly are
as important as you believe. This is a fact that for the first year or so of post-secondary education, Beef tried very hard to fight through such valiant efforts as 'skipping class' and 'complaining'. Like a lot of the educational bureaucracy, though, it isn't going anywhere--and with a little time and maturity, ol' Beefster came to accept it as an overcomeable challenge. This acceptance worked well for a while--dean's list and so forth. But lately there is an emerging trend that is even more irreconcilable; blatant hypocrisy. Don't tell me how important attendance is and how diligently you will be keeping it, and then come to 3 out of every 5 classes. Don't tell us that being a minute late is as bad as not showing up, and then show up 30 seconds before class begins--on a good day. Don't tell us how important it is to be prepared, then be missing chalk, space to conduct class, or a solid plan for the day. Don't tell us that the syllabus is law, and not to ask you about dates and times because that is the carved-in-stone schedule for the quarter; and then let the class get two days behind. Don't make excuses for any of the above; you already indicated to us that excuses wouldn't be tolerated. Don't tell us that good leaders are good leaders because of the example they set. We might just believe it. |
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Copyright MMVI, Beef |
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