I had some professors who really tended to bum me out, most notably my US History professor. He seemed to be pretty much on auto-pilot, almost unaware of the class, just droning on with facts and figures and dates. It was a required class but I hated it. It's guys like that who come to mind when I grumble about academia. My psych professor seemed to think it was his job to embarrass and humiliate students, and was a total jerk.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I had guys like Dr. Bob Utley who not only made the subject incredibly interesting, but he was absolutely fantastic at interacting with the class. He was constantly voted "professor of the year", and other such titles by his students, and I actually REMEMBER quite a few things he taught!
While I never had him as my own professor, I was privileged to know Doctor Norman Borlaug, "the Man Who Fed the World". My wife was in charge, for a period of time, of arranging his travel, and for being such an incredibly important man (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate), he was one of the kindest and most gracious men she ever met. The Borlaug Center at Texas A&M, College Station, sends students all over the world to be involved in research helping (mainly) third world farmers learn what crops and methods are most beneficial to their particular geography, soil, climate, etc.
Who is (are) the professor(s) you remember most, and why?
ON THE OTHER HAND, I had guys like Dr. Bob Utley who not only made the subject incredibly interesting, but he was absolutely fantastic at interacting with the class. He was constantly voted "professor of the year", and other such titles by his students, and I actually REMEMBER quite a few things he taught!
While I never had him as my own professor, I was privileged to know Doctor Norman Borlaug, "the Man Who Fed the World". My wife was in charge, for a period of time, of arranging his travel, and for being such an incredibly important man (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate), he was one of the kindest and most gracious men she ever met. The Borlaug Center at Texas A&M, College Station, sends students all over the world to be involved in research helping (mainly) third world farmers learn what crops and methods are most beneficial to their particular geography, soil, climate, etc.
Who is (are) the professor(s) you remember most, and why?
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