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I had a sub whos John Travoltas Brother
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Sounds like a world class douche. I get it, he's trying to make a point. But he's not teaching anyone anything. He's using teaching as a platform for his ridiculous beliefs.Originally Posted by GMSboy1
Two friends of mine had a teacher/ at their school who made the Olympics or pretty far
trying out for the Olympic team (I forget what sport). From what they told me he was real eccentric:
- Didn't wear shoelaces or belts because prisoners weren't allowed to.
- Introduced himself to the class using his SSN; "goverment name"
-Had his car stolen. Didn't press charges and let the guy keep it. Explained it saying if the guy was desperate
enough to steal it he must have needed it.
- Didn't pay taxes. Got a letter from the IRS, sent a letter back inviting an IRS agent for tea and cookies to discuss it.
- Didn't take attendance (yet had the highest attendance % of any teacher- Boss status)
-Didn't believe in giving tests, was once subbing for a teacher and had to give a test. Didn't outright say
he didn't believe in tests or proctoring tests but hinted at it. The class pretty much formed up in groups, used their books...
-Tried to organize a field trip to see the Matrix and put Morpheus as the chaperone
I know this doesn't really apply. He's not famous for academic purposes but thought I'd share.
Some of my best professors didn't believe in tests either, and I agreed.Originally Posted by dmbrhs
Sounds like a world class douche. I get it, he's trying to make a point. But he's not teaching anyone anything. He's using teaching as a platform for his ridiculous beliefs.Originally Posted by GMSboy1
Two friends of mine had a teacher/ at their school who made the Olympics or pretty far
trying out for the Olympic team (I forget what sport). From what they told me he was real eccentric:
- Didn't wear shoelaces or belts because prisoners weren't allowed to.
- Introduced himself to the class using his SSN; "goverment name"
-Had his car stolen. Didn't press charges and let the guy keep it. Explained it saying if the guy was desperate
enough to steal it he must have needed it.
- Didn't pay taxes. Got a letter from the IRS, sent a letter back inviting an IRS agent for tea and cookies to discuss it.
- Didn't take attendance (yet had the highest attendance % of any teacher- Boss status)
-Didn't believe in giving tests, was once subbing for a teacher and had to give a test. Didn't outright say
he didn't believe in tests or proctoring tests but hinted at it. The class pretty much formed up in groups, used their books...
-Tried to organize a field trip to see the Matrix and put Morpheus as the chaperone
I know this doesn't really apply. He's not famous for academic purposes but thought I'd share.
This is insanely impressive. 5.0 in engineering at the most prestigious engineering school. Damn.Originally Posted by HankMoody
I went through the Wikipedia page for my alma mater's faculty. If that is the benchmark we are using for fame, I took classes with 5 famous professors/people.
edit: So I was looking through one of my major's regular faculty page because I was surprised one my professors didn't have a wiki and I saw a name I didn't recognize and of my ethnicity. I look at the CV (new hire for this year from Stanford):
Perfect GPA at MIT!
Has to be famous for that!
Originally Posted by DjMystery2003
I had a sub whos John Travoltas Brother
Originally Posted by kix4kix
Some of my best professors didn't believe in tests either, and I agreed.Originally Posted by dmbrhs
Sounds like a world class douche. I get it, he's trying to make a point. But he's not teaching anyone anything. He's using teaching as a platform for his ridiculous beliefs.Originally Posted by GMSboy1
Two friends of mine had a teacher/ at their school who made the Olympics or pretty far
trying out for the Olympic team (I forget what sport). From what they told me he was real eccentric:
- Didn't wear shoelaces or belts because prisoners weren't allowed to.
- Introduced himself to the class using his SSN; "goverment name"
-Had his car stolen. Didn't press charges and let the guy keep it. Explained it saying if the guy was desperate
enough to steal it he must have needed it.
- Didn't pay taxes. Got a letter from the IRS, sent a letter back inviting an IRS agent for tea and cookies to discuss it.
- Didn't take attendance (yet had the highest attendance % of any teacher- Boss status)
-Didn't believe in giving tests, was once subbing for a teacher and had to give a test. Didn't outright say
he didn't believe in tests or proctoring tests but hinted at it. The class pretty much formed up in groups, used their books...
-Tried to organize a field trip to see the Matrix and put Morpheus as the chaperone
I know this doesn't really apply. He's not famous for academic purposes but thought I'd share.
Other than that, not sure how he isn't teaching anyone anything?