Tag Archives: Teaching
Sex for Good Recs
We really shouldn’t put up with this from our students–it’s a serious problem. Matt points me to an article on the rising tide of sexual favors in exchange for good course evals. When I started out I was pretty naive. Sure, students leered at me a bit, and that made me a little uncomfortable. When […]
Diploma Riots
There is an interesting article in the Times today about Students at Shengda College in central China rioting because their diplomas read “Zhengzhou University, Shengda Economic, Trade and Management College.” They thought that by paying extra tuition, they were guaranteed a diploma that only had the name of the more prestigious Zhengzhou University. The natural […]
The social job market
Interesting piece in Tomorrow’s Professor about a hypothetical interview with a top engineering student: Interviewer: “… First, what do you think your strengths are outside of math and computers?” Student: “Well, I’ve always been good in physics.” I: “How about social sciences and humanities?” S: “I did all right in those courses-mostly A’s-but I can’t […]
Great Japanese CM