Basic Science is Duller than Basic Humanities

[Radrook]

It's not the subject it's the teacher. If the teacher is bored with his subject-is unhappy with being at a certain institution he considers below his dignity, or finds teaching itself annoying, then the way he feels will be reflected in his presentation of the material. It might be a dead-pan or a mechanical, fast-clipped delivery of info. The bottom line is that the way the teacher feels will be reflected in his body language, choice of words or tone of voice and will alienate the student by either boring him or else making the info hard to absorb. Some teachers might even begin to insult students or divert the subject to their personal lives. I had two psychology professors (OF ALL PEOPLE) who were like that.

Edited January 18, 2011 by Radrook