I've got this crazy professor

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Haha I’ve been thinking about doing just that for awhile now actually. I’ll get some peace of mind when I get to fill out the class evaluations on the 29th. The administration takes those very seriously, so when I give her a score of 0 for “conducts the class in an environment of mutual tolerance and respect” it might raise a red flag.
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Good idea. Also, make sure you go to class wearing a T Shirt that says “Sarah Palin for President”. You don’t have to agree with Palin, but it will definatly make your teacher crazy.
 
Idea: The next time she rambles on about the enlightenment, ask her if the mass guillotining of nuns in the French revolution was a byproduct of discrimination against women due to the enlightenment;)
 
FaithBuild18 said:
Indeed I did, after I was prompted. In the original post I merely said that it was a thought. It wasn’t until after being heckled that I reaffirmed my impression of those who get abortions. Would you rather me lie and be deceptive?
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No I would not ask you to lie. However, I would suggest that it is possible and probably a good idea to consider that you can state your opinion on someone’s behavior without use of a pejorative word. I’m a very direct person and as such, I struggle with this all the time. Unfortunately, like a broken record, it comes up frequently when I go to confession.
I thought fornication was a form of adultery. Are you telling me I can fornicate but not be guilty of breaking the 7th commandment?
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According to the CCC, they are different acts. However, for purposes of examination of conscience, I would assume they fall under the same commandment. Similar I suppose how disrespecting a legitimate civil authority falls under the commandment to honor one’s parents when examining one’s conscience

usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.shtml#2353

usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art6.shtml#2380

Also, according to the CCC, it is the 6th, rather than the 7th commandment. I know there is some discrepancy between the Church and Protestants in terms of wording and order of the Decalogue but I do not know its origin. I don’t want to derail the thread but if anyone knows why or how that happened I would be curious to learn.

vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/command.htm
 
FaithBuild18 said:
Strange though that you can say harlot on this forum but not c-r-a-p. So apparently **** is a worse word. I didn’t really think “harlot” was that bad or insulting of a word compared to its synonyms. I thought it was the least crude of terms describing she who sleeps out of wedlock. I’m still looking for a nicer one.
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There is no reason at all to say “harlot”, or any of its several dozen synonyms. Just call them women and leave the fightin’ words out of it.
 
I love having opinionated professors! I wish that I ran into more of them (one of my recent teachers was a cafeteria Catholic of the Pelosi variety). However, if such a teacher were as petty and irrational as this lady seems to be, I know that I would get into trouble, being the loudmouthed, inquisitive know-it-all (on certain subjects, that is) that I am (and who needs to take a good dose of humility!).
 
I just wanted to say that I created a group for Chatholic Students fasing anti Chatholic bias in school or college. The group is called Students for Christ.
 
I wrote this paper on humanity, and she circled every single use of the word “man.” She then proceeded to tell the class that we’re not allowed to say “man” in order to refer to humankind, because it’s gender discrimination.
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Idea! On your next paper, use the word “womankind” instead of mankind. On the day you get your paper back, ask her since the use of womankind would be just as sexist as the word mankind. Then, watch her either a.) cringe, or b.) make herself look like a hypocrite. 🙂
 
I know what you mean by “crazy professors.”

In regards to her hair, maybe she is trying to be a college student, but you know as a professor, they can do and say anything.

Don’t let it bother you because I have had the same professors. It is hard to believe that they have a PhD degree.

Onr thing about college, THEY ARE NEVER OBSERVED; as in high school the principal observes to see what is going on and if the students are learning; in reality, you have to expect that the professor has the floor.
 
FaithBuild18 said:
Haha I’ve been thinking about doing just that for awhile now actually. I’ll get some peace of mind when I get to fill out the class evaluations on the 29th. The administration takes those very seriously, so when I give her a score of 0 for “conducts the class in an environment of mutual tolerance and respect” it might raise a red flag.

The nature of this institution though, they’d do nothing about it if they knew it was a Christian who felt un-tolerated. Despite the fact that the liberal idea of tolerance is highly intolerant of Christianity, the only way they’ll see anything wrong with her class is if somebody accuses her of being intolerant in general without specifying “towards Christianity.” Which is why the course eval can work to my advantage.
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Exactly. I’m sure you can come up with some clever wording. 😉 But I’d not just depend on the instructor evaluation.

My dad always said it’s better to send a letter (this was in the days before email), rather than place a phone call. I think that applies to email as well. The reasoning is that when you send a letter on paper, the recipient has to do something with that letter after reading it; file it, discard it, but they have to physically do something to it. With a phone call (the olden days exampl) or with email (modern day), they can simply forget it or get rid of it with a simple click. Apparently, there’s something about the physicality of holding the letter in your hand while reading it that makes it stick better. 🤷

In any case, keep up the fight, and remember that you might be doing some other student a favor somewhere down the line by making a legitimate complaint.
 
You could always try being more crazy than she is, creating new “non-sexist/non-patriarchal/non-LGBT-discriminatory” terms for all your papers in her class, and aggressively correct the professor in class and assert that she, and all your classmates, must use the term HuWOmanties instead of Humanities, or claim that the spelling “witch” always be used instead of “which,” as the use of “which” clearly validates anti-pagan, pro-patriarchal Christian views of the Middle Ages. It’s difficult for a leftist to argue with someone who positions themselves to the left of their own viewpoint, as to a leftist, the enemy is always to the right, never the left. You could have a lot of fun with this tactic if she doesn’t catch on, but be prepared to be beaten to death outside your classroom by your fellow students. Martyrdom next to the Student Union is never fun.

This might not be the most charitable way to act, but then, I don’t think our Faith expressly prohibits “shenanigans.”

Another tactic that is widely used in Psychological Warfare is to quote and use the less reputable writings of the opposition’s own leaders against them, but present them as if you are in agreement with them. Thus, you could quote the writings of the founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, in favor of the Eugenics movement, the reduction of the African-American population, and the rise of Adolph Hitler, as an example of the “New Progressivism,” and compare this favorably to the whacked-out views of your professor. This also has the risk of getting you beat the death outside the classroom, or could seriously hurt your political chances if you run for office someday and the opposing party finds your writings and are unaware of the inherent irony in your use of the quotes.

It’s probably safer to take a non-commital stance in referencing any left-wing, anti-Christian icon, and simply state, “recent research within the Progressive movement has cast doubt on Sanger’s own motives, based on her stated support for the genocide of the African-American population.” You might also want to research the opposition of the early Feminist movement in America to abortion, and especially read Jonah Goldberg’s “Liberal Fascism” which is a well-researched, entertaining history of the links between fascism and the American progressive movement. Full of fun facts to slip into a research paper with a far-left professor.
 
Jim_Roberts said:
I know what you mean by “crazy professors.”

In regards to her hair, maybe she is trying to be a college student, but you know as a professor, they can do and say anything.

Don’t let it bother you because I have had the same professors. It is hard to believe that they have a PhD degree.

Onr thing about college, THEY ARE NEVER OBSERVED; as in high school the principal observes to see what is going on and if the students are learning; in reality, you have to expect that the professor has the floor.
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Alright, let’s clear up some misconceptions. Professors can’t “do and say anything”. There are standards. There are disciplinary actions that can be taken, even after tenure.

Having a PhD does not guarantee that someone is not crazy. There is no psychological exam. Having gone through all of those hoops and routines, I can tell you that the PhD means nothing more than you can write intelligibly and make a sound argument in most cases. It doesn’t mean you are always and forever right.

Lastly, sometimes, WE ARE OBSERVED. This is particularly true for newer faculty without tenure. At my last school, I was observed a half dozen times. Tenure-track faculty had to be observed by every single member of the department before that person’s tenure review. We don’t get carte blanche to say or do anything we want, nor is there a lack of checks and balances. It may, however, require someone speaking to administration or writing a letter before action occurs.

Come on people, cut us professors some slack. We’re not all liberal, anti-Catholic, pro-choice, pro-feminist, pinko Commies!
 
Ah wonderful day today. We learned about Marxism. She periodically stopped to tell the class “I’m not a marxist,” entirely unprovoked. I found it somewhat funny, and typical. I had to hold my chuckles in.

Also, I have to read this book called Herland by tomorrow. This book makes me want to puke. Take a look: sparknotes.com/lit/herland/summary.html
What a disgusting fantasy. If the tables were turned and it was about a society without women we’d never hear the end of it. But it’s ok to fantasize about a society without men. I don’t know any male that would ever envision a society without women, and not just for the reasons one would automatically think. How could a woman honestly think it would be great to have no men in society? That kind of honestly hurts knowing that there are people like that… that there are mothers and wives and sisters like that out there.

Edit: I guess the one good thing in this book is that the all women society doesn’t believe in abortion. I’m curious as to how professor pink hair is going to take that apart tomorrow.
 
rkrispies said:
Alright, let’s clear up some misconceptions. Professors can’t “do and say anything”. There are standards. There are disciplinary actions that can be taken, even after tenure.

Having a PhD does not guarantee that someone is not crazy. There is no psychological exam. Having gone through all of those hoops and routines, I can tell you that the PhD means nothing more than you can write intelligibly and make a sound argument in most cases. It doesn’t mean you are always and forever right.

Lastly, sometimes, WE ARE OBSERVED. This is particularly true for newer faculty without tenure. At my last school, I was observed a half dozen times. Tenure-track faculty had to be observed by every single member of the department before that person’s tenure review. We don’t get carte blanche to say or do anything we want, nor is there a lack of checks and balances. It may, however, require someone speaking to administration or writing a letter before action occurs.

Come on people, cut us professors some slack. We’re not all liberal, anti-Catholic, pro-choice, pro-feminist, pinko Commies!
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I believe you my friend, and I’m really glad there are people like you doing what you do.
 
FaithBuild18 said:
Edit: I guess the one good thing in this book is that the all women society doesn’t believe in abortion. I’m curious as to how professor pink hair is going to take that apart tomorrow.
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😉 That’s an easy one. In a world without men, fertilization becomes entirely voluntary.
 
I’m familiar with the type. I went to the UW - Madison. aka Berkeley of the Midwest. As an engineering student, I avoided most of the loons, but they sure were there. Somebody tell them that Vietnam is over, OK? More gems:

Women. Nope, Womyn. The old spelling contains a swear word.
History. Nope. Herstory. The men just started wars and killed each other. The only important things in herstory wer done by womyn.
Therapists: No joke, every UW Hospital physical and occupational therapist had to be issued new ID tags for their scrubs because a feminist professor took umbrage that the old ones had names and a title that (to them) read: " Physical The rapist." Never mind that 90% of these employees were actually women, err, womyn.

I say don’t sweat it that much. These people are self discrediting! 😉
 
I talked to a kid today after class. He goes to Georgetown. We also have a kid from Notre Dame. My school is secular so I was hoping that these Catholic school kids would bring some Catholicism to this University. The Notre Dame kid I don’t think is religious.

I asked the kid from Georgetown if professors at his school are as far left as they are here, he laughed and said no and then said most of the people there wear clothes similar to his (he wears khaki’s and a dress shirt every day) as opposed to scantily clad dresses, hair coloring, and tattoos that our professor displays. I can’t tell if this kid is religious or not, but based upon what he’s said in class his values are at least in my direction. To be honest I’m embarrassed for my institution. Kids from elite schools come here over the summer because we’re the best in the area. Yet because of certain faculty members this kid probably goes home laughing about how much of a joke we are.
 
FaithBuild18 said:
To be honest I’m embarrassed for my institution. Kids from elite schools come here over the summer because we’re the best in the area. Yet because of certain faculty members this kid probably goes home laughing about how much of a joke we are.
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Don’t be embarrassed. Based on my experiences, I think it’s safe to say that students taking real classes (science, math, engineering, business etc) all feel that the so called “liberal arts” classes are pretty much a joke.

Your main problem is that you are projecting the wrong religion. At your next class announce that you have become a Muslim and start arguing about how cliteroctomies empower women. There is no way she can respond without violating your Muslim rights.
 
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