Student Reactions to Prof. Wuzzy's Class

Background: Prof. Wuzzy is a distinguished professor at ABC University.
Recently she asked her class for feedback her lecture on Beowulf.
Here are some comments.


Student 1

At least half the students were listening
and some were even intent.
I wonder what the Prof. is up to . . .
Why this sudden commitment?
Is she expecting a faculty review?
Is there some other reason that she cares
about how her lectures do?
Student 2

What's special about good teaching?
Shouldn't that be what we expect?
Too many students accept mediocre education
which fosters frustration and regret.

Today Prof. Wuzzy was passable.
Why aren't more classes like today's?
Too often education is egregious
and teachers second-rate.

Student 3

As long as teachers keep out of my way
I don't care what they do.

I'm a dedicated learner
and don't need teachers so much
to create extra hoops.

The best teachers
do not to "overteach" -
they give students broad parameters
and step in only if there's a need.

Too many so-called teachers
(and Prof. Wuzzy usually falls in this group)
are like garbage trucks -
they're so clumsy and slow
that they'd do far less damage
by steering far away from us.



Jack: I've had a few 'garbage truck' teachers.
Ella: Same here. I can relate to this poem.
Shu: Hey - there's a bit of garbage in all of us.
Juanita: It's not just about teaching: I think when we get too mechanical about anything instead of noticing what's really going on, we become 'garbage trucks'.
Jack: Good metaphor. I certainly carry a lot of garbage around in my head.
Shu: So how do you empty it?
Jack: Huh? Beets me! Sometimes I get drunk. Other times a good orgasm seems to help. Most of the junk I carry around with us is never really eliminated, just temporarily reprocessed. I carry an awful lot of trash around in my head, just like Prof. Wuzzy.
Shu: That's why is good to watch young children: often they are cleaner. Most of adults are psychic garbage trucks. Crap from many years floats through their heads. And sometimes you can almost smell their thoughts. Generally, they stink.
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