Types of University Teachers

The Idealist - don't worry about your grades - understanding is what matters - brutal exam on material outside course The Old School European - rambles incoherently with heavy accent - scribbles on board with no clear goal - assignments contain typos "you should know what he means" The Lecturer - wrote the book on the subject - lectures more interesting than TV - has office hours 200 hours/week - cares so much you accidentally call him Dad in class The HS teacher - assignments 40%, Projects 40%, Exam 20% - holds tutorial for a 4th year course - will answer questions during exam if you ask Retiring Next Year - lectures on transparencies from the 80s - assignments are handwritten - latex was after his time - curves exam to 85% average The Reseracher - exam is online before semester starts - keeners answer questions in class by looking at next page - assignments are end of chapter problems

A six-panel chart humorously categorizes university instructors: the idealist, old-school European, lecturer, high-school teacher, retiring professor, and researcher. Each stereotype is defined by exaggerated teaching habits, from unfair exams and unintelligible lectures to outdated transparencies and formulaic assignments. It is shared as a reaction to recognizable academic personalities and the absurd frustrations of student life.

• @gentoomemes / 1412 2022-12-01