so...i'm perplexed. when you hear something in a lecture that makes you go WTF???? and you are a TA? what are you supposed to do, exactly? here's the big secret -- sometimes professors don't know everything. yes, i know you think i jest. but it's true. i live with one. trust me. but even if you don't...just assume all this is true for a second.
at around 11:30am US central time, you should have heard a loud boom. that was my head exploding as i heard one of the most crazy things i have ever heard. i'm not going to say what it was, as this is not the right forum for that. but it was insane. take my word for it. i mean i didn't even know what to do in my discussion section after that. we just sat outside and picked at the grass and talked about random shit. seriously random shit. then i spent 15 minutes trying to remember where i parked. i mean when you have a blow to your head that severe, some memory loss is expected, as well as vertigo and nausea.
then you might have heard a crash at around 4:45pm US central time. that was my jaw hitting the ground when it was repeated in a meeting. how come students just don't take our word for things? well...maybe because IT WAS THE CRAZIEST SHIT I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. and HELL YEAH i want some fucking references. can you cite that for all of us please?
i mean...what...the...fuck????
i feel ill. seriously ill.
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aw, please send it to me by email? I really want to know what made you pick at the grass....
yeah...if you make a mistake, be big enough to admit it and for fuck's sake, let your TAs or students call you on it if you are wrong. i mean we all (ALL) make mistakes and ok, so what? but if you really take your students down a completely insane path, at least sit and think "wow, hmm...you know, it's possible i'm wrong so let's all figure this out together." it only results in a more human and humane learning environment and, hell, i think we learn more from challenging our potential mistakes together to find the true solution(s).
and, yes, if you want the reason for picking at the grass...just ask. :)
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