tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post4324515118564189069..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: The burden of studentsSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-73884340199760982442012-04-03T21:01:50.335-04:002012-04-03T21:01:50.335-04:00What do they have in common? Wow, what a standard ...What do they have in common? Wow, what a standard trope.<br /><br />You can claim plausable deniability all you want, but I know an antisemite when I see one.Matt297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-41933493491006297312011-11-12T21:26:10.033-05:002011-11-12T21:26:10.033-05:00Well, I think the students benefit more when the I...Well, I think the students benefit more when the IQ/EQ gap is not so large. If there is teachers get burned out and they loose their passion. Perhaps a 1 SD gap would be ideal. Sam Hhttp://profiles.google.com/samh550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-83120826401650282162011-11-07T19:19:50.769-05:002011-11-07T19:19:50.769-05:00What is "teaching people"? No one has ev...What is "teaching people"? No one has ever taught me anything. <br /><br />I was a TA breifly. I found it UTTERLY disgusting and despicable. My obedient charges kept showing up even though I told them it wouldn't do them any good.<br /><br />I remember I had a high school teacher who won teacher of the year award for my state. He, of all people, said, "No one can teach you MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-67593129351888898542011-11-07T19:12:37.310-05:002011-11-07T19:12:37.310-05:00Very good.
If he had the maturity, moral sense, ...Very good. <br /><br />If he had the maturity, moral sense, and intelligence that I assume you have he wouldn't teach at all. He would realize that formal instruction is a hold over from a time when books were written by hand on vellum and chained to library shelves they were so dear, a time before recorded audio and video.<br /><br />Such is the inertia of social conventions.MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-65104503442367958162011-11-07T19:08:44.389-05:002011-11-07T19:08:44.389-05:00Makes the point very well what utter douche bags p...Makes the point very well what utter douche bags professors are. <br /><br />It's also an example of the general tendency of human beings to confuse social conventions and institutions with nature. <br /><br />Give me your notes if I need them. I can buy your text if you've written one and I can get your papers from the library. All MUCH cheaper than the totally wasted "tuition"MtMorunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-35898905102720461202011-11-07T16:45:40.579-05:002011-11-07T16:45:40.579-05:00Someone could probably construct a metric based on...Someone could probably construct a metric based on the mathematical/physics genealogy projects that record the number of grad students (children) and their grad students (grandchildren) of different professors and then do some analysis of those different professors to see what distinguishes the relative teaching productivity of different professors. Provided the time is available...Justin Loehttp://profiles.google.com/justinloenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-36782507885903391052011-11-06T22:29:02.930-05:002011-11-06T22:29:02.930-05:00At least according to this quote from his obituary...At least according to this quote from his obituary, Wheeler was a dedicated teacher: "Wheeler was known not only for his intellectual prowess but also for his dedicated mentoring of eager minds in theoretical physics." http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/04/15/20872/Justin Loehttp://profiles.google.com/justinloenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-61238403350292647332011-11-05T15:19:05.056-04:002011-11-05T15:19:05.056-04:00I enjoy it. There's no challenge in conveying ...I enjoy it. There's no challenge in conveying information to someone that can readily apprehend it. Teaching people with a different background or different innate skills forces the teacher to approach the subject matter from a different perspective.Jordan Fishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-61324476953503496452011-11-04T23:04:32.444-04:002011-11-04T23:04:32.444-04:00Illustrates a common problem with today's univ...Illustrates a common problem with today's universities: teachers hate teaching. And then some wonder why is it that teaching is so poor and students learn so little.Nano Nymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-75637213291932953372011-11-04T20:05:45.042-04:002011-11-04T20:05:45.042-04:00Some PhD students are good and can get work done t...Some PhD students are good and can get work done that you couldn't do yourself given time constraints or knowledge limitations and you are developing future colleagues and it is worthwhile. With others it is just a struggle the whole time and yes it is a job of training them to be just competent researchers. As far as teaching goes it can be useful for getting areas of knowledge clearer in David Sternnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-7917463477303427142011-11-04T19:28:57.447-04:002011-11-04T19:28:57.447-04:00How cam you come to that conclusion from this info...How cam you come to that conclusion from this information? Or, at least that train of thought.<br /><br />I am SURE you LOVE tutoring people who are stupid compared to you.whatisgoingon whatisgoingonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-22684414703219508622011-11-04T18:57:34.086-04:002011-11-04T18:57:34.086-04:00I remember Coleman used to walk into his 2:30pm co...I remember Coleman used to walk into his 2:30pm course rubbing his eyes and yawning, and always complained about the administration forcing him to get up at such an ungodly hour.<br /><br />I think he also once explained in an interview somewhere that it was impossible for him to ever teach a 9:00am course, since there was no way he could ever manage to stay up that late...RKU1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-16175070561801128952011-11-04T18:04:38.129-04:002011-11-04T18:04:38.129-04:00I believe it should be "Erick (Weinberg)"...I believe it should be "Erick (Weinberg)" instead of "Eric (Weinberg)". The AIP people wrote Prof. Weinberg's name incorrectly.Rod Carvalhohttp://stochastix.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-37252521702222205072011-11-04T16:12:27.824-04:002011-11-04T16:12:27.824-04:00Maybe the students are the real "victims"...Maybe the students are the real "victims" here because they are being taught by someone who probably does not have the emotional or IQ quotient necessary to communicate with them on the appropriate level?Sam Hhttp://profiles.google.com/samh550noreply@blogger.com