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| − | '''Professor style''', or professorial style, consists of personality traits that develop in typically [[ | + | |
| + | '''Professor style''', or professorial style, consists of personality traits that develop in typically [[liberal]] professors over time. These can include: | ||
* a refusal to admit what is not known | * a refusal to admit what is not known | ||
* the ability to speak in self-contradiction without any hint of concern or correction | * the ability to speak in self-contradiction without any hint of concern or correction | ||
| − | * a willingness to bully and intimidate some vulnerable students who are trying to learn | + | * a willingness to bully and intimidate some vulnerable students who are trying to learn |
* extreme laziness, such as working the equivalent of only part-time for only part of the year | * extreme laziness, such as working the equivalent of only part-time for only part of the year | ||
| − | * an obsession with academic | + | * an obsession with academic pedigree, often inflated |
| − | * complete embrace of | + | * complete embrace of socialism in pay scale |
* astoundingly bitter disputes with colleagues which can include a refusal to talk with a peer and petty grudges lasting years | * astoundingly bitter disputes with colleagues which can include a refusal to talk with a peer and petty grudges lasting years | ||
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[[Category:psychology]] | [[Category:psychology]] | ||
Revision as of 08:55, May 18, 2008
Professor style, or professorial style, consists of personality traits that develop in typically liberal professors over time. These can include:
- a refusal to admit what is not known
- the ability to speak in self-contradiction without any hint of concern or correction
- a willingness to bully and intimidate some vulnerable students who are trying to learn
- extreme laziness, such as working the equivalent of only part-time for only part of the year
- an obsession with academic pedigree, often inflated
- complete embrace of socialism in pay scale
- astoundingly bitter disputes with colleagues which can include a refusal to talk with a peer and petty grudges lasting years
(add more)