Worst Professor Ever contemplates Memorial Day with a sense of historical melancholy.
Archive for May, 2010
Greta Van Susteren Fails a Wikiality IQ Test
May 29, 2010Many modern “intellectuals” think large groups of people have some sort of hidden wisdom that will benefit society. That’s what Greta Van Susteren thought, anyway, when she tried to get her fans to vote on whether she was smarter than a detractor who accused her of being stupid. They didn’t come through, and 67% agree [...]
Parents’ Basement as Midwestern Metaphor
Being thirtysomething and living in my parents’ basement (albeit temporarily) isn’t a terribly cool lifestyle. Trying to learn about software development isn’t helping. But, as Facebook reminds me, my high school self had quite a lot of geek in her. And my love of Family Guy puts me squarely in the teenage boy demographic anyway. [...]
History is Invaluable. As In, Absolutely Without Value.
May 27, 2010The world undervalues history, monetarily and otherwise. Worst Professor Ever thinks they’ll be sorry.
In Defense of the Government’s Brownie Recipe (Sort Of)
May 26, 2010On the basis of her teaching experience, Worst Professor Ever defends the Pentagon’s twenty-six-page brownie recipe. Sort of.
DIY History? Between Texas and BP, Even Facts Aren’t Allowed
May 22, 2010Worst Professor Ever laments the general unwillingness to allow people access to facts in this supposed age of information.
Documentaries as Teaching Method
May 20, 2010Worst Professor Ever wonders if documentaries are doing a better job than teachers.
The Soul/Luggage Problem
May 15, 2010Worst Professor Ever has a yard sale and ponders the Soul/Luggage problem.
Erasing Teaching From My Head — with Botox
May 14, 2010Worst Professor Ever attempts to erase ten years of teaching from her head. With Botox.