Worst Professor Ever wonders where on earth people get their ideas about professors’ lifestyles.
Archive for July, 2010
Don’t Believe This List
July 9, 2010OK, I just posted, but this is one of my pet peeves: yet another America’s Top 10 Jobs List, which claims professor is, like the best job ever. Well, at least the #3 best. And it lists the median salarly at $70k and just to add insult to injury, adds this gem: The Job: Teaching, [...]
Freedom of Speech Doesn’t Mean You’re Allowed to Have An Opinion
You know, every time I post a rant I have a moment of “Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t have said that….” This is partly a gender thing, but most of it comes from my former life as a professor. People seem to think that academia is a liberal bastion of free speech, but it sure never [...]
Suck It, Millennials, We’re Gen-X
July 8, 2010Inflamed by the heat, Worst Professor Ever takes on millennial whininess.
The Daily Show Doth Protest Too Much
July 7, 2010Worst Professor Ever thinks the Daily Show has some ‘splainin’ to do.
Why We Need a Journal of Awesome Studies: Academic Persona vs. Multiple Personality Disorder
July 3, 2010Worst Professor Ever invites submissions to the Journal of Awesome studies.