How am I suppose to change your mind when all the facts clearly argue that they are?
Best professor I've ever had was the following...
Very tough (there was no "well you kinda got it right" and to get a 100% on an assignment or project from them was brag worthy)
Very well versed in their field and knew the many viewpoints people from different camps held
Taught a very rounded and incredibly intense subject where one week you'd be reading a couple books about XYZ and how that's the best and then the next you'd be reading about how XYZ actually sucks and ABC is the best.
They actively argued with you. Not "pushed you along" or "guided you", but almost came at you trying to tear down your argument and expected you to defend it; meaning you had to know your material walking in. It felt like a full on debate and you'd be a fool not to come in with prepared notes and counter points.
The point of me hoisting this professor so high is because - in my (very long) experience in the college system - this professor was the exception to the rule. I knew exactly where they stood on certain topics but there was never a moment where I felt like I was being told that their standpoint was the undeniable truth. I was always being challenged and told that I need to think for myself and develop my own viewpoint on these things - one capable of standing up to scrutiny and criticism. That is not the common situation in public schooling.
How am I suppose to change your mind when all the facts clearly argue that they are?
Best professor I've ever had was the following...
Very tough (there was no "well you kinda got it right" and to get a 100% on an assignment or project from them was brag worthy)
Very well versed in their field and knew the many viewpoints people from different camps held
Taught a very rounded and incredibly intense subject where one week you'd be reading a couple books about XYZ and how that's the best and then the next you'd be reading about how XYZ actually sucks and ABC is the best.
They actively argued with you. Not "pushed you along" or "guided you", but almost came at you trying to tear down your argument and expected you to defend it; meaning you had to know your material walking in. It felt like a full on debate and you'd be a fool not to come in with prepared notes and counter points.
The point of me hoisting this professor so high is because - in my (very long) experience in the college system - this professor was the exception to the rule. I knew exactly where they stood on certain topics but there was never a moment where I felt like I was being told that their standpoint was the undeniable truth. I was always being challenged and told that I need to think for myself and develop my own viewpoint on these things - one capable of standing up to scrutiny and criticism. That is not the common situation in public schooling.