He doesn’t understand you either. Call it a draw.
Professor Kim McKim: Rutgers University - GeneticsLikeability offsets misery of Genetics course.
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Professor Kim McKim: Rutgers University - GeneticsLikeability offsets misery of Genetics course.
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Tags: Genetics, Kim McKim, Rutgers University
May 8th, 2008 at 11:10 am
“Probably impossible, as I am speaking English.” - I direct oxymoronic statement, that does reflect the English language, but in a very unfavorable, and uneducated light. Also if your students are going out of their way to make contact with you and tell you that they’re having problems with your lectures, a professor who cares for the students, and NOT their paycheck only - would immediately do something to aleviate the problem. I can see why you would say that their questions are incomprehensible, because according to your rebuttle, you don’t understand English, much less how to defend your lousy teaching skill.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:15 am
Chill with your judgement, Rachel. And use spellcheck — your errors make your comment highly ironic and marginally hypocritical. It’s “rebuttal,” by the way.
I do agree with the essence of what you’re saying; disregarding feedback from students equates to inadequate teaching. Great teachers change with their students, and yet keep a sense of consistency. Maybe that would be something to consider…
May 9th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Spellcheck please?
May 10th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
So what if she made some spelling mistakes? You understood her argument! (Which was a good argument, in my opinion.)
Also, I’m glad that I don’t have this guy as my professor. He seems almost as much a jerk as the professor I had in college algebra.
May 11th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
in my opinion, a great professor works to help students understand. If the student finds the material incomprehensible, a great professor tries to break it down until the point where the student fell off the trail is found. As this professor is mocking the questions of his students, I think I would avoid him like the plague.
May 11th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Sir, you look hot
May 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Obviously, the teacher was being sardonic in his reply about mocking students’ questions! Where are people’s sense of humor? Everyone needs to stop being so sensitive! Obviously, this teacher cares about his class because he reads the students’ comments! Also, if one is going to post a rebuttal comment about EDUCATION, the least they could do is make sure the words are spelled correctly! I mean, we are in college, right?!?! How can one talk about the teacher being incomprehensible, when they have misspelled words in their rebuttal argument? Plus, how can a student base an argument about a teacher’s classroom skills based on a simple comment they made on RateMy Professor.com? This is a great forum, but I think some people take it too far! This professor is right…we need to comment on how certain professors can improve their classroom, not call them “stupid” or “mean”!
May 13th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Wow, good job on not being sensitive.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Wow. I don’t even go to this school but I would avoid this guy at all costs. I hope that he actually spent some time to think about what his students said and maybe gets some sensitivity training. Seems like a jerk to me.
May 18th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Everyone seems to want to avoid this guy, but get REAL!!! He doesn’t seems to know how to present the material in lecture, but his test (read the textbook, then) and his helpfulness outside of class seem good from his ratings. I’m a pharmacy major and I would want take this guy for genetics because he doesn’t make it an overly difficult class. His attitude is questioning, but I totally respect his response about ratemyprofessor.com. Seems like a good professor to talk to outside of class!
May 19th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I am fairly certain Rachel is going to wake up ten years from now and realize that being a raging ***** with no sense of humor has made her good for nothing more than posting on comments RateYourProfessor.com.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Hmmm, if you’re going to criticize someone else’s English skills, it is important to check your spelling otherwise you come across like an f’cking eejit - which you wonderfully succeeded at, by the way. I’d give you an A+ on that task.
June 29th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Lecturing is a really bad way to teach science. A good book on this subject is “Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences.”
July 6th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Phil said: “Chill with your judgement, Rachel. And use spellcheck — your errors make your comment highly ironic and marginally hypocritical. It’s “rebuttal,” by the way.”
It’s “judgment”, by the way. LOL