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Professor Robert Citino: Eastern Michigan University - Historyvoted #1 professor on RMP due to passion, dedication, spontaneous Neil Young references.
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Professor Robert Citino: Eastern Michigan University - Historyvoted #1 professor on RMP due to passion, dedication, spontaneous Neil Young references.
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April 11th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
He makes a valid point about reading almost every book that covers the history of WWII and how that relates to passion; However, you also have show some passion with your delivery when teaching students. I can understand if fatigue is setting in from teaching a subject over and over, but you have to try your best to not come of as a Ben Stein type of teacher (Think of Ferris Bulers Day Off) and sound monotonous to keep a student’s interest. Being a professor is hard work, but delivery and compromising comes first if you want a cooperative class.
April 11th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
By the way, my post wasn’t meant to bash Mr. Citino. I was just agreeing with his thoughts about passion and stating my opinion of what makes a good class. Nobody has to agree or anything.
April 13th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Dr. Citino is far from a “Monotonous Ben Stein” professor. After taking a couple courses with Citino, I suspect these clips are just that, clips of a much larger interview. As any student that has had the good fortune of taking a course with Dr. Citino would attest, he is energetic, engaging and WELL INFORMED. His classes are akin to watching a great rock performance. He enlightens, entertains and leaves you wanting more, what student could ask for anything beyond this? His passion for his field is contagious and I would encourage anyone that has an opportunity to visit a class or take a course with Dr. Citino to do so.
When Citino says he reads everything on WWII he isn’t blowing smoke. This professor not only reads it, but he synthesizes it and is able to explain how it relates to the previous body of scholarly research and if a new path is being blazed. He really knows military history across all epochs.
April 14th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Wow- This makes me want to come observe your class as a student in Texas. Thanks for your inspiration to your students! I hope to be this kind of proffessor one day!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Mr. Citino, you’re awesome. I don’t take go to your college, but it’d be great to have a professor that makes class interactive and engaging.
April 16th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Sonya, you didn’t take go to my class ever! I can obviously tell take go that you didn’t learn anything I take go taught!
Love,
Your Grammar Teacher
April 18th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I am thankful to have had Dr. Citino as my professor in Fall of ‘05 for WWII Historiography.
You’ll never understand how great he is until you actually have a course with him, and he even plays guitar and takes his daughter to see Andrew Bird.
He makes me miss EMU.
April 19th, 2008 at 2:47 am
Professor Citino, your passion is commendable. You say it’s hard to imagine how anyone could be in your line of work without passion. Sadly though, too many are. There are many poor professors in this country, just as there are many poor teachers in our primary and secondary public eduation system. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve had several great professors.
I’ve also had the ones who do not prepare for class, run in and out of class constantly, NEVER respond to student inquiries, do everything possible to avoid students, do not grade anything until the end of the semester, etc. I could go on and on and on. I just wish more professors approached their work with this “passion” you speak of.
I’ve even had one professor say to me (when I approached her privately about some issues I had with her class) that she was glad I came to her. Why? Because she wanted an open dialogue? Because she cares about me and about her students about her profession? No. Because she is trying to make tenure and talking to me is better than talking to the dean. That would get her in trouble. Mind you, she said all of this to me on her own. It’s just crazy…
April 21st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Holly–
Your professor’s behavior is disgraceful.
–Rob Citino
April 21st, 2008 at 8:00 pm
And Todd–
Thanks! Andrew Bird will live forever.
–Rob Citino
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:57 pm
LOL, very funny!! Not my history proff, but my hist. prof is passionate about his meso-american history, and it’svery engaging. Passionate proffs are great because they inspire you learn more (outside of class, even) about their subject.
April 26th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Kids,
stop using me twice in the word “professor”. Especially if you’re trying to be one.
Thanks,
The letter F
April 26th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Hey, F! Sorry I was late for your post, but thanks for using my kid brother. Also I see that your friend Frag wrote that last “sentence.”
Hope you’re not a proff!
Your friend,
Captial S
April 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
What’s a “Captial S”?
Sincerely,
Uppercase (capital) S
April 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Well, it appears I’ve found my Doppelgänger! http://www.answers.com/topic/capital-letter
Yours truly,
Capital S
April 26th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Well, I’ve finally found my Doppelgänger!
Yours truly,
Capital S
April 29th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Dr C ROCKS–’nough said!
April 30th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Professor, I just want to tell you that I think you are darling.