Freewrite

Part of the big problem with this guy's argument is the fact that he teaches at UVA. Enough said. He seems to blame the students more than he blames himself even though he clearly admits that a lot of teachers don't go out on a limb when they teach anymore. Why isn't it on the teachers as much as it is on the students? If the teachers put in more effort to make the class more exciting and interesting then the students might try harder? Another thing that bothered me is the fact that he didn't like that students expect him to be interesting. An automated computer could teach a class if this was the case. The teacher's job is to teach the class and keep them interested in the material, that's just reality. I understand not liking the numbered evaluations, but being interesting seems like a reasonable request. I do like the idea of genius and praising genius. It's just interesting to figure out what exactly he means by genius. It seems to me that at the end of the essay he emphasizes that when it comes time to praise genius he will be the one that is waving his arms and teaching with passion and going out on a limb when he lectures to a class. This style that he is describing seems to be his idea of genius; just adopting new ideas and throwing caution to the wind. For my paper, I will also talk about how impersonable classes tend to be, and maybe the overgeneralization based on UVA students. Also, the caution because of political correctness and sensitiveness of people these days along with the fear of failing students and not giving the customer what they want.