So she stands there on the first day of class and retells the readings in advance?
Of all the bizarre and unproductive behaviors in the classroom, this is probably the winner. If you follow the link, you’ll see that the discussion started with a question about poetry. Imagine a professor starting a semester by “explaining the content” of poems.
“This poem is about this fellow who says that when he dies and his body turns to dust, that dust will still be in love. . . Yes, I know it sounds crazy but you’ll see, it’s a great work of art.”
Hey, but what can you expect from a person who refers to a poem as “a vivid account”?
Sociologists are the most earnestly stupid among all pseudo-academics.
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