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b_b  ·  4255 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Death of an Adjunct

I always found it quite enthralling when a prof could just get up with marker and a white board (or chalk, whatever) and just go. As a physics student it felt like magic to me to see someone solving complex problems with nothing but their brain. I hate "learning technology", and I think the emphasis on it in schools is silly and counterproductive. Learning has nothing to do with posting on a class message board.

Edit: I think I may suffer from grumpy old man syndrome. I'm only 31. I feel bad for people that have to interact with me when I'm 60 or 70.