| Topic: |
Sociology > Education |
| User: |
"Mark S." |
| Date: |
06 Oct 2004 07:58:53 PM |
| Object: |
Name That Loon. |
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..... Those of a certain age will remember a television show called "Name =
That Tune." Contestants were asked to identify a song title after a few =
bars were played. "Name That Loon" is something of the same thing, =
except that faculty members are asked to name the loon -- or loons -- on =
their campus from a snippet of wacky behavior. How did this parlor game =
begin? I suppose it started on the day I woke up to the startling =
realization that some of my colleagues are just -- well, loony. For =
example, at my school there were three old codgers who enjoyed nothing =
so much as disagreeing with the president about virtually anything he =
proposed. Their rule of thumb was simple: if it came out of his lips, =
they were dead set against it....
Read all of guest commentator Sanford Pinsker's article on "faculty =
loons" at:
http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-10-07-04.htm
and see if you can name a loon or two on your campus.
Sincerely,
Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
Editor and Publisher
The Irascible Professor
http://irascibleprofessor.com
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Editor and Publisher</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Irascible Professor</FONT></DIV>
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