Empathize define
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This document summarizes the thoughts and feelings of a veteran university professor who has become disillusioned with teaching. The professor tries to remain enthusiastic in class but misses the academic life she once enjoyed. She feels her talents are underappreciated and it's painful to be evaluated by students who don't care about learning. The professor longs to only teach subjects within her expertise to students who want to learn for learning's sake, not just to get a job, as she was not trained to be a career counselor.
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Empathize define
- 1. Say…
- 2. Do… Tries to stay enthusiastic. Tries to give it 100% every class. Marks the days on the calendar until she gets to retire.
- 3. Think… This isn’t what I got into teaching for. This isn’t what I got my Ph.D. to do.
- 4. Feel… It’s painful that the academic life I used to enjoy doesn’t exist any more at my university. My talents and expertise are not appreciated. It hurts to be evaluated by students who don’t care about learning. I weep for the profession of university teaching because our culture has become so anti-intellectual.
- 5. A dedicated, tenured, passionate 28- year veteran of university teaching Needs a way to Limit her teaching to the discipline she is an expert in, for students who want to learn for learning’s sake rather than as a means to the end of getting a job. She was neither trained nor educated to be a career counselor. BECAUSE