My English teacher is an asshole--and a wingnut to boot

[Arkana]

He's been cracking the entire week about "tax-and-spend libruls"...we're talking about Henry David Thoreau and what his politics might have been. I already hated him, but this is just more license. Thank God tomorrow's the last time I ever have to have a class with him.

[tishaLA]

1. why would he waste time trying to surmise

Thoreau's politics? He makes them fairly clear in Walden, Civil Disobedience, and in his many anti-slavery writings--not to mention his journal. The better question is Thoreau's political methodology, not his beliefs.

Seems like the guy likes to waste time on nonsense.

[villager]

2. a public school teacher? whose salary is paid by taxes?

has anyone pointed this out to him?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

5. great point

you should tell him conservatives should save some money by cutting him.

[Arkana]

6. No, sadly, private college professor...and he has tenure

so he could pretty much come in dressed as Osama bin Laden and get away with it.

[villager]

7. okay, so it's "public schools be damned..."

I wonder -- does he drive on publicly-constructed roads?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

3. last class?

tell him off.

[NuttyFluffers]

4. say, "you're an english teacher 'cause you couldn't figure out history!"

heh, and then rub the history in his face if you know anything about it.

(the best teachers i had though were often english teachers. knowledgeable and quite openminded. the only ones more liberal were the religion teachers i had.)

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Do you get to evaluate him?

Every college I attended had students evaluate teachers on the last day of class every semester. Some public universities actually publish these evaluations.

If there is no evaluation, I think you should at least write a letter to the administration. Chances are, you aren't the first student to complain about the guy,

[catbert836]

9. Weird. My english teacher's a Democrat

And every class the Rove clone in the class tries to get in an argument with her, which usually gets him dropped a letter grade each time.

[bbernardini]

10. ratemyprofessor.com

Or, ratemyprofessors.com.

[lolly]

11. Heck, let's all rate him

Since ratemyprofessors.com doesn't limit itself to actual students, give us his name and we'll all go rate him!

(j/k--I'm a little miffed at some of the "ratings" I've seen on those public ratings boards.)

[Arkana]

12. Thanks for the support, but he's still got a paper of mine

and I don't want my grade torpedoed because I snitched on him. Besides, who gives a shit-tomorrow's my last class with the SOB.