Professors.

So for my first real blog entry, i'll talk about teachers.

Just as school is our "home away from home," teachers are like our parents in school, and with that, they have a lot of responsibilities. This is very timely for me, because just today, i had just about HAD IT with one of my professors. I'm not going to be naming any names of course, but let's just say that i am not the biggest fan of professors who feel like they know everything.

I've had my fair share of inspiring teachers, especially in high school. A lot have invoked a passion in me for a lot of things, and i owe a good percentage of what i know to them.

Here i'll outline the types of professors i've encountered in my lifetime. (or those with a majority that can be classified into a type, anyway)

1. The Cool Kid - Now this prof is the kind that'll shoot hoops with you on a Saturday, or do shots with you at a party. This teacher is pretty much the friend you wish you had, and you wish they weren't bound by some sort of code of ethics.

2. The Comedian - Now, who could miss out this guy? The funny teacher is the one who gets reprimanded the most by teachers in other classes... because they always get the class so hyper and noisy that they end up disturbing other classes! There's only one other teacher who gets reprimanded more than the funny, and that is...

3. The Pushover- What? There's a teacher in here? The Pushover comes to class, but the class never noticed him standing there. The Pushover dismisses the class, but it was as if it was a free period the whole time anyway. This, i think, is a really sad type to fall under, because these teachers never make the impact they wish to have.

4. The Inspiration - Nuff said.

6. Terror Teacher - Duck, Hold and Cover! Before he or she enters the classroom, the students can be seen scrambling to fix their papers, hide their trash, and borrow any materials needed for the discussion. Nobody messes with them, Most people hate them, but everyone is just oh so FRIENDLY and suck-upy when they're around.

7. The FEELING One- Okay now this category is just pathetic. This teacher is actually a Pushover, but tries to be a Comic to win the hearts of the students. When she doesn't seem to get the respect she imagines she is commanding, she tries to be a Terror teacher, but that fails, just like everything else. In her mind, she is an Inspiration to all her students... and she gives the most useless homework to boot.

8. The Annoying, Useless One - This teacher comes 29 minutes late, and dismisses the class an hour early. Sure, we all love early dismissals but this one might as well dismiss the class five minutes after class starts, because he just repeats the same thing he discussed the week before. There is absolutely no point in coming to a class with an annoying and useless professor, because more often than not, they teach annoying useless subjects.

.... And now, for the Teacher i hate the most. There is no category for this, it's a special case.

"The Mighty One" is in quotations because that's just the way it is. They feel like they're God, like they know everything when they don't. They don't like it when someone gets high on a test, which is why they deduct points for the TINIEST of errors. They find fault where there is none. They are stubborn. They are mean. They are really unpleasant.

Phew, i'm glad i got this off my chest.