Alicorn comments on Let them eat cake: Interpersonal Problems vs Tasks - Less Wrong

70 Post author: HughRistik 07 October 2009 04:35PM

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 08 October 2009 12:32:29PM 2 points [-]

It's not at all clear to me why I'd enter the classroom in the first place

Nevertheless, can you provide a reality check for cousin_it's imagination? Supposing you did seriously take up an invitation to teach pickup, and considered you had something to teach, would your first reaction to entering the classroom be to turn on your heel and walk out in contempt?

Comment author: Alicorn 08 October 2009 01:14:42PM 5 points [-]

No, I don't think I would. I'd keep that in reserve if any of the students harassed me, which if they're that impressively awful they might, but I'd probably still give it a try. I mean, I attempt to teach philosophy to non-major freshmen once a week, and I don't give up on the ones who are abominable at it.