I wrote one of my past professors to say how often I think of her & how she shaped me as a scholar & educator. she responded:
“you know of course that mentoring works only when everyone involved is open to genuine learning & presence & engagement, & so recognize in yourself those qualities, right?”
“you know of course that mentoring works only when everyone involved is open to genuine learning & presence & engagement, & so recognize in yourself those qualities, right?”
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That phenomenon is known as bigotry.
she was like- dont tell me more. i got u. here is for what i can do. the right profs they make u wanna be them.
If someone needs loads of coaching then they are likely unsuitable for the topic.
Common sense would tell you that.
Thankfully I found better mentors as early career faculty, but academic medicine is a cesspool.
And was lovely of you
to acknowledge her.
Assuming it's a literature teacher, send her this fact for me:
See these three asterisks? That's a punctuation mark. It's called a DINKUS.