Absolute Powerpoint Corrupts Absolutely

Professor flipping rapidly between Powerpoint slides: Take notes now, suckers!

Williamsburg, Virginia

Overheard by: a fan of this professor

Posted on November 13, 2014
Education, Teachers, Virginia

Yadda Yadda Yadda, It's Really Hard to Get Blood Out Of Linoleum

Professor on cell: And two students speak at the same time, completely disagreeing with each other. So I just shout “fight!”

University of Oregon

Posted on November 9, 2014
Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Offers and requests, On the phone, Teachers, Weirdness

If Beauty Is Truth, I’m Not Interested

Penn student #1, looking at sculpture: Oh my god, I, like, totally hate art.
Penn student #2: I know, right? They should just buy us all laptops instead.

Locust Walk
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Posted on November 8, 2014
Colleges & Universities, Compare and contrast, Education, Feelings, Friends, Gripes, Laptops, Offers and requests, Pennsylvania, Students

B-

Fine arts teacher: Michelangelo and Donatello. They were both brilliant, they were both homosexual, they were both… Both…
Girl: Ninja turtles!

Ohio

Posted on November 7, 2014
Education, Girls, Ohio, Sexuality, Stupidity, Teachers, TV shows

Some of You Will Get Fingered in the Front, and Some Will Get Fingered in the Back

Prof: I tend to walk around, so the students at the back of the class are just as likely to get fingered for a question as the ones at the front.

University of Guelph
Canadia

Overheard by: scared student

Posted on November 6, 2014
Canadia, Compare and contrast, Default, Education, Sexuality, Teachers, Words

When Professors Watch Too Much House

Girl: Do you know how much inflow comes from the Colorado River?
Professor: Ummmm…yeah. I do, actually. (doesn't answer question).

UC Berkeley
California

Overheard by: not telling either

Posted on November 6, 2014
California, Colleges & Universities, Default, Education, Girls, Questions, Students, Teachers, US Geography

Also, Instead of Lab Equipment, I’ve Purchased Myself Extra Scotch

Poli-Sci professor putting a picture of a panda bear on overhead projector: Well, normally we’d talk about the syllabus right now, but our department’s so cheap they couldn’t print a syllabus for each of you, so I’ll show you a picture of a panda instead.

http://www.overheardinathens.com/search?query=panda

Posted on June 21, 2014
Class, Education, Overheard in Athens, Teachers

We’re Still Working on “A Peanut Is Neither a Pea Nor a Nut”

English teacher, on The Sun Also Rises: In one sense this book is a love story between a nymphomaniac and a man without a penis… [Pause] Discuss.

Acton, Massachusetts

Posted on December 17, 2013
Education, Massachusetts, Teachers

Senility Jane Goes to College

Girl #1, studying: I don’t want to do this anymore! In five years I’m going to be dead and I won’t care.
Girl #2: You won’t be dead in five years.
Girl #1: Well, I’m going to be really old and I’m not going to care anymore.
Girl #2: You’re not going to be old and you will care.
Girl #1: Wait… What? Care about what?

SUNY Cortland
Cortland, New York

Overheard by: Stephanie

Posted on December 6, 2013
Bimbettes, Education, New York

Buy It a Few Drinks, Then Resubmit It

Professor: Your paper is doing some heavy petting, but it’s not going all the way!

http://www.overheardatmcgill.com/archives/2007/04/03/but-if-youd-like-your-paper-to-round-third-come-by-my-place-for-some-extra-credit/

Posted on December 2, 2013
Education, Overheard at McGill, Teachers

Education