"As time wore on, topics became more and more complex as more and more papers were due. Dr. Dembe did not miss a beat, ever. He was well known for calling out student’s mistakes and knew well when his students were not keeping up with the readings. In class discussion, he always played devil’s advocate and few were able to win with him. He used vocabulary many had never heard, except perhaps if they had studied for the SAT’s. He basically, kept each and every student on his or her toes. No student could get anything by him and most knew better than to try. He was seen by most of the student body as heartless, unwavering and stubborn. Many thought he was bias against Americans (he was Kenyan) and often made reference to the laziness found in society, and by extension the student body. In short, he was not winning many of his student’s hearts and minds."
Amanda,
It is obvious that Dr. Dembe didn't know rule No. 6. Then he would have realized it was not all about him. It doesn't matter what you may feel about a person or group of people. he will never be able to connect with others if he thinks his class and ideas are more important. Good leaders can get more done when they empower others around them to feel they are major contributors to the project. Unfortunately it worked for Hitler. Kudos for getting through. He would be what we call in the teacher profession as a non-example.
No comments:
Post a Comment