+1 on this. As a PhD student, it can be quite frustrating to read some of the misinformation on this board. It's sad that many people that attend college leave without an understanding of what a professor is and what their responsibilities are when they aren't teaching. As a TA, I've learned that the students have no idea that I am taking other courses, doing original research, etc... I'm just the guy that grades their homework. Most people on this board fit into this category.
-1 for over generalization. Did they teach you in your research methods classes anything about doing the proper level of investigation before drawing broad conclusions? Also, most scholars know that it's much safer to qualify assertions when one is using a "seat of the pants" research protocol rather than something more objective -- like a content analysis of a random sample of posts over a specific time period or fitting certain objective criteria. Perhaps you should have said something like: "From my observation, it appears to me that at least some folks on this board occasionally forget that college professor have job responsibilities beyond the classroom." Now that's probably a true statement, which might apply to your humble correspondent every now and then, though I was once myself a tenured professor. That was a looong, looong, looooooong time ago!
Last Edited: 4/2/2011 2:16:52 PM by OhioCatFan