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‘Walk the Hell Out!’ Professor Goes on Epic Rant After Student Yawns
- Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:17pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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It’s probably a given that students these days are much more relaxed than in days past. But did one student at Cornell cross the line? This professor thinks so. Watch him go on a rant when he hears a student audibly yawn. The “walk the hell out” part comes about 3/4 of the way through, after he gets on a roll:
(via Gawker.tv)
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Comments (155)
Jethro212
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:48pmFundamentals to IT? Yeah, I would yawn, talk about wasting my time, yet they more than likely force students to take it, so yes, your class is a bore, its a money drain, its a time sink and your job is pointless…
Deal with it.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:46pmWhat is it with leftists that they have these unmitigated egos that require constant assuaging?
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:46pmA perfect example on how to turn a whole class off. The majority also probably agreed that the yawner was a jerk. But the teacher totally blew the chance to bring the class solidly on board. Instead his immature rant took the attention off the yawner and replaced himself as the jerk of the moment. Progressives are too humorless and egotistical to be able to handle that type of situation in a winning way. With humor dude.
Report Post »mrprof
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:45pmI am not a fan, to say the least, of commie professors that have infected our school system, but I have to admit I am on the teachers side on this one. If a kid has to yawn, that is one thing, but an exaggerated fake yawn is quite something else: the former is a bodily function, that latter is intended as an insult to the teacher and status signal to other kids that “I am too cool for school.”
Sure, we need to ferret out the commies in our universities and elsewhere, but we also need to teach our brats some manners.
Report Post »Redd
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:43pmThe commie just needed to issue a warning about it, instead of going off on his power tie ego rant. What a jerk.
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:43pmI used to teach English to Engineering students at 8am on Friday mornings. I found slamming a desk against a wall or climbing on my desk and yelling stopped the audible snores for at least a few moments. :-)
Report Post »mzmaj7
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:40pmFar too many professors still think their students are in high school. Highly unprofessional and immature.
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:50pmWhich, the student or the Prof? See my other comments on this page.
Report Post »Inuyasha
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:40pmGoodness gracious, like no one has ever yawned in class before, get over it and stop wasting the students money and just teach the dang class.
Report Post »theninthplanet
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:38pmIf the prof can hear you that far away in a lecture hall that size, you’re yawning too loudly.
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:34pmWhy can’t we get some of these guys (instructors) in our high schools?
Report Post »Havok
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:33pmLOL, even though hes some lefty college professor dink, I agree with him.
Report Post »Timsincali
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:31pmHey, good for the professor! I think the kid who disrespected him should be found and punished. Kids have no respect these days and it’s about time they were held to a higher standard.
Report Post »Annette
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:30pmgood for him. i totally agree and I’m sure the parents paying for Cornell tuition would too.
Report Post »henryclay
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:28pmYawwwwn….
I do not blame him though..I would do the same.
Report Post »john seven eighteen
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:28pm“By God, I’ll tell you when you can yawn!!! Until then shut the hell up and pay attention. this communism 101 doesn’t teach itself!!! Remember my B-A-D side!”
Report Post »OK3Wire
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:27pmAhh, yes … Cornell … the alma mater of such brain trusts as Bill Maher and Keith Olbermann …
Report Post »Timsincali
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:34pmOlby received a certificate from a branch campus of Cornell. I think Cornell A&M tech or something like that. Not that that is a bad thing….
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:27pmyawn!
Report Post »Star Spangled
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:27pmI don’t blame the teacher for getting into their ass , they should show him repsect . If they can’t show the teacher some respect then kick their ass out .
Report Post »Shackleford
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 11:19pmI disagree with you a little bit. On the one hand people should always show others respect until they show that they do not deserve it, and in K-12 students should show teachers respect in a boss-employee type relationship. However, at the college level the rules change. You are no longer being given education by others, you are paying for it. Also, when you’re in college chances are you are an adult. At the college level your professors are no different from any other individual you may hire to perform a service for you. You would not pay $100 and allow a plumber to treat you like dirt so why should you pay $1000 for a 3 credit class and allow the professor to treat you like dirt?
Report Post »scguitar
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:26pmWow, I fall asleep in lecture all the time and the teachers don’t say nothing. Good thing I decided not to apply at Cornell
Report Post »djeffcoat
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:04pmDid you fall asleep in English class? You say your teachers “don’t say nothing”. That’s a double negative implying that your teachers do say something. Don’t misunderstand me. I worked graveyards to get through engineering school and dozed off at times. But, I made sure my professors knew my situation and I certainly didn’t yawn so loud that the instructor could hear me all the way in the back of the room. The student was rude and wrong to do that. I don’t blame the professor.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:09pmYou must have fallen asleep during English class. lol I’m just kidding!
Report Post »HouseNegro
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:26pmThis guy thinks a little to much about himself………..
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:25pmThis man is a typical violent progressive.
Report Post »MotoMofo
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:25pm*yawns*
Report Post »GeeWhiz
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:25pmThese are adults paying for your service, you jerk. If you go off on something like an audible yawn with your boring self, then perhaps you need anger management therapy.
And perhaps, the kid is tired from staying up late studying, or even better, you’re probably boring. Perceived rudeness doesn‘t give you the right to stop the class for the self stated ’220 other people’. They’re paying customers too.
Get over yourself. You’re not that important.
Report Post »MaybeTheDingoAteYourBaby
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:44pmI don’t thinking yawning constitutes that much of a rant…but probably was the straw that broke the camels back. These kids are young and lets face it not everyone deserves respect. It must be earned. The guy reminds me of Andy from the Office.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:47pmThe kid didn’t yawn because he was bored or tired, he was being a jackass or he would have yawned quietly. There is no excuse for this kid interrupting the class he was trying to be rude and funny. What ever happened to having a little respect in class.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:13pmExactly Kate. I’ve never met anyone who yawns at an uncontrollably loud volume. Complete lack of respect by someone who craves attention, nothing more.
Report Post »MJ1025
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:16pmI have to agree with Geewhiz. I sat in those huge classes and sometimes I was tired from working late and studying all night. I may have yawned loudly by mistake. I remember propping my head up with my hand sometimes and snoozing. I was just tired. BTW—-I paid for my own school. I worked and got loans which I paid back in full. This teacher is a jerk by asking for an anonymous tip to rat someone out. The teacher should have just made a joke out of it and went on.
Report Post »gracentruth
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:57pmAnd this is a small sample of what is wrong with education in America. Delete the federal Dept of Ed., Stop giving taxpayers’ money on these institutions of lower education, stop herding young adults into the weakest method of learning – yuk.
Report Post »P.S. Fire this non-teacher, unless he is like the other non-teachers in United States – protected by unions. Then, students, do not take his class.
123gone
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 3:44pmGood for you Kate –
Report Post »Teaching (presenting) to a class is like a mechanic working under the hood to repair your car; you’re paying him to do something that you’re unable to do yourself. Only a moron would honk the horn and think it was funny. Anyone who thinks they have a right to disrupt a class lecture doesn’t belong there, PERIOD !!
AnAppealToGod
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:25pmThis is news? ‘yawn’
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:52pmMaybe he should be less boring …. they are paying him! 220 paying tuition to listen to this idiot rant? Sounds like an “into” Sat morning class … he‘s lucky they weren’t snoring.
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 3:00pmWhat’s the big deal. That’s a rant? That’s kid stuff. Oh! I’m really scared ahhh……. what a minute…. Oh, oh……… HUMMMMMMMMMMM?
Report Post »Venom
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 7:29pmMaybe you should get the hell off the computer!!!! (sarcasm)
Report Post »rcw_68
Posted on November 17, 2010 at 12:40amIf it truely was an overly load yawn, Then maybe he should have gone off. I know a couple of teachers and they’re always telling me how rude kids are. Some kids think it’s even funny to pull stuff like this. When you take away discipline powers from instructors, this is what goes on.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:24pmwe totally agree with this teacher. the fake-yawn kid was a CREEP and yes, a LOSER.
Report Post »untameable-kate
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:36pmThe kids have gotten so rude these days, I am thrilled to see an adult set one straight.
Report Post »cubber
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:37pmWhat a snoozer.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:38pmUrban Elite Educrat! I fell asleep at my indoctrination station also. Just think of the parents saving all their lives to send their kids to hear this moron talk about the telegraph or something? I think he finally got it after his rant because he started back with the kilobyte. Just a bit more timely. Reminded me at the end of the NAZI’s telling everyone they could anonomously turn in their neighbor.
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:46pm@BECKOFILE If the parents spent all that money, would they rather their kid fell asleep or stay awake and learn how to defeat the emerging thugocracy from within?
I would love to teach our young people how to work against this system from within and the best way to do that is to pay attention, look engaged and learn what they are up to!
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:48pmYup, and depending on which day of the week this was and the time of day, many students can wander into class still drunk and having not slept after the party the night before.
Report Post »sportlock
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:48pmDon‘t you dare yawn while I’m telling you conservatism is only for stupid people.
Mister President
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 1:51pmWhy is this class being recorded, anyway? Does Cornell record all of its classes like that? Why would they? Is that common? I don’t think MU does anything like that, but maybe I just don’t know about it. Big Brother is watching…
Maybe students can take the class online or something, but I still find it weird and an invasion of privacy. But, these are the times we live in, I suppose.
Report Post »Dirty Harry
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:00pmGood lord, what a big baby!
Report Post »vault214
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:02pmhmm…maybe the kid is yawning cuz he stayed up late studying???
Report Post »also my parents and i dont pay big bucks to these colleges for a teacher to go on a rant like that, they are paid to teach and help. not yell at us students.
Dirty Harry
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:04pmIf I hadn’t dropped out of school in the 4th grade, and had I went on to college, and had I had that guy as a professor, I’d have felt cheated out of an education.
Report Post »Dirty Harry
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:06pmSorry, Kate, I didn’t know you were there.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 2:51pmMaybe the student was trying to tell this guy something, like I spent my money for this! At least he didn’t stuff his hanky into his ear!
Report Post »TheAntiProgressive
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 3:52pmAre you kidding me? Does this professor really think that he‘s so important that someone can’t yawn?
Report Post »I think the Prof has an emotional problem. A REAL adult would have ignored it and continued with the lesson.
trolltrainer
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 4:22pmNo, he was not a baby. This had apparently been going on for a while. Some smart azzed kid trying to be funny. I do not blame him one bit and other than using the word “hell” once I think he handled it appropriately. Not only is this college level, but it is Cornell University which is a big school. It is time to grow up and act like a professional. Imagine doing the same in a board meeting. I do think i would have left out the “speak to me anonymously and turn him” comment but other than that I do not think he spazzed out and he picked right back up with the lecture. I just wonder what happens next time…Not too smart to piss the professor off…
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 5:00pmWonder if anyone turned that person in? Bet if he had threatened “zeros” for the day the hands would have flown up but not many people have the guts to rat someone out in public. Kids just aren’t taught manners anymore (neither are most of their parents) and without religion in the schools, most don’t learn respect for other people.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 5:13pmThe headline makes it sound like a kid just yawned, but it was really an insult to the teacher so I must agree with the teacher. It is time for these adults to act like adults and not highschool kids.
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 10:10pmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…oh sorry did you say somethin?
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 10:59pmI figured he must have been lecturing on global warming
Report Post »Benjamin Abruzzo
Posted on November 16, 2010 at 11:53pmAs a fat man with sleep apnea and enlarged tonsils, I take umbrage with those people who assume the yawn was fake.
I often yawn audibly in order to get oxegen into my lungs because I tend to stop breathing for short periods. I also tend to cough frequently. If I were in this class I’d have to stand up to this teacher to tell him “Sir, I am doing it in order to breath and no die. Is that okay with you?”
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on November 17, 2010 at 8:08amKate, this guy is a horses ass. Talk to me like that, get punched in the nose. That was not setting the “offender” straight. That was a power trip.
Report Post »whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
Posted on November 17, 2010 at 4:12pmI have to agree with the instructor. The kid yawning is ruining the lecture for everyone else. On the other-hand I think the instructor could have found a better way to deal with it.
Report Post »Patriot1989
Posted on November 19, 2010 at 4:23pmAs a college student, I wish more of my professors were like this! They put up with a lot of crap. Most of the kids that do come just go on Facebook the whole class time…I wish I had this guys class!
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