October 13, 2003

why isn't it called a knowledge tooth?

The teacher for today's class was actually kind of a jerk - the kind who is a
control-freak masquerading in nice-guy clothing, if you follow me. Or an S1manager
in an S2 situation, in the jargon of the class. Basically, he didn't like it that
my class asked lots of questions, even though none were asked in a mean way and I
thought all were intended to further understanding or challenge something that was
unclear.

He got especially shirty when I asked whether the phrase
"Impacted knowledge" was perhaps intended to be "Imparted knowledge" and explain
that no, this meant impacting the knowledge a person had by adding to it. I still
fail to see how that would be different from imparting knowledge, except, of
course, for being a much uglier use of language. I forget the rest of the
sentence; it was such a badly-turned phrase that I meant to quote it here for the
amusement value. But I think there's a pun in there somewhere having to do with
impacted wisdom teeth.

On the plus side, apparently we get to spend
tomorrow watching the movie "Twelve O'Click High" and analyzing it for leadership
styles therein. Given my resolve to be as quiet a possible (he said we'll be out
tomorrow by 3:30 "or 4 if there are a lot of questions") I think I can get away
with just enjoying the film. It's not my usual type of movie pick but I believe I
can put up with that small privation in excahge for getting paid for this.
And who knows, possibly I'll actually learn something.

Posted by dichroic at October 13, 2003 05:59 PM
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