Most professors genuinely want to be good teachers. Many, however, have no idea what abstract phrases like “engage the student” mean. This is basically how most of those meetings end up.

↓ Transcript CZAR: How can we better engage students?

KLOWNUS: I prefer a long bow.



BEARD: What century is this? Get a gun!

CZAR: This is the wrong kind of engagement...



KLOWNUS: A crossbow is like a gun that shoots arrows.

BEARD: Solid pedagogy, my friend.



