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re: Smug PhD gets put in her place
Posted on 11/6/23 at 3:41 pm to teke184
Posted on 11/6/23 at 3:41 pm to teke184
I always remember my Math Professor at LSU - on opening day someone asked if he'd rather be addressed as "Dr.." or "Prof."
He said "I know of no-one who should be insulted by being addressed as "Mr."
Wish I could remember his name.
He said "I know of no-one who should be insulted by being addressed as "Mr."
Wish I could remember his name.
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Posted on 11/6/23 at 3:47 pm to anc
Without watching it, is this the one where she does the little marionette dance when talking about herself?
Posted on 11/6/23 at 3:52 pm to Weekend Warrior79
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And to top it off her IQ was only 112
I guarantee she claimed the test was racist
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:00 pm to anc
I employ medical doctors for a living. My wife teaches at a major university.
Between the two, I am very well acquainted with the academic type. Usually (not always, as evidenced by the OP) high IQs (as currently measured, anyway), but a disproportionate percentage IME have lower than average EQs (Emotional Quotients).
One of the dumbest people I have ever met was a double board-certified medical specialist I employed. Not because he lacked intelligence in an academic sense, but because he was emotionally stuck at around age 11.
You wouldn't believe it if I told you some of the stuff he would routinely do.
Several of my wife's colleagues are the same way (although nobody I have ever met was quite as bad as this guy).
People who are academically oriented have an entirely different context for life and the world. The currency and culture of academia is backwards from most of the rest of the world.
And people who end up in academia, most of them never experience anything else, so their culture is backwards and they don't know it or realize it.
Between the two, I am very well acquainted with the academic type. Usually (not always, as evidenced by the OP) high IQs (as currently measured, anyway), but a disproportionate percentage IME have lower than average EQs (Emotional Quotients).
One of the dumbest people I have ever met was a double board-certified medical specialist I employed. Not because he lacked intelligence in an academic sense, but because he was emotionally stuck at around age 11.
You wouldn't believe it if I told you some of the stuff he would routinely do.
Several of my wife's colleagues are the same way (although nobody I have ever met was quite as bad as this guy).
People who are academically oriented have an entirely different context for life and the world. The currency and culture of academia is backwards from most of the rest of the world.
And people who end up in academia, most of them never experience anything else, so their culture is backwards and they don't know it or realize it.
This post was edited on 11/6/23 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:02 pm to wackatimesthree
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And people who end up in academia, most of them never experience anything else, so their culture is backwards and they don't know it or realize it.
There is a reason why academia is referred to as the ivory tower.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:09 pm to Old Character
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I guarantee she claimed the test was racist
Especially since the top3 were the whites, so obviously the test was geared towards them.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:10 pm to Bard
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A great example of this is that Einstein had difficulty tying his shoes.
This argument doesn't hold water. Einstein had an IQ of 160. This lady has a 112. That falls in average intelligence.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:14 pm to anc
I have a PhD and would likely do very well on an IQ test.
Not necessarily because I’m that much smarter than others, but because I regularly give IQ tests and already know the answers.
Not necessarily because I’m that much smarter than others, but because I regularly give IQ tests and already know the answers.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:16 pm to LSUPERMAN
A score of 112 is at the 79th percentile and is in the Above Average range (>74)
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:16 pm to teke184
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There is a reason why academia is referred to as the ivory tower.
Yep.
My wife teaches in a clinical field and was out in private practice for about a decade before teaching at the university, so she's got a real-life perspective. Most of them don't. Some of the stuff she comes home and tells me leaves me amazed that academic institutions survive year to year. They do some of the dumbest stuff imaginable.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:17 pm to NC_Tigah
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In fairness, the work environment is different. Your MD friend is assuredly referred to as "Dr" at the hospital.
My OB called me once when I was expecting. Like it was actually him and not a staff member. He said “Hey cubbies, it’s Paul.” I didn’t even know his first name at the time
he has the best bedside manner. 2/3 of my professors this semester introduced themselves with their first names and said we can call them by their first names or Dr. _____. Whatever is fine. I still use Dr out of respect since it’s an academic setting. And I never called my OB Paul either.
This post was edited on 11/6/23 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:27 pm to Mo Jeaux
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This is old.
Yet it is the classic example of progressive's fallacy when it comes to intelligence that more degrees = greater intelligence.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:28 pm to teke184
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There is a reason why academia is referred to as the ivory tower.
Kids who went to college and never left it. The mentality seems to never change for some.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:31 pm to anc
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At the time (22 years old), my worldview was shocked. How could someone who had a Ph.D., something I strived to achieve, be so completely moronic? I convinced myself it was a one-off and moved on. But over the years, I can think of several (mostly women) who had reached a terminal degree but I'm not sure they could actually do anything.
And they all had the same thing in common - smug, feminist, unmarried (or divorced). I refuse to respect them anymore. I have a friend who is an actual brain surgeon who demands we call him by his first name. There is a social work professor who has a doctorate from UL Monroe that screams at students that do not call her Dr.
My friend's late father had PhD in Mathematics. He was literally a mathmatical genius.
He would seriously get pissed if you called hims "Dr." My family knew theirs for years. We knew he was a professor at a local university. Then one day we saw a newspaper article that referred to him by the Dr. prefix. When my mother asked is she should call him "Dr". He laughed and said, "not if you know what's good for you, you won't."
He was one of those "smart" smart people. Had the PhD and a lot of common sense to go with it.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 4:51 pm to wackatimesthree
quote:this board just hates anything that has to do with education. They hate teachers, public schools and all universities and colleges.
People who are academically oriented have an entirely different context for life and the world. The currency and culture of academia is backwards from most of the rest of the world.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 5:16 pm to anc
Most of the smartest people I've met in my life are generally laid back and enjoy life. Most of the dumbest people I've met are loud and seek out positions of authority. I've met a lot of politicians .... basically used car salesmen without the work ethic.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 5:20 pm to 4cubbies
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this board just hates anything that has to do with education.
No, if we hated Education we would support the current public school model.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 6:50 pm to anc
Lolz at the two smug women
Ummm I have dyslexia and ADD so I don’t think an I Q test is a good way of measuring my intelligence, especially when the white marine guy was ranked ahead of me. My EQ is higher.
WTF is up with the word salad trying to save face.
Ummm I have dyslexia and ADD so I don’t think an I Q test is a good way of measuring my intelligence, especially when the white marine guy was ranked ahead of me. My EQ is higher.
WTF is up with the word salad trying to save face.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 7:13 pm to anc
OT response…..my IQ is higher then all of them
Posted on 11/6/23 at 7:15 pm to 4cubbies
“ this board just hates anything that has to do with education. They hate teachers, public schools and all universities and colleges.”
I also hate bums that bang chicks and steal their bike
I also hate bums that bang chicks and steal their bike
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