If you are a college student and have stayed awake during the first day of your classes, you will likely have experienced this phenomena: the professor that oversells their class.
It looks a little something like this:
"Welcome to Intro to _______, I'm Professor XYZ. I'm excited for our time together this semester, and I want to explain what my class is about [queue the out-of-control, every-animation-effect-known-to-man PowerPoint presentation]
This class will focus on ____. I've been in your seat, and let me tell you, I left this class transformed. It gave me a new outlook on life. I started watching Oprah. I started knitting. 'Nough said.
I won't say that this class will teach you everything you need to know about _____. Instead, this class will teach you everything you need to know about the world. All of it. Yes, all of it.
So you don't have to thank me know. You can thank me in office hours, as I am desperate for human contact. Please bring any and all issues to me in office hours. Yes, I am very concerned about every technological issue, personal problem, general complaint, and vehement rebuke of my class that you could possible have, so stop by the 100th floor of the most inaccessible building from 6-7 am on Saturdays to say hi.
I look forward to a fun semester"
Um, yeah. As for how to combat this situation, I'll have to let you know. I'm not done with this class until April...
