A recent post over at Chronicle on young, female faculty as the primary targets of disrepectful students has gotten me thinking.
Several commenters on the article questioned the data in the article, claiming that one cannot claim that young women are more often the target of rude students than their male counterparts.
Um... huh?
Isn't it common freakin' knowledge that, as a young faculty member who happens to be a woman, I am more like than my male collegues to have students try to toe the line with me?
Of course, I don't tolerate disrespect in my classroom. I nip it in the bud. This is why I am viewed as a tough (but fair?) witch rather than a pushover. ('cause there really are only two views of female professors, right?)
I'll wear my pointy hat and carry my broomstick with pride, thankyouverymuch.
At least there is no texting in my class!
