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Some things don't change (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 40 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Mathematics ^teacher^: That textbook was written thousands of years ago, and it is still as useful and relevant as ever, but I want you to buy this one I co-authored instead for the mere sum of $120, otherwise you won't pass.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Conflict of interest detected

    This really happened?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I took an environmental science class in college, and the professor was a former president of Shell. As part of the curriculum, we had to read his book, Why we Hate the Oil Companies. Predictably, it's a corporate non-apologia, which—hilariously—completely avoids engaging with why we actually hate the oil companies.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Did people stand up to call the bullshit? I guess in this kind of situation you feel threatened that if you talk, you get penalized heavily

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Not that I recall. I didn't know anyone else in the class, and I don't remember anything coming up in the class group chat. I did get quite heated with him at a couple of points, but I'm pretty sure he still gave me an A.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    environmental science class … the professor was a former president of Shell

    Do they also invite Nazis to teach the elective in human rights?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Iirc, it was an energy/environment focus, so it was all about analyzing and comparing different energy sources wrt their usefulness, feasability, environmental impact, etc. This was in Houston, so the oil industry plays a huge role in the local economy, and funds the university endowments.

    But yeah, the whole thing was pretty farcical.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Not the original commenter, but I briefly had one professor in college that did that (their book was $50, though). It was an elective course for me, fortunately. I was able to switch for a different class that fit the same requirement without being forced to buy a book the professor wrote.

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