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Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
> Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. I guess I'll be the first one to point out that I never witnessed anything like that.
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
As a student, I think I only saw this a few times. Maybe at the end of 6.001 with Abelson & Sussman? As a professor, no, I've never gotten any kind of applause, though some polite "thank you" is no uncommon (and very much appreciated).
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
What school were you at when you experienced standing ovations for teachers? I never have and it also looks like many other commenters have not. I wonder if it is a cultural thing?
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What school were you at when you experienced standing ovations for teachers? I never have and it also looks like many other commenters have not. I wonder if it is a cultural thing?
In Europe (or some countries in Europe) it's common to receive applause at the end of the semester but never in the US.
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
One more n=1 anecdote: at my school (UNC Wilmington) I never saw this happen. I was there in the mid 1990's FWIW.
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
At Brown it was common to applaud at the end of the last lecture of the semester, which I always thought was nice, but usually not a standing ovation. Haven't seen it elsewhere.
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
I've never seen that anywhere - across like 4 or 5 different universities and three countries. Even if it had happened why would it be at anything other than the end of the year or maybe semester for a single semester course?
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
If you are referring to MIT, I never observed this when I was there (mid 1980s).
Unless they were absolutely terrible, professors received a standing ovation at the end of the quarter. Feel like this is tradition, no?
Either you are grossly exaggerating this phenomenon, or this is some cultural outcome that no one downstream seems to understand where it's from, regardless of university. The OP at first glance seems to be pushing an incorrect assertion ("standing ovation common at end of quarter unless professor was terrible"). I am slightly amused that over half the current set of comments to this entire article is bewilderment an…