Why The Hater Hates
Jerry Blank has a funny post this week in which he designs electives as a not-subtle way of mocking the annoying tendencies of first-years. I don't remember anybody talking about black cards or $1000 dinners - maybe this wasn't in the Green cohort - and though in general I like most 08ers, JB isn't far off.
Along the same lines, here are some ideas for other electives in JB's catalogue:
Communication Strategies 504: Is It Time To Shut The Hell Up? In this course, we'll examine whether you are talking too much in class by observing and interpreting the physical reactions from your classmates that you've been missing (the groaning, the head-in-hands, the eye-roll). Prerequisite: Managing the Annoying Factor: Why It's Obnoxious To Go To Other Cohorts and Then Talk Even Though You Know the Cohorts are Already Too Big and Even The People Who Belong There Don't Have Enough Chances To Participate.
Competitor 312: Can We Drive Dr. Good Out of Business? Together, we'll plot to stop the Kindness Bandits before we vomit (joint offering with the School of Public Health).
Interpersonal Dynamics 844: Why The Hater Hates. Why is inSOMnia's Hater so angry?
Linguistics 812: The Language of Business. In this 3-day workshop, you'll learn to abandon plain English. We'll use words that are actually nouns as verbs instead! We'll transform simple ideas into complex ones by giving them fancier names. We'll level-set, deep-dive, drill-down, get into the deal flow, and more.
posted by Lexington at 9:56 AM
5 Comments:
Interesting post. I sense some friction between the class of '08 and the "old-timers." Is there something that a potential applicant needs to know about the dynamic at Yale SOM? Are there really few opportunities to participate in class discussions?
6:43 AM
LOL. Great post, as usual.
Glad to see you blogging again.
7:03 AM
JB - Thanks for the note. Glad to see I have a reader.
C. Drift - Mostly we're just blowing off a little steam with the fake catalogue posts, etc. (At least I am, though of course, I'm the one benefitting from the focus on first-years). Next year, obviously, both classes will be under the new curriculum so that dynamic will disappear.
And on participating: easy to do, lots of chances, it's just that in every cohort there are 2-3 people who talk consistently 3-4 times, sometimes more, per 80 minute class. Some people call it: taking up too much airtime, and it's annoying but not a big deal.
6:22 PM
As a member of the '07 Class, I have seen little friction between us and the Oh-Eighters. I'll admit that we are a bit envious of some of the changes that the new class is enjoying, but that's to be expected. Next year's classes will both get the same benefits.
7:52 PM
Hey, nice blog -- wish you would come back with a "One Year Later" blog, i.e. Are the Roommate Really Wonderful, etc...
or not.
3:09 PM
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