Would this let him know that somebody listens?

Question

Since the beginning of term, I noticed a certain lecturer on my course has a habit of saying "okay" and "erm" with alarming regularity during his lectures.

From the second lecture onwards, I have been keeping myself awake by tallying each time he says "okay" and "erm" on my notepad.

Last week we got our coursework back and he was rather gutted by the general standard - there are a lot of complete morons on our course. He ranted on for ages about nobody paying attention - which rather pissed me off seeing as I have diligently recorded certain aspects of his lectures every week without fail.

Should I hand in my recordings to prove somebody does listen to him, or is this likely to further enrage him?

Answer 1

If you want to enrage him then hand it in. Otherwise, do something else to show him that you listen and appreciate his class.

I'm not sure how your university is, but every professor at mine has office hours, and pretty much no one goes to them. Go into office hours and chat with the professor about the subject matter. You'll show him that not only do you pay attention, but you also both understand the subject matter and care about it as well. From what I hear, some professors are known to give a little extra emphasis on subject matter that is important for tests to those people that go to office hours as well...

Answer 2

A Lecturer or a teacher has to be looked upon as an idol !
but sometimes they do things which are quite unpleasant !but always remember to pick up the good qualities and tolerate the bad ones !the same goes with your parents !at the pedestal they are they should be given the same amount of respect what u give ur parents because finally they are the cause to direct ur life in the right path ,and also remember they are tolerating u as well!

Answer 3

I think you better not hand in the recordings in case he thinks that you are trying to make fun of him