Whatever you think of the risk of Covid, I live in a very different world, he says.
He will claim that this was an effort of being edgy and humorous. It was an Intro to Sociology class. 'So I randomly assign grades before the first day of class. Sam, you can intellectualize this all you want, but I would not spend $200,000 having my kid lectured to by vulgar, overeducated MORONS. He gives four tests, and once you're done with a unit, you won't have to look at it ever again, not even for the final. You are only graded on 4 tests so if you're good at tests then you'll do fine. Im old enough to be your grandpa, and you people are vectors of disease to me, he said. The bizarre 14-minute video, which has been viewed more than 360,000 times since it was posted on his YouTube page last Sunday, resulted in Professor Mehlers being placed on paid suspension while university officials investigated his eccentric introduction to the new semester, according to Sandy Gholston, a university spokesman. The university says it has no further comment on the 'personnel matter.'. I took an entry level history course with him, and he made it seem like a 460+ class. Im working in a paid f***ing union job and no limber-d*ck c*ksucker of an administrator is going to tell me how to teach my classes.
He said that he never took attendance and really didnt care if anyone ever came to class. Ferris State is in Big Rapids, 155 miles (250 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. The dropout rate would be staggeringno pun intended. I manipulated the system to get earlier retirement benefits back in 2007-2008 financial crisis. That is one magnificent rant! Dr. Mehler does not pull any punches. Court rejects bid to nix candidate because of Jan. 6 role, County clerk to oversee Muskegon Heights' elections amid staffing shakeup, 13 On Your Side Forecast: Fine Friday; Saturday Night Storms, Ferris State University professor on leave after profane video to students circulates online, Center for Covid Control testing sites close after BBB investigation, Michigan State Board of Education opposes GOPs anti-critical race theory bills. See story below for further details.
In a statement to The Washington Post, university president David Eisler said he was shocked and appalled by the video. My professors were the same.
Mehler has a well-known and celebrated provocative style, attorney Matthew Hoffer said in a court filing. Ti And you are big minded?? Mehler has been placed on administrative leave while Ferris State University investigates the incident. Mehlerhas been teaching at Ferris for nearly 30 years in the humanities department and is the director of the university's Institute for the Study of Academic Racism, according to his bio on the university's website that has since been deleted. Let me explain.
It is fools like you that try to use pretend intelligence through a barrage of high sounding words and phrases when in all actuality it is all just plain vulgar and uninteresting. boring and bored professors dialing it in, he was a refreshing change. Theres a shortage of truck drivers. Some college students in Michigan might have expected their professor to cover the usual topics in a video kicking off the semester this week attendance, grading, plagiarism. 'None of you are good enough to earn an A in my class,' Mehler said. The committee provided support for and advocated for the release of Russell Smith, an anti-prison rape advocate who was imprisoned at United States Penitentiary, Marion at the time. [2][3], In 1997, Mehler was a driving force behind a successful campaign to have an American Psychological Association lifetime achievement award for Raymond B. Cattell postponed because of accusations that some of his writings were 'racist'. [5], In January 2022, Mehler posted an expletive-laden video[6] to his YouTube channel to welcome students to his class. Ferris State declined to comment on Mehler's threat to go to court if he's not reinstated by Wednesday. You applaud an old professor for using vulgarity to 19year old students with an impotence of real thought? In the video below, Mehler lashes out at the requirement that he return to in-person classes despite the risk to his health as an older person. Because Im a f****** tenured professor.
People will the system, look no further than Sachem lizzie warren. It could be more Machiavellian than Bealean in that sense. His vulgarities are a swipe at the cultures vulgarity. ), So I randomly assign grades before the first day of class. Many of your experts are advising wearing masks because there's a deadly virus spreading around the planet. Compared to the norm, i.e.
(Emphasis added. You applaud a guy that couldnt come up with a speech or lesson without using c**ks*cker multiple times? I dont even want to know your name. My bet the whole thing is funded by half a dozen grants, all funded by taxpayers. I would love to get some comments from some students of his from 15 and 20 years ago, or longer ago than that.
He uses the pre-written speech (you can see the script when he shares the screen) to attack religion, Western Civilization, Americas legacy, and both the students and the university. So attack millions of fellow citizens while all the lockdowns, masks, lines 6 apart, vaccines, school shutdowns, etc.
Anyone can read what you share. The lecture was free-form, hilarious, and interesting. You people are just vectors of disease to me, and I dont want to be anywhere near you, he says. Go ahead,' Barry Mehler yells in the video. 'Many of your experts are advising wearing masks because there's a deadly virus spreading around the planet.
In a profanity-laced introduction video for a history class, Prof. Barry Mehler wears an astronaut-style helmet with air filters, tells his Ferris State University students that they are vectors of disease and says that their grades are predetermined, regardless of their efforts. He read the snappy replies he gave in movies from a script. It doesnt matter how hard you work or how great your grades are, he says, adding, my grading system is based on the Calvinist doctrine of predestination a theory, developed by the 16th-century theologian John Calvin, that ones entrance into heaven or hell was predetermined by God, regardless of ones actions on earth. Professor Mehler tells students that he is old enough to be their grandfather, and that if they care about their grandfather, they should stay away from him. First, there is the fact that this was a pre-written soliloquy. It sounds like a spontaneous diatribe but It is a calculated and intentionally worded address. As of early Friday, the 14-minute profanity-laced video has been viewed more than 210,000 times since Mehler posted it on Sunday. Second, Mehler reveals that he does not want to teach in person. Your response has to be parody. The university put Mehler on leave, but some students hope he keeps his job. [7], Mehler was suspended while Ferris State administration investigated the video. An attorney for Barry Mehler,a tenured history professor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, says the teacher is protected by the First Amendment and a contract between Ferris State and its faculty. Finding the truth behind political rhetoric, reviewing claims to see whats accurate and whats misleading. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT take this instructor. Chappelle takes to stage and pokes fun at 'transgender lunatics' after Minneapolis venue bowed to woke mob and forced him to move his sold-out show, REVEALED: Nikolas Cruz casually strolled to McDonald's after murdering 17 at Parkland school and then asked brother of girl he'd just shot and wounded for ride home, sentencing hearing is told, Ex-MLB player Jim Edmonds slams ex-wife, RHOC star Meghan King for post about their son Hart's potty-training difficulties: 'She's trying to get attention for herself', Ex-cop who held George Floyd's legs as Derek Chauvin pinned him down is sentenced to 30 months in prison for violating Floyd's civil rights, Shore-ly he can't be nine! Hustling round Michigan in his alligator shoes.
I applaud this professor for a very entertaining and educational presentation.
They are rednecks!
Went out young too. Then he told everyone (about 350 undergrads) that the class was graded solely on the test scores and the test dates would not change unless there was a university emergency that cancelled classes. Has a lot of credibility in his field, however most of his lectures rarely ever pertained to the topic at hand but he was very interesting to listen to.
Perhaps, but I dont think so. I also did the readings, took the tests, and received an A+ at the end of the semester. In the meantime, he and his space helmet can stay at home. ..
'The university should be celebrating and defending Dr. Mehler, not summarily disciplining him,' attorney Matthew Hoffer wrote in a letter on Tuesday. Professor Mehler repeatedly brings up the coronavirus pandemic in the video and talks about his concerns about in-person teaching. What this man is telling all of us is that somethings happened between the mid to late 1990s, and the current time which caused his changes. They did and the university expressed the predictable shock as it placed him on leave. Im sure Nicholson and Finch were intelligent and clever people, but they probably werent half as witty as the screenwriters made them out to be. (August 15, 1997). This is what we entrust our young people to? Jennifer Lopez looks red hot on honeymoon with her new husband Ben Affleck as they jet to France after eloping in Vegas, Duchess of Cornwall is dragged into royal race row with bombshell claim SHE told Prince Harry it would be 'funny' if his unborn child had 'ginger Afro hair', Unvaxxed Upstate New Yorker is diagnosed with first case of polio in the US in a decade: Patient believed to have contracted virus overseas and suffered severe symptoms including paralysis, JANUARY 6 HEARING: GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Trump chose not to act for 187 minutes during the riot because the mob was doing what he wanted as panel describes how he watched chaos unfold on TV, Elon Musk's fixer faces ax from his job at Tesla after 'suspicious' purchase of special glass he claimed was being used by Musk for personal 'secret' project, House of the Dragon: Everything we know so far about the Game Of Thrones prequel from the cast to storyline and release date, January 6 committee says Mike Pence's Secret Service agents were making GOODBYE calls to family as Trump watched the riot on TV for three hours and Ivanka and aides told the President to condemn the violence, Melania Trump says she was 'fulfilling' her duties as First Lady on January 6 and would have condemned violence if she'd been 'fully informed', Jan. 6 committee has outtakes of Trump's message to supporters the day AFTER the Capitol riot where he 'tried to call them patriots and refused to accept the election was over', Steve Bannon's defense team rests its case after he REFUSED to take stand: Defiant Trump advisor says he has already testified more than anyone and stands with the ex-President and the Constitution, Homeland Security launches CRIMINAL probe into missing Secret Service texts - as new report shows agency knew about messages but didn't tell January 6 panel, Wealthy Minneapolis neighborhood is CROWDFUNDING to pay for extra police patrols just two years after woke city council pledged to 'end policing as we know it' by disbanding department and defunding it by $1M, Fairway to heaven! "I think a lot of this is going to be taken out of context as far as the video," he says. Just do yourself a favor a dont take his class. So is this just madness? "He has his own way of teaching," says Wisner. 'So when I look at a classroom filled with 50 students, I see 50 selfish kids who don't care whether grandpa lives or dies.'. . Make them walk a straight line to get their diplomas. Michigan Matters: Roundtable Sizes Up The August 2nd Primary, Michigan Mother Charged After SUV Pond Crash Kills Her 3 Boys, Jury Gets Flint Water Case About Liability For Engineers, Man, 46, Facing Charges In Shooting Death Of Wife In Ray Township, Crime Stoppers Offering $2,500 Reward For Tips On Karmen Marie Hogan Murder Case, Lockdown Clears After Shooting Incident Reported Near Michigan Technical Education Center, Officials Say, Police Seek Suspect Who Allegedly Hit Victim With His Car In Detroit, Jonathan Welch Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of His Mother, The 3rd Victim In His Killing Spree, Judge Marilyn Milian Speaks Out On The Health Scare That Shook Her Family, MSP: 2-Year-Old Killed In Vehicle Crash On Southfield Freeway, Reps. Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin Arrested In Abortion Rights Protest In Front Of US Supreme Court, Oakland County Sheriff's Office Welcomes 2 New Puppies To Its K9 Comfort Unit.