[Bgs-list] Support for the DR

[Chenjerai Kumanyika]

Thank you Brother Carl for the support!!

 I'm pretty good at ignoring the ignorance, but somehow it does still drain
my energy somewhat. Also - Clemson has an internal system for student
evaluations that is anonymous. It includes a quantitative evaluation and
also a place for students to provide comments. This system is what is used
by the university. Rate My Professor is a website that anyone can register
for and offer comments. As a result, the commentary offered on that site is
primarily by people that have not taken my class. One comment talks about
my teaching of interpersonal communicaton - which is class that I have
never taught. At one point 75% of the comments were added on one day during
the time that I happened to be in the headlines for going to Ferguson
Missouri. My evaluations in the REAL student evaluation system reflect a
much wider and much more positive generally positive view of my classes.

Those include comments like:

"

“I really liked the critical analysis essay. It forced me to really think
outside the box.

Also, his feedback made me realize the importance of word choice. I thought
it was

awesome that he gave us feedback. I wish he did more assignments like this.

I also liked his reading responses. It forced me to read materials, but it
also made

me think. Overall, I think with such a complex class, the writing helped me
to really analyze my thoughts and better understand the material.”

and


“I think I learned more in this class than any other at all my time in
college”


I've chosen not to correct misconceptions about this publicly at this time
because I don't think that it is necessary. But perhaps it is.


Chenjerai

Thanks again Carl!

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 7:05 PM, Carl <carlsharperson at hotmail.com> wrote:

> To My Brothers,
>
> I heard through the grapevine that brother Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika is
> taking some heat for his on point letter to Coach Sweeney. This is a common
> defensive tactic of the MAN. They go find something to discredit the
> brother, like looking at his student evaluations, and they find out that he
> makes his student feel uncomfortable. I wonder why? They need to feel
> uncomfortable, when you challenge their southern vanilla only thinking. Be
> encouraged my brother, and be blessed. Your words were right on as we used
> to say in the 1960's.
>
> Peace out,
>
> Carl
>
>
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