Looks like he's "teaching" a class on sports, race, and society. Other actual teachers and scholars will actually come and teach about the issues of class, culture, and race.
I find this to be highly irresponsible. I could see hiring Webber in a supporting role to give the students aspects regarding his experiences in sports, but having him as a professor without having so much as an associate's degree is totally uncalled for. Virtually every respectable college requires a Master's degree to teach, yet it looks like Webber has no more than a high school degree.
Beyond actually becoming a content expert with a degree, you also gain experience with how the college environment works. Does he have a teaching philosophy? Does he have a grading philosophy? Does he even understand the principles of effective teaching, or even how a college classroom should run? Does he understand how to effectively have a classroom discussion? Does he understand the facilitating role of the teacher? These are all things that one picks up through many years in academia that he's just not going to understand.
But as I said earlier, these types of classes are generally low-quality and not very rigorous in the first place, so it's whatever. I still find this absolutely crazy, and it's the same as famous people's children getting into Harvard and other prestigious schools when they're clearly not qualified.
Topic: Did anyone else know Chris Webber taught a college class at Wake Forest? (Read 6217 times)