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The Anarchist Professor: Interview with Denis Rancourt
By Chris Guillebeau
How does a tenured, full professor lose his job? First, he throws out the grading system by deciding that every student gets an A+.
Next, he tells students to rebel by showing how they, collectively, have more power and authority than any of the administration. Then, he gets arrested and taken away in handcuffs by the police just for showing up for a film club on campus.
Denis Rancourt is the professor, and I first read about him from the Globe and Mail, Toronto's largest newspaper. I tracked him down in Ontario and he agreed to answer my questions...
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Posted in: News on March 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AM
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kickass teacher
The prophet has arrived!!!
BRAVO!
Coolest person in the WORLD~
This is a true educator, he is so true! He makes learning free my gosh I never thought a professor would ignore the grades, I'm just shocked! Wow the power of the power locked him up for doing what? I wonder what he thinks about creativity, and imagination?
I love him!
He is now in on the behalf of internets of the world
The Most Epicly awesome Rebellious bad*** teacher to exist since the beginning of the universe and he is the answer to the our very existence.
WOOT go anarchist teacher, tell those idiots how to teach people.
Best teacher in the world! Awesome!
He has some serious balls.
Arrested for showing up to a film club on campus? Why, because he was fired when he made that?