Narrator's Confrontation and Concerns

A teacher at MIT faced a scheduling conflict when another professor scheduled a makeup session over his class. The teacher offered students an alternative by holding extra sessions on Fridays. Frustrated, he confronted the other professor, which led to a call from the dean asking for a public apology. The teacher argued that the incident would prevent future scheduling conflicts.

What was the main issue faced by the students in the narrator's class?

• They had too many assignments.

• They had difficulty understanding the material.

• They were not interested in the subject.

• They had a scheduling conflict with another class.

What subject did the other professor prioritize over the narrator's class?

• Physics

• Accounting

• Mathematics

• Economics

How did the narrator initially resolve the scheduling conflict for the students?

• By rescheduling his class to a different day.

• By allowing students to attend part of his class and making up the rest later.

• By canceling his class.

• By asking the other professor to change his schedule.

What emotion did the narrator experience when he saw the other professor's class?

• Confusion

• Happiness

• Annoyance

• Indifference

What action did the narrator take during the other professor's class?

• He joined the class as a student.

• He walked in and confronted the professor.

• He ignored the situation.

• He reported the professor to the dean.

What was the narrator's position at the time of the incident?

• First-year assistant professor

• Second-year assistant professor

• Tenured professor

• Visiting professor

What was the narrator's reaction after confronting the professor?

• He walked out after expressing his thoughts.

• He apologized immediately.

• He was confused.

• He felt relieved.

What was the dean's request after the confrontation incident?

• To reschedule his class.

• To apologize in front of the whole school.

• To ignore the incident.

• To discuss the issue with the students.

How did the narrator justify his actions to the dean?

• By saying it was a misunderstanding.

• By blaming the students for the confusion.

• By explaining the importance of his class.

• By discussing the signaling effect of the incident.

What was the narrator's main concern about the future after the incident?

• That he would lose his job.

• That no one would schedule over his class again.

• That students would not attend his class.

• That the dean would not support him.