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Just try cursing out your stuck up self righteous teacher


in front of the whole class and see what happens.

Of course he just laughs it off since it was in the script for him to do so.

Damn I'm good.

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It was consistent with Kingfield's character. He wanted his students to be independent thinkers.


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Fowler's knots? Did you say ... fowler's knots?

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Kingsfield knew what kind of student Hart was. He knew why Hart said he didn't have anything to say. Kingsfield pulled the stunt with the dime to force a little catharsis out of Hart. He wanted Hart to call him out at that point.

I went through a similar incident with a professor who intimidated me. He knew he intimidated me, so he needled me all semester until I told him to "knock it off" and I was "sick of his B.S." I didn't even realize I stood up. He smiled and nodded. I sat back down, very embarrassed. I apologized to him after class, and he said, "Not at all. I'm glad to see you got it off your chest."

I didn't LIKE the prof's methods, but I could see Kingsfield was going for the same thing!

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