Hugo Schwyzer

5 Responses to “NPR story up”

1. 1 Douglas, Friend of Osho
   Dec 23rd, 2006 at 2:23 pm

   Merry Christmas to you and yours Hugo and a prosperous and satisying year in 2007.

2. 2 zuzu
   Dec 25th, 2006 at 4:42 pm

   Hm. I never knew that was how your name was pronounced.

3. 3 Dennis
   Dec 25th, 2006 at 10:17 pm

   Wow, they only took the clip that makes you sound like you’ve got madd body issues.

   Also, the conclusion they draw on your behalf (that some of the “students” reviewing you have never met you) does not follow from the premise they stick you with (students are calling you fat, but you’re really definitely not): it could also be the case that these folks are your students, but they know exactly where to twist the knife.

4. 4 Mr. Bad
   Dec 27th, 2006 at 7:54 am

   Dennis said: “Wow, they only took the clip that makes you sound like you’ve got madd body issues.”

   Hmm. I’ve been reading Hugo’s blog for some time now and I’d have to say that this characterization of Hugo by NPR is spot-on. Where have you been Dennis?

   Obviously NPR knows its business, so IMO they were just doing their job re. getting to the heart of the issue in the most efficient manner.

5. 5 Rachel
   Jan 1st, 2007 at 6:35 pm

   Body issues aside, the bigger issue is credibility, which I think Hugo addressed fairly. Anybody, can put up ratings on these sites. I worked with somebody in grad school who wanted me to post on his profile (on my professor sucks), so his rating would look better. He ended up typing something up himself.

   Moreover, the MRAs could easily get pissed and go over and try to slam Hugo since it is very easy to figure out where he works.

   I don’t think the site is a total waste of time, but I do think it shouldn’t be taken too seriously. Just about every school has faculty evals, and those are much better than this. I know that my school is working to make them available to the students on line, so they can check them.