I know what you mean and I’ve definitely had this kind of experience (and in particular, last semester which led me to want to leave both my university and academia—that’s how bad it was). What I wanted to emphasize while teaching is that it’s valuable to question our own thoughts, emotions, and experiences in the philosophy classroom, and it’s disappointing to see that most people are not willing to do that. But hey, at least I tried...
I know what you mean and I’ve definitely had this kind of experience (and in particular, last semester which led me to want to leave both my university and academia—that’s how bad it was). What I wanted to emphasize while teaching is that it’s valuable to question our own thoughts, emotions, and experiences in the philosophy classroom, and it’s disappointing to see that most people are not willing to do that. But hey, at least I tried...