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I am grateful to Stephen Carlson for directing my attention to Required Religion on Tumblr, which is gifs depicting the experiences of a religion professor. There are so<\/a> many<\/a><\/em> I can relate to<\/a>, such as this one, depicting how a professor feels when students won\u2019t talk<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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And this one, \u201cHow I feel when I find mistakes in the syllabus mid-semester\u201d<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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But this one (click through)<\/a> made me laugh out loud. So did this one<\/a>. And a whole bunch on this page<\/a>. And this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click through<\/a> and explore, and feel free to let me know your favorites!<\/p>\n

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