{"id":9700,"date":"2014-10-15T06:13:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T13:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=9700"},"modified":"2014-10-14T13:18:10","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T20:18:10","slug":"getting-personal-with-camosun-college-sociology-instructor-peter-ove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/10\/15\/getting-personal-with-camosun-college-sociology-instructor-peter-ove\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting personal with Camosun College sociology instructor Peter Ove"},"content":{"rendered":"

Know Your Profs<\/i> is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions.<\/p>\n

Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? A prof you need to know more about? A teacher you… okay, you get the idea. Email editor@nexusnewspaper.com today and we\u2019ll get on it.<\/p>\n

This time around we caught up with Camosun College sociology instructor Peter Ove and talked about teaching with passion, his wildly short commute to work, and turducken.<\/p>\n

1: What do you teach and how long have you been a teacher at Camosun?<\/i><\/p>\n

I teach courses in sociology (Introduction to Sociology, Social Problems, and Minority Relations in Canada), but I have also taught Global Studies 100. I was hired at Camosun about two and a half years ago after teaching at UVic for three years.<\/p>\n

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Camosun College instructor Peter Ove is searching for the opposite of turducken (photo by Jill Westby\/Nexus<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2: What do you personally get out of teaching?<\/i><\/p>\n

Every single day, I get to talk about topics that I feel are important. The real bonus is when I can tell that students also feel passionate about the same topics.<\/p>\n

3: What\u2019s one thing you wish that your students knew about you?<\/i><\/p>\n

That I have two wonderful young boys who keep my life filled with excitement. So… if I make a mistake in class, let\u2019s say it\u2019s due to sleep deprivation.<\/p>\n

4: What\u2019s one thing you wish they didn\u2019t know about you?<\/i><\/p>\n

Doesn\u2019t answering this question defeat its purpose? Oh, okay, I guess students shouldn\u2019t know that I have an incredibly short commute to work (about two minutes), so if I am ever late for class, I can\u2019t use being stuck in traffic as an excuse.<\/p>\n

5: What\u2019s the best thing that\u2019s happened to you as a teacher here?<\/i><\/p>\n

When all my students got an A+. Wait a minute, that didn\u2019t happen, but I wish it would. Seriously, I think the best moment for me was when a student made me a homemade thank-you card for helping them. Now, that was pretty special.<\/p>\n

6: What\u2019s the worst thing that\u2019s happened to you as a teacher here?<\/i><\/p>\n

Hmmm, that\u2019s a tough one. I suppose the worst thing that ever happened to me was when I was somewhere and someone did something and I said, \u201cOh, no, don\u2019t do that.\u201d But then they didn\u2019t, so I said, \u201cCool.\u201d<\/p>\n

7: What do you see in the future of postsecondary education?<\/i><\/p>\n

In my opinion, the future of education in BC looks a little like a combination of the Ministry of Truth from 1984<\/i>, hypnopedia from Brave New World<\/i>, and the Shiroiwa Junior High School \u201cstudy trip\u201d from Battle Royale.<\/i><\/p>\n

8: What do you do to relax on the weekends?<\/i><\/p>\n

Mostly, I spend time with my family. I like to cook. I like to hike. I can also be found behind a board game now and again.<\/p>\n

9: What is your favourite meal?<\/i><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the opposite of turducken? Whatever it is, that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

10: What\u2019s your biggest pet peeve?<\/i><\/p>\n

Well, there is a long list to choose from. At the moment, though, the American predator drone program is at the top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Know Your Profs is an ongoing series of articles helping you get to know the instructors at Camosun College a bit better. Every issue we ask a different instructor the same 10 questions. Do you have a favourite instructor that you want to see interviewed in the paper? A prof you need to know more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus","category-october-15-2014"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t