The Academician Who Tried to Steal Christmas
Beyond lawyers and politicians the group fighting for the most despised category must be academics or academia or just plain teachers. Some of the other definitions for academic are on point: (from Princeton, Wordnet 
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result
That pretty much sums it up. But to try and quell the angst this may produce for some reading this post a little compassion on their behalf. There are of course good teachers and bad teachers. When teachers are good they can be very, very good but when they are bad they are typical. Feel free to decide for yourself which category the professor in the story from the following excerpt belongs.
The magic and mystery I recall as a youngster at Christmas are among my favorite memories. I still vicariously enjoy the Santa part knowing another generation is experiencing that wonder again this year. As for the magic and mystery of the primary focus of Christmas it will endure in me as long as I breathe.
Someone should yank the tenure of Professor Pompous or banish him to a Charles Dickens’ novel.
Stanford Matthews
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