After a quick conversation with my roommate, and my explaining to her why her comment bothered be, I can understand better where she's coming from. Her perspective mirrors pretty much what I believe in, which is to be casual and yourself in the classroom. But to also throw in a little humor, or "a dash of humor" as she said. By "boring" she meant that the instructor will go "by the book" without innovations. This kind of instructor is not comfortable in front of the classroom and is very stiff, again, according to my roommate.
Her explanation put me at ease because it told me that she was not making judgments on the professor that were completely superficial (although, they still are to a degree). Her comment reflected a critique of an instructor's approach and delivery of pedagogy. It also suggests and confirms my own understanding that reaching students is very challenging to achieve and maintain if the curriculum is not made palatable.
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