I used to describe him having a vast range of knowledge in his field. Taking full-length classes with him this semester made me see something else... & think otherwise. I respect him. I still do. Maybe I'm being oversensitive but I could not always appreciate his "sense of humour".. if you could call that humour. In fact, I will not tolerate it when he make fun of things I take interest in... such as art. Heck, I felt insulted even when he talked about Math (although I don't like Math that much anymore). How ironic...being in charge of a program you think mostly consist of things that have "doubtful" usefulness to future job prospects. Even if there are truths in that (of course not everyone can be mathematicians), it's unnecessary to make fun of it by telling your clients (students are clients, no?) in such a way as if they've made a bad investment or something. The future is an uncertain thing. You can envision a future... but there are still possibilities you will arrive at a different future from what you aimed for.

*a deeply offended individual*

Gosh. I really hate it when I found another thing to hate on besides something I already hate (& made peace with).