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John Laub CCJS661 Expecting a B JP 08/09/2022	John Laub was one of the worst and most arrogant professors I have ever experienced in class. He was already exceedingly arrogant and highly opinionated when he taught Administration of Juvenile Justice at Northeastern University in 1981. He was extremely hard to question during class and seemed determined to intimidate students. He once stated in class after grading papers that he was not impressed with the papers as a whole and that “he would not be a thorn in your side, but a spike in your side” for the duration of the quarter. I found this statement to be provocative and highly unprofessional. I spoke with him after class because of this statement and the fact I was perplexed by the low grade I received for the paper I submitted for his class compared to half a dozen papers I had previously submitted to other professors which were predominately graded A. His response was “perhaps that was a reflection on his colleagues.” I was dumbfounded by the audaciousness of this 27-year-old professor just out of grad school, especially since his colleagues at the time had far more teaching experience than he. I forget how many students failed the class; however, it was more than a few. Fortunately for me, I earned an A on the final exam and managed a B for the overall grade. Hopefully, he will stick exclusively to research in the future and stay far away from the classroom unless he has drastically changed his teaching methods. Research may be a much better fit for him as he seems accomplished in that area.