Theodor Paleologu — Professor Casa Paleologu

Professor Casa Paleologu

Theodor Paleologu ranks #422 of 19,190 LinkedIn creators in Education Management, and is a standout voice in Romania. They have 16.0K followers and published 21 posts in the last 30 days at a 0.6% average engagement rate.

The roast

Theodor calls his business an Enlightenment salon, which is just a fancy way of saying he’s holding a PowerPoint presentation in his living room for people who are too pretentious to go to an actual university.

About Theodor

In my career as an educator, I've engaged in various forms of cooperation with individual scholars and educational organizations that share similar values and goals. This is particularly evident in my initiative with Casa Paleologu in Bucharest, Romania, a unique enterprise that co-founded, with a focus on adult education reminiscent of Enlightenment "salons," fostering friendly courses and erudite discussions. My teaching path has not been limited to conventional institutions; I have always had a soft spot for unconventional, experimental, and interdisciplinary teaching environments. This includes experiences at Deep Springs College in California and the European College of Liberal Arts in Berlin (now Bard College Berlin), where I embraced a less traditional approach to education. Despite these forays, I have also contributed to the academic traditions of more established universities, such as the University of Copenhagen, the University of Bucharest, and the Academy for Economic Studies in Bucharest. The revelation of my personal teaching style and philosophy came in 1999-2000, thanks to an anonymous student's comment in a teaching evaluation at Boston College. Stated as "the funniest professor on campus" during my time as a visiting lecturer in an exchange program with the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, I discovered my affinity for Michael de Montaigne's educational ideal, an approach that emphasized "all feast and fun." This comment shaped my teaching ethos, promising students classes that are "happy, even playful." It was at the age of 26 that I found my true calling for teaching, marking the beginning of a journey that has since taken me through a tapestry of educational environments, methodologies, and philosophies.

Highlights

Recent posts