The class situation isn't great, but it's not irreparable. And you had worse teachers when you were at Winfield Phillips. The students will make it through, and so will your career.
Blankenship recovers his temper. "Information flow is not only a-causal but nondeterministic. Its flow is a question of probabilities. Those are the dots I wanted connected."
"His volatility is concerning," Alex says. "Do not trust someone who expands their borders so rapidly and unexpectedly. He is imperiling your class and your students' well-being."
Blankenship is more subdued during the rest of the class period, but the students sit in anxious anticipation, like they're outside in a storm, unsure where lightning will strike. They file out of class without a word, though Inez looks at you as if she's never been so disappointed in her life.
Blankenship retrieves his thrown marker. "I don't understand. Why don't the students get it? I lay it out for them, it's so simple, and yet."