Posted on 02/12/2012 8:57:57 PM PST by Kaslin
Seriously? And guys do that? WTF?
/johnny
The first letter, regarding a person handing in a paper to the wrong professor; not something I've done, but it could happen to anyone, especially someone with ADD. It has nothing to do with being a senior. Anybody, student or otherwise, might accidently switch-up some papers. For him to make such a big deal out of it is just him being a grade A a**hole.
Second, the thing about 'bathroom breaks.' I agree, people shouldn't take calls in class, but if somebody wants to leave the room to take a call, go to the bathroom, or whatever, thats not his friggin business. College is not highschool, I pay a sh!tload of money for a service that I will use as I see fit, and no academic windbag is going to tell me I can't get up. If I want to take a piss I'll take a damn piss -- If I miss something, thats MY responsibilty and problem, not his.
Slap that booty!
Sounds like S&M to me!
I can tell you that 20-25% or so of the students in the room spend the time waiting for the class to start on Facebook or some-such. I have to announce somewhat loudly that I am getting started. I don't get it.
Perhaps, when you gain some maturity, you will understand.
“He that has the gold makes the rules.”
Professor Adams makes the rules. Students obey the rules or suffer the consequences.
Life is like that most of the time.
I just finished a class in December. At first everyone was on time and then more and more started coming in late. It was a distraction to those of us who were paying a $h1tl0ad of money and were on time.
I don’t think the first paper was actually handed in to the wrong professor...
It was just written very poorly...
So, educators are God’s gift, in love with the sound of their own voice, and have an unusual fetish for the elimination processes of complete strangers. What else is new?
Love it!!
lol.
If the paper was on a totally different topic, it was indeed very very poorly written.
As a former college student myself, I respectfully disagree.
The issue here is largely one of respect.
In a sense, any interruption has a compression wave effect on whatever is going on. Think about how one car slowing down or changing lanes inappropriately can cause a long delay on the interstate, for instance.
I do not think that it is respectful of other students (particularly those with “ADD” or “ADHD”, who may get completely thrown off track by a call or text session) or the professor’s time and talents to use a phone in class or get up and disturb it for any light reason. We learned in church and elementary school to take our restroom breaks prior to the beginning to avoid just that sort of interruption.
As an adult student, I always alerted my professors to the fact that I could have certain work/family/legal calls that were always going to buzz regardless of my phone status - in an emergency only - and that only this would limit my compliance with their policies.
You are right, students are adults and pay for their college credits (some of them, most are on the dole from daddy or Uncle Sugar) and so have the right to “use [the service] as [they] see fit.” However, it can impact more than just “miss[ing] something” for that student, so they should accept the responsibility for that grown up decision to waste time and money for themselves and others and not complain if there are consequences which could impact their grade or subsequent time and money when they have to retake a failed course. Adults get to learn from their mistakes, too.
I thought it was downloaded from the internet and the student didn’t bother to change the vital statistics.
BUT even if the student did honestly hand in the wrong paper, it sounds like the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back!
College students can’t hold it in for an hour?!!
Ever heard of using the potty before class?
I wish cell phones were never invented. They are the rudest contraptions ever created.
I had a similar professor when I went to school. If you were late by even one minute, you got a zero. Didn’t turn in your work on time, you got a zero. Failed a quiz/test, you got a zero. Three zeroes and you failed the class. No questions. Oh, and you weren’t welcome to continue with his class once you got to three for that semester.
As a freshman (undecided at the time), I heard this speech on the first day of his class in my first semester. I decided to “avoid” him and quickly switched to another class that semester. All those rules would certainly get in the way of my social commitments.
As time went by and I chose my major you couldn’t get past “Go” to collect your $200 without going through his courses. So I bucked up and played by his rules. It was one of the best decisions of my life. He was a total SOB but in the “Paper Chase” kinda way. At the end of school he was an advisor and somewhat of a friend.
That went down 27 years ago. To this day I play by those rules in my day to day. The bottom line is that his rules helped reinforce the concepts of commitment, time management, hard work and respect for others and their time. I like to think I’m a better person for it.
So what if I have to get up and take a piss at the movies....do your standards apply there as well?
Red Cell, not everyone conforms....the Marine Corps made you conform and then asked you to adapt and overcome........your teacher was a academic asshole who made you bend to his will....just because you learned something from it didn’t make it right.
That teacher was there to teach, not babysit. He obviously taught discipline which is much lacking in today’s youth. Having fun is more important than learning.
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