The europe comment was a politcal diatribe I probably should not have gone into but I was incredibly angry and it was much safer to vent here than onto the student. Being an American I see most of europe as socialist and leaning communist. In most european countries to my way of thinking you don't really have to work to survive and that is the way I see America going. The students don't try to learn since they expect the government to take care of them when they don't find a job, or that they will be able to make enough to survive on a job that doesn't require education (bus driver) when that used to not be possible in this country (and shouldn't be). Just my opinon of course but that was where the last bit was coming from. Let the flood of "you are evil capitalist scum" begin...
Oh question for the swede...why in the hell is your country spending tax money supporting porn...I mean they call it feminist porn (oxymoron much) but still thats a bit much.
Oh question for the swede...why in the hell is your country spending tax money supporting porn...I mean they call it feminist porn (oxymoron much) but still thats a bit much.
So for those who don't remember me from wotmania or who never knew I teach chemistry at a community college in North Carolina. As part of that I teach a lab that runs from 9:30 to 12:30. In this lab we have lab tests. We had our first one for this semester today. I am not going to write a test that takes three hours because I don't want to grade it (I teach six or so classes each semester so I don't have time). After everyone is done with the test today I leave. When I get back to my office I have an angry message from a student who got to my class at 10:48 (which really I doubt as I left at 10:45 so would have seen him coming) and I wasn't there or in my office but since he came "during the alotted time" I should allow him to take the test. WTF??? You don't show up for class between 9:30 and 12:30 you show up at 9:30. If you have to be late you don't DEMAND I let you take the test you explain why you were late and you ASK! As it says on my syllabus if you have a valid reason for being late you MAY get to take the test.
America is becoming waaay to much like europe we have forgotten that economic rights don't exist and that you WORK for what you get, and deserve ONLY what you earn.
America is becoming waaay to much like europe we have forgotten that economic rights don't exist and that you WORK for what you get, and deserve ONLY what you earn.
venting about American students
- 09/09/2009 06:10:41 PM
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Your post conclusion is stupid.
- 09/09/2009 06:30:43 PM
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I have a reputation to uphold.
That last sentence doesn't even remotely make sense or relate to the above *NM*
- 09/09/2009 07:41:17 PM
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As a Swede, I can attest that that'd be exactly how that student would be treated here *NM*
- 09/09/2009 08:02:54 PM
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I agree about the entitlement issues in young America...I'm lost how that relates to Europe... *NM*
- 09/09/2009 08:03:00 PM
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Yep, I'm afraid that here, too, that student would be completely out of luck.
- 09/09/2009 08:20:42 PM
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Tough luck for that kid. He learned a lesson. But I don't get your Europe comment either. *NM*
- 09/09/2009 11:18:43 PM
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Europe comment explained - socialism
- 14/09/2009 03:51:05 PM
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I'm with Jens there - you cannot be serious about the bus driver thing.
- 14/09/2009 04:14:36 PM
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