Posted on 03/26/2013 9:20:08 AM PDT by Kaslin
On second reading, I'm not sure.
If you read the original stories from last week, they all say that the professor "made" students stomp on the paper, and that this student was brought up on charges after complaining to the professor's supervisor.
The original stories include the part about how "Most will hesitate. Ask why they can't step on the paper. Discuss the importance of symbols in culture." Some stories go on to say that some students did so, others did not. What the articles do not say is what the professor did afterwards: did he lead them in the discussion or pressure them to stomp on the paper.
The articles only say that this student went to administrators a few days later to express his outrage, and that he was then suspended and brought up on charges of not following the professor.
It seems that the student did what the exercise expected: he refused to stomp and then discussed his reasons why. It was the separate act of complaining that the exercise overall was offensive that got him suspended. It is not clear from the stories what the professor did when the student refused and discussed. It is not clear whether the student was suspended for refusing a follow-up to stomp, or if it was retaliation for exposing the exercise and the school to public outcry.
-PJ
“This instructor should have been fired for this - tenure or no tenure. Our schools are a place of learning alright, learning all the wrong things.”
He only has the rank of instructor, so it is highly unlikely that he has tenure.
He has “Angry Black Man” down cold.
And there is the heart of the cult of communism. The greater community at large is their morality. Why else would you have such a demonstration?
Pray for America
It doesn’t say how many students refused to step on the paper. But isn’t it sad that only one person complained.
And what’s the deal that a student breaks a “code” if they complain about a professor? If some male professor offers a female student a good grade in exchange for sex, would the student be in violation of some “code”?
See post #4.
I wouldnt be taking a course with that description.
As a professor in a state university, I am still baffled as to why this kid got suspended. Considering the rules that I and students have to abide by at my school (which I believe are typical for most higher ed institutions), his behavior just does not amount to a suspension.
I thought poole was the instructor. His photo is on the thread and looks male to me. He/she/it is an absolute moron.
LLS
i emailed him days ago. just disgusting. never ending battle fighting these people. growing weary. takes up so much time and energy.
That looks like a man to me but this is the University that two professors [male] went to Tailand and brought them back a boy for their pleasure[s]. So everything may not bee as it appears.
Florida Atlantic University pretty much proved it has the intellectual horsepower of a smell rubber band with their attempt to prosecute this student.
...plus their football team stinks...
It was good that they apologized and realized what they did was wrong,
Right after they realized they were going to get the carpola sued out of them. :-)
It is not clear from the stories what the professor did when the student refused and discussed. It is not clear whether the student was suspended for refusing a follow-up to stomp, or if it was retaliation for exposing the exercise and the school to public outcry.
...that’s the whole problem with this thread...a lot of speculation about who did what...if it can be shown that retaliation against the student was for bringing a gratuitous complaint against the instructor, that’s one thing...if the instructor, on the other hand, reacted to the student’s refusal by throwing him out, that’s quite another...
In many states, you cannot sue an educator. They are protected, like government officials. In all cases they are presumed to be acting in the best interest of the public by fiat.
Here in Illinois, you cannot even publicly talk bad about educators (naming them personally). You could be sued in civil court (and you will most likely lose) for damages to their career and earnings (which could run into the millions). Defamation of character is a serious offense against unionized educators in our state. Newspapers and other media are very careful to never name educators in Illinois, even after convicted, until they are booted from the union and they lose their jobs.
There have been cases of kids or parents complaining about educators on facebook or in the “speak out” sections of newspapers who have been sued, even in the case of abuse or molestation.
Some animals are more equal than others.
The student should have agreed to do the assigment only if the so-called “professor” would spit on a picture of Obama in front of the class.
I disagree; a better action would have been to ask the so-called prof to spit on a picture of Obama. Bet hwe would not have.
FAU stands for Find Another University.
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