he should tell them there was a surprise test that day worth 20% of their grade...Flunk ‘em all! There’s no crying and tantrums in college.
Flunk the TWITS!
fail them all. The idiots
Think of all those students who applied to Harvard and didn’t get in, or who were accepted and couldn’t raise the tuition. I hope the prof flunks these twits and deosn’t back down.
I’m surprised there’s still a college economics course that teaches proper economic theory.
There’s a Conservative Prof at Harvard ?!?
he should tell them there was a surprise test that day worth 20% of their grade...Email the professor with your thoughts: ngmankiw@harvard.edu
and the Economics Dept Chair, John Campbell: john_campbell@harvard.edu
and the Dean of the University, Kathleen McCartney: hgsedean@gse.harvard.edu
Great day for a pop quiz.
The Ivy League is now a joke, a faded brand name still trying to live high on on the hog on it’s past reputation. Things like this don’t help them get any credibility back. Fail all of the whiners.
A smart professor would take this time to announce changes in exams or clarify points or something to show why you should always be in class.
Hoo-hoo boy. I was just thinking of my Intro to Microeconomics prof. About 5’9”, 135 pounds dripping wet, and maybe the most respected and feared prof on campus. He was as old school as it got. You were there to learn, and if you weren’t serious about it, he didn’t care if you failed and had no qualms about throwing you out of class if you were goofing off.
I can just see the look on his face if these two clowns had tried this stunt with him. Or rather, I can see the expression on his face if/when they came crawling back to try and save their grade...
Ship them to Afghanistan.
Yes...time for a “surprise” test to determine the course grade. Ha ha ha. Get ‘em in the GPA, where it’ll really hurt.
I’ll bet Obama walked out on a few economics classes at Harvard too. That would explain his colossal, breathtaking ignorance on the subject.
A conservative professor at Harvard?
Inconceivable
it’s college... no one cares if you attend class.
no one cares if you pass the tests.
if you fail the tests because you missed material taught on days you skipped, that’s your problem
I’d say stack all the good stuff on the days they walk out.
pop quizzes are also a nice little wake up for those that skip
F those spoiled brats.
Do what my Psych professor did years ago when we had class the day after Halloween. Give a pop quiz that is worth 25% of your grade. (His questions ranged from ‘What is your favorite color?’ to ‘What color are my eyes?’)
Class had 100% attendance.