/span>Posted on 12/17/2014 5:19:45 AM PST by servo1969
Last week, Robby wrote here about how "students are so coddled by the feelings-protection regime at university campuses that they now believe disheartening national news developments—such as the grand jury decisions in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases—entitle them to final exam extensions." Columbia Law School delayed final exams for students who felt unable to take them in the wake these developments. Students at Harvard and Georgetown began demanding their universities follow suit.
One might think that Oberlin College, known for it's ultra-crunchy reputation, would be all about this. At least one professor at Oberlin, however, is having none of it:
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So, that made me laugh enough to want to pass it on. Notice that the student who sent the email isn't writing on behalf of herself but that of black students she just knows must be too traumatized to take exams and yet unable to speak for themselves. Good for Professor Raney for quickly and succinctly putting an end to this nonsense.
After receiving her professor's response, the student posted the exchange publicly to Facebook, with the message: "TRIGGER WARNING: Violent language regarding an extremely dismissive response from a professor. This is an email exchange I had with my professor this evening. ... We are obviously not preaching to the choir. Professors and administration at Oberlin need to be held accountable for their words and actions and have a responsibility to their students."
But I don't mean to pick too much on this student, an Oberlin freshman. This is the environment she's inherited and set of social cues she's learned from people who should know far better—like professors and administrators at Ivy League law schools, for a start.
Oh I think this may explain a lot...
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Just more time for lazy students who spent their “study time” rioting all over this country.
“The date for the exam is: XXX”
Tough crap if you fail due to your own stupidity.
The best lesson they could get from this is actions have consequences, and fail.
Brilliant!
I’d like to know how the delayed finals will affect all the relatives who emptied their bank account to make hotel reservations and fly in for December graduations?
The best thing for these flaccid weak students would be for their parents to withdraw their funding for one year. What self-centered parasites.
“TRIGGER WARNING: “
PRIVILEGED VICTIM WARNING: is more like it.
Statistics final...
This person is dealing with a Math Professor, who have very little sympathy for anyone NOT a Math Professor! Some of my best memories from college was hearing some whiny student ask for or expect some additional consideration and then listening to the Prof explain the facts of life to them.
One of my all time favorites was accusing them of being, or encouraging them to change their major to Hotel/Motel/ Restaurant Management!
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