turtlespeed 226 #1 June 17, 2015 There was absolutely no reason to treat these black students like he did. It's disgusting. http://downtrend.com/71superb/professor-called-racist-for-correcting-black-students-grammar-and-punctuation/I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 379 #2 June 17, 2015 Rushmc better not enroll in his class. That would start a nationwide shortage of red ink. Don _____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driver1 0 #3 June 17, 2015 In all seriousness, I can't believe those stupid ass students have the gall to call the professor racist. I don't give a fuck how they speak. They can speak ebonics all they want, hell, even speak like the dudes in Airplane! if they like... BUT.... they are in COLLEGE, therefore, you write your college essays in FUCKING PROPER ENGLISH like you're supposed to, unless directed otherwise. Jesus.... There will be no addressing the customers as "Bitches", "Morons" or "Retards"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #4 June 17, 2015 turtlespeedThere was absolutely no reason to treat these black students like he did. It's disgusting. http://downtrend.com/71superb/professor-called-racist-for-correcting-black-students-grammar-and-punctuation/ This is one of the reasons that impartial testing standards for professional licensing are so useful. You may have pulled straight As because your grandfather donated a building to the university, but there is no way to fake the Professional Engineer's exam, for example. Hiring on the basis of double standards can get people killed in my line of work. I would much rather hire someone who was held to a higher standard than a lower one. If the professors were looking for a good excuse to tromp all over someone from an ethnic group they didn't like, but the student got a 4.0 anyway, they have passed muster. If the professors gave a student passing marks they didn't deserve because their dad was a Senator, I would give them a pass. The assholes who are behind this protest are doing themselves a disservice in the long run. You want equality? Adhere to equal standards. BSBD, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driver1 0 #5 June 17, 2015 winsor***There was absolutely no reason to treat these black students like he did. It's disgusting. http://downtrend.com/71superb/professor-called-racist-for-correcting-black-students-grammar-and-punctuation/ This is one of the reasons that impartial testing standards for professional licensing are so useful. You may have pulled straight As because your grandfather donated a building to the university, but there is no way to fake the Professional Engineer's exam, for example. Hiring on the basis of double standards can get people killed in my line of work. I would much rather hire someone who was held to a higher standard than a lower one. If the professors were looking for a good excuse to tromp all over someone from an ethnic group they didn't like, but the student got a 4.0 anyway, they have passed muster. If the professors gave a student passing marks they didn't deserve because their dad was a Senator, I would give them a pass. The assholes who are behind this protest are doing themselves a disservice in the long run. You want equality? Adhere to equal standards. BSBD, Winsor Bingo.There will be no addressing the customers as "Bitches", "Morons" or "Retards"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #6 June 17, 2015 Driver1******There was absolutely no reason to treat these black students like he did. It's disgusting. http://downtrend.com/71superb/professor-called-racist-for-correcting-black-students-grammar-and-punctuation/ This is one of the reasons that impartial testing standards for professional licensing are so useful. You may have pulled straight As because your grandfather donated a building to the university, but there is no way to fake the Professional Engineer's exam, for example. Hiring on the basis of double standards can get people killed in my line of work. I would much rather hire someone who was held to a higher standard than a lower one. If the professors were looking for a good excuse to tromp all over someone from an ethnic group they didn't like, but the student got a 4.0 anyway, they have passed muster. If the professors gave a student passing marks they didn't deserve because their dad was a Senator, I would give them a pass. The assholes who are behind this protest are doing themselves a disservice in the long run. You want equality? Adhere to equal standards. BSBD, Winsor Bingo. You are the definition of an insensitive racist collaborator. What this professor did was disgraceful, and indicative of what the entire problem in America is. Without unequal grading curves, how are we supposed to make every one equal? If you do not coddle, no one succeeds. Competition is bad and grades are just an unfair representation of unequal competition.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 379 #7 June 17, 2015 As a university professor myself, I'm still surprised by the sense of entitlement some students display. I've not noticed any correlation with race, though; an unwarranted sense that one is the center of the universe seems to be an equal opportunity affliction. It's worth noting, though, that there still seems to be dozens of decent students for every asshole. Don_____________________________________ Tolerance is the cost we must pay for our adventure in liberty. (Dworkin, 1996) “Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.” (Yeats) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #8 June 17, 2015 You get a trophy, he gets a trophy, everyone gets a trophy! Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #9 June 17, 2015 Anvilbrother You get a trophy, he gets a trophy, everyone gets a trophy! The cynic in me thinks the whole concept came from a trophy company. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #10 June 17, 2015 Bolas ***You get a trophy, he gets a trophy, everyone gets a trophy! The cynic in me thinks the whole concept came from a trophy company. They are definitely the ones lobbying for scoreless games.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #11 June 17, 2015 Monopoly 2020 edition- Where all the houses are section 8, you now get $800, an food stamp card, and obama phone when you pass go, and no matter your race or sex you can identify as whatever game piece you would like to without discrimination. Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #12 June 17, 2015 AnvilbrotherMonopoly 2020 edition- Where all the houses are section 8, you now get $800, an food stamp card, and obama phone when you pass go, and no matter your race or sex you can identify as whatever game piece you would like to without discrimination. I wonder what the whit, black, gender neutral, politically correct piece will look like. Maybe a marble, but that may offend the fat people, and make more anarexics.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #13 June 17, 2015 You just open the box from the store and inside is a trophy and a card that says congrats you beat monopoly. Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #14 June 17, 2015 AnvilbrotherYou just open the box from the store and inside is a trophy and a card that says congrats you beat monopoly. The box contains 96% less cash plus Boardwalk, Park Place, the utilities, and the railroads are mysteriously absent...Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #15 June 17, 2015 You open the box and inside is a note with 2 font that said by opening this box you agree to AT&T throttling your wireless speeds after 10mb of data use. Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anvilbrother 0 #16 June 17, 2015 Sorry turtle hijack over :) Postes r made from an iPad or iPhone. Spelling and gramhair mistakes guaranteed move along, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #17 June 17, 2015 Bolas***You just open the box from the store and inside is a trophy and a card that says congrats you beat monopoly. The box contains 96% less cash plus Boardwalk, Park Place, the utilities, and the railroads are mysteriously absent... As the game gets played, every 14 minutes, anyone holding property and houses and hotels must liquidate and redistribute the money to the other players.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,534 #18 June 17, 2015 Interesting how the one post from someone who actually deals with college students is ignored. I wonder if it would have been ignored had it fed into the same storyline? Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #19 June 17, 2015 GeorgiaDonAs a university professor myself, I'm still surprised by the sense of entitlement some students display. I've not noticed any correlation with race, though; an unwarranted sense that one is the center of the universe seems to be an equal opportunity affliction. It's worth noting, though, that there still seems to be dozens of decent students for every asshole. Don I didn't want you to feel ignored. But Mama Wendy made me feel horrible about not responding, so here I am. How can the students do this and not get some type of punishment? Is this mans career in jeopardy now? What life lessons shall we take away from this. What hope and faith should we cling to knowing that these are our future leaders? Why is the rum always gone?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #20 June 17, 2015 He's a professor, you forgot to ask him which liberal to vote for also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kadde 0 #21 June 18, 2015 How does people get into college in the US without the ability to write correctly? It isnt a professors job to correct grammar because that should not be such a huge problem by then. The system failed by letting these students pass highschool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #22 June 18, 2015 Kadde How does people get into college in the US without the ability to write correctly? It isnt a professors job to correct grammar because that should not be such a huge problem by then. The system failed by letting these students pass highschool. Not sure if this is extremely ironic, or perhaps, is English a second language?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kadde 0 #23 June 18, 2015 English as a second language :P Luckily i speak 4 other languages better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #24 June 18, 2015 Kadde English as a second language :P Luckily i speak 4 other languages better. I figured as much. Damn that would have been funny if you were from Los Angeles, though.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #25 June 18, 2015 GeorgiaDon Rushmc better not enroll in his class. That would start a nationwide shortage of red ink. Don You got that right"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
