Wesley R. Elsberry
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Joined: May 2002
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| Quote (Dr.GH @ June 16 2012,23:21) | | Quote (CeilingCat @ June 14 2012,22:29) | And I'm going to have to agree with you. Although it's possible for such a relationship to be non-exploitive, it's far more likely to be so.
Except maybe at Faber College. "Knowledge is Good." |
I really enjoyed teaching in community colleges. I did have young (and not young) women come for an office visit and explain they "Just have to have a good grade for my graduate school application. I would do anything for an "A."
I would pull out my grade book. Mostly, the dear young virginal darling was turning in about 1/3 of their homework assignments, and had just tanked the first of three exams. I always set final grades as 50% home work, 15% for two sectional exams, and 20% for the comprehensive final exam. Homework was dropped 1/2, or 2.5% of total, if turned in late. "Late" was not turned in during the week it was due, since I graded homework on Sunday. (I taught all day every Saturday).
I next suggested the sweet, innocent sacred virgin turn in the missing homework for +8%, study for the next test, and if absolutely desperate, she could take advantage of the +10% extra credit "research" paper option.
That usually earned a disdainful stare, and one "darling" asked if I was a queer.
I had colleagues who could have added to their syllabus,
A's are for Ass, B's are for Blowjobs, I don't give C's for sex.
They were scum, and often Department Heads. |
I think I know what Sal C. will quote you as saying next.
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"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." - Dorothy Parker
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