So. Much. Stupid.
This guy is campaigning for his LEGITIMATE RIGHT to send text messages during class, over the protests of his "tyrannical" professors. There is tremendous wanking, scroll to any random point on the page and you will find some. Be warned, when you stare into the stupid, the stupid, entitled fuckwad stares into you.

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isaiddietpepsi
2010-01-21 08:21 pm UTC (link)

Oh man, I always hated it when professors marked us for participation. I mean, I totally understand why y'all do it, so I'm not criticizing the policy per se...it's just that this always means that you have a bunch of people making the most inane comments solely for the purpose of getting an A in participation. I majored in English, and all of my English classes had this problem. The professor would say something say something, and a student would raise his or her hand and essentially paraphrase what the prof had just said, not bothering to add anything new to the discussion. Like, if the prof said, "Gatsby was a frog," the student might then comment, "Yeah, Gatsby was an amphibian known particularly for its protruding eyes, long hind legs, and webbed digits." (And yes, I know that example makes no sense. :P ) Made me want to bang my head against a wall.

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snarkhunter
2010-01-21 09:29 pm UTC (link)

Which is *precisely* why I don't actually grade for just talking in class. As far as I'm concerned, sitting there and at least *pretending* to pay attention is also a form of participation.

Also, if one of my students just paraphrased what I'd said, I'd ask for more specific detail. Like, "Okay, fine. But where do we see Gatsby depicted as a frog in the novel? Specifically?"

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