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WTF are you talking about.
In this situation.. the prof. clearly misheard my mumbled answer as an "obnoxious exhale", a sign of dissatisfaction.
If I had really made an obnoxious exhale.. then yes.. that would be a distraction to the learning environment.
But the facts are that I didn't. So kindly remove your head from your ass and stop trolling.
Either way.. I already sent it to the professor, and he didn't take it negatively.
SO FUCKOFF BIATCH!
Sorry but no sympathy. You went to class to learn, but you missed a lesson that wasn't in the class outline. If you have this much problem with a professor, i really hope you start your own business as you will have significant attitude issues with future bosses. Most bosses, teachers, professors aren't really concerned with explainations and "reasons why"; accept it and move on. Good luck.
seems like the prof doesn't like u
my middle school teacher who was also the assistant football coach or something, was an asshole. dude kicks me outa class for no reason, what a prick
my middle school teacher who was also the assistant football coach or something, was an asshole. dude kicks me outa class for no reason, what a prick
James3shin
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haha..you think thats bad, listen to this. My freshman year at University, its the middle of the semester, TA's know the names of the students and everyone has a pretty good feel for each other. So one day in Calc discussion, the entire class was working on a problem. I was in a group of three and prior to the problem, we had turned in HW, one of my group members was late in turning in the HW and I said "jeez, late again, never on time" in a playful manner...well the TA just blurts out from across the class "maybe you should talk a little less and get back to work" in a very serious manner. The class was like "WHOA," I was like "WHOA" so without thinking I respond "Hey Tim, maybe you should put that bagel down." The whole class was silent and Tim (the TA, he was kind of large) was clearly baffled and embarassed, I was kind of shocked at myself but hey, he put me out on the spot. I was always joking with classmates during group activities and didn't expect it to offend Tim, but it did it seems. Anyway, he wanted to talk to me after class, and I just left due to me having another class right after. The professor talked to me prior to the next lecture and basically said "Hey, you messed up, don't ever do it again, your going to be receiving a official warning of misconduct from the school and so on?" Nothing changed though, the lecture had like 100 students, professor didn't even know who I was prior to this incident. Tim, and I basically acted like it never happened, but I felt some resentment from him whenever I would ask a question or respond.
Originally posted by: Lalakai
and you still miss the point.
eh, if he wouldve got the point then he wouldnt be in this position on the first place.
mountains out of molehills i believe is the saying. which theyre both guilty of to some degree.
The only part I don't buy about that story is that the whole class was silent. I woulda been laughing.
James3shin
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nah, dude, it was a somber moment. Everyone was kind of like "WTF!?!"
Edit: * I dunno if I would personally laugh in a room of ~30 students in a discussion class where everyone is in clear view and the TA knows everyone. If it was lecture, yeah I may have laughed, or giggle. I actually kind of felt bad afterwards, but man it was like a "knee-jerk" reaction.
Edit: * I dunno if I would personally laugh in a room of ~30 students in a discussion class where everyone is in clear view and the TA knows everyone. If it was lecture, yeah I may have laughed, or giggle. I actually kind of felt bad afterwards, but man it was like a "knee-jerk" reaction.
I would report this to a dean, particularly one that's known to be sympathetic to students. You'll have a backup witness before you get what I assume will be an undeserved C. The dean probably won't care unless/until it affects your grade, but you will have covered yourself. I would drop the class if it wasn't near finals already.
I don't agree with your ejection using your version of what happened, but the prof was within his rights as an instructor. He crosses the line if the incident affects your grade beyond your participation for that session. I wouldn't have responded to the email, but I probably would have when I was in school. You tried to set the record straight without being confrontational, but simply replying was probably affront enough.
This reminds me of an economics prof I had, a very uptight and quite young exchange prof from a top UK university (I don't remember which). I somehow picked up a constant dry cough which interfered with my sleep. I asked him for an extension on an essay 2-3 days in advance, and he replied that he would grant 1-2 days with a doctor's note. I managed to get an appointment at the Med Center within a week, where I was checked over by the on-duty nurse, who initialed a print-out I had made of my symptoms, and got a prescription for cough suppressant syrup with codeine from a doctor who saw me briefly. I took the earliest available appointment, which conflicted with the class, so I ended up going in 1hr late (1.5hr class). I had emailed ahead that the appointment might conflict before I knew the exact time.
He was not happy. He immediately came over (the class was doing a discussion, I guess) and told me quietly but fiercely that he needed to talk to me after class. As soon as class ended, but even before everyone else had left, he launched into a tirade listing every way that I had disrespected him and his class.
Highlights:
1) Coming in late. True, but then he claimed that I always came in late, which was completely false. I had always been early.
2) Eating breakfast in class. I would usually bring a bagel or some PopTarts. True, but 1) he had never previously mentioned that it was a problem and 2) other students did it also.
3) Doing (2) noisily, being noisy and disruptive in general. I think I was fairly quiet eating. He was probably thinking of the class previous when my cough started acting up, and I rummaged for cough drops and went out for a drink of water. I had the courtesy not to come back until the attack had subsided.
4) Asking for an extension at all - if I took the class seriously, I would do the assignment on time regardless. Around this point, he looked at my initialed printout and commented "you couldn't get a real doctor to sign this?"
He eventually ran out of steam (probably a little over 10min) and noticed that I had huge bags under my eyes and he couldn't really understand me - I would wheeze instead of actually forming words when I tried to speak. He dismissed me and brusquely told me to get some rest. I negotiated the extension through email, but I ended up not finishing the paper, turning in a short apology letter, and dropping the class.
I heard from an acquaintance who kept the class that he got nicer as he kept losing students over time, and that he was particularly cheerful after Spring Break (confirmed conjugal visit).
I don't agree with your ejection using your version of what happened, but the prof was within his rights as an instructor. He crosses the line if the incident affects your grade beyond your participation for that session. I wouldn't have responded to the email, but I probably would have when I was in school. You tried to set the record straight without being confrontational, but simply replying was probably affront enough.
This reminds me of an economics prof I had, a very uptight and quite young exchange prof from a top UK university (I don't remember which). I somehow picked up a constant dry cough which interfered with my sleep. I asked him for an extension on an essay 2-3 days in advance, and he replied that he would grant 1-2 days with a doctor's note. I managed to get an appointment at the Med Center within a week, where I was checked over by the on-duty nurse, who initialed a print-out I had made of my symptoms, and got a prescription for cough suppressant syrup with codeine from a doctor who saw me briefly. I took the earliest available appointment, which conflicted with the class, so I ended up going in 1hr late (1.5hr class). I had emailed ahead that the appointment might conflict before I knew the exact time.
He was not happy. He immediately came over (the class was doing a discussion, I guess) and told me quietly but fiercely that he needed to talk to me after class. As soon as class ended, but even before everyone else had left, he launched into a tirade listing every way that I had disrespected him and his class.
Highlights:
1) Coming in late. True, but then he claimed that I always came in late, which was completely false. I had always been early.
2) Eating breakfast in class. I would usually bring a bagel or some PopTarts. True, but 1) he had never previously mentioned that it was a problem and 2) other students did it also.
3) Doing (2) noisily, being noisy and disruptive in general. I think I was fairly quiet eating. He was probably thinking of the class previous when my cough started acting up, and I rummaged for cough drops and went out for a drink of water. I had the courtesy not to come back until the attack had subsided.
4) Asking for an extension at all - if I took the class seriously, I would do the assignment on time regardless. Around this point, he looked at my initialed printout and commented "you couldn't get a real doctor to sign this?"
He eventually ran out of steam (probably a little over 10min) and noticed that I had huge bags under my eyes and he couldn't really understand me - I would wheeze instead of actually forming words when I tried to speak. He dismissed me and brusquely told me to get some rest. I negotiated the extension through email, but I ended up not finishing the paper, turning in a short apology letter, and dropping the class.
I heard from an acquaintance who kept the class that he got nicer as he kept losing students over time, and that he was particularly cheerful after Spring Break (confirmed conjugal visit).
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