Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I also teach. If a student isn't intelligent enough to plan restroom breaks without disrupting my class, they have no business in an institute of higher learning. Of course, there can be exceptions but not on a continual basis. I don't stop a class to go to the restroom, you can afford me the same courtesy.Originally posted by: rufruf44
I'll be suspicious too if student take bathroom break during exam. But getting upset if they did that during normal lecture? Gosh, some teachers are indeed an overly sensitive or an annoying human being.
Sorry, but stuff happens. Especially in larger college where student might have to haul themselves from one corner of the university to the other in 10-15 minutes time, where they don't have time to take bathroom break in between. And how about people with sensitive bladder ? I guess they might as well don't drink at all for the entire morning ? As long as they take their break with common courtesy, I can't imagine it will cause so much disturbance to waste your precious class time. Why don't you put that policy in your syllabus so student with common sense know which teacher to avoid.
Its pathetic that some teacher still rule their class with an iron fist, their way or nothing at all. It sux even more if they are college professor with tenure and behave like the all mighty one that the university can't touch. If a teacher choose to be a prick and can't accomodate and be flexible to a simple basic need, they don't have no business teaching at all, not to mention teaching in an institute of higher learning. Unfortunately with our educator crunch, people like this will be able to find jobs at most school.
