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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:45 PM Original message |
Student Sues UMass Over Philosophy Grade |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Marquis is an ambulance chaser, and he's driving the ambulance, too. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Violation of the first amendment? |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Maybe his professor retaliated for something he said in class? |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. Interesting. I wonder why his grade was low. |
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not_a_robot (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. It makes sense |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Does he have any reason for arguing that the grade was unjust... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. I was given a C+ |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 01:30 AM Response to Reply #23 |
53. Very true - I know someone who was given another student's mark by mistake |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Some 'guys' are all |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. I pity any poor teacher that has this asshats kids in their classroom |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. take that LiberaL university!! |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. heh, they let *you* graduate... |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. shhhhh |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
8. Not much to go on here... |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. Q:What am I here for? A: That's easy enough. To create misery for others. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. A man who represents himself has a fool for a client |
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joeunderdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. If a grade falls in a classroom, and no one hears it |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
14. If this goes to court, will he first have to prove that he exists? |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Yes ... |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. It would be funny if the judge had been a philosophy major in college |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. Not enough information to make a call here... |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I'm with you there. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Agreed. |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. TA Drew Up A New Grade Scale |
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Puregonzo1188 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Agreed |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. The Collegian article makes it clear that he's gone through an appeals process... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. One's not equivalent to the other |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. You don't have all the facts. Reserving judgment might be wise. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. The facts are posted |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. You don't have all the facts, you have some of them. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. "I Drew Up A New Grade Scale" |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. I agree. Complete bullshit. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. He says he scored a 92 |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I see. 92 is an A-. |
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Monk06 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Grading policy is announced at the beginning of term. The TA.. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. It's a curve ... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Implemented at the END of the course |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:31 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Curves are ALWAYS implemented at the end of a course. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. No, bullshit, you're told in advance |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #49 |
59. Never? |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
47. Uh, yes ... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. See #49 |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. I'm not pretending ... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #52 |
62. Again, you have it: we don't have the complete story, and we never will. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #62 |
67. We have the TA's own words |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I didn't ignore them. I refuse th accept that brief text as the entire story. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #47 |
60. You are EXACTLY correct. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
58. My grad. school roommate graded this way. If he made this claim on the |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 11:51 AM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Bingo. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. "on the syllabus" |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. I did say "if". I'm waiting to here "whether or not". If he omitted his "curve process" from |
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habitual (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
21. more info here |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Thanks for the additional info! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
34. Thanks for that - My opinion has shifted toward "they all need to get a life" |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. In this case, I have to side with the student -- |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 01:35 AM Response to Reply #21 |
54. Thanks for extra info... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
31. I was thrown out of N.Y.U. my freshman year for cheating on my metaphysics final, you know. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
32. Article sets a new high in shortness on detail |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. What an arrogant crybaby. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #36 |
56. No, he actually has a good reason to fight this |
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edbermac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
38. Reminds me of a scene in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories. |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
42. After reviewing the facts, I support this student's lawsuit (links) |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I agree, after also reviewing the facts -- |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. Doesn't it strike you as odd... |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Actually no. It seems quite typical. Younger students and older students approach professors |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #42 |
64. Nice bit of search engine usage. However... |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 06:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. Buzz Click, when you teach a class, you establish a grading system on Day 1 |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-07-07 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
48. It is adjudicated, therefore it exists |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
55. boo hoo |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-08-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
63. Is this one of those freepers claiming his liberal prof is |
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