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<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 2896849" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>and as i said, while i've heard stories about it, i've rarely ever seen it happen. And i'm surrounded by a lot of academics. As i said, they often enjoy challenging students to form their own opinions, though. It also probably depends on the school and the demographic makeup of the place. Ole Miss, where we currently live (oxford), has a lot of wealthy students from segregated high schools in jackson, MS. Their world views are much different than the students i met when we lived in Lubbock Texas (Texas Tech). </p><p></p><p>We can also compare stories of how 'persecuted' students feel when they don't get the grades they 'deserve' (never mind failing to prepare, do assignments or attend class). Recently, one girl went so far as to have her mommy attend the meeting with the professor to protest the unfairness of having class material that came from a source outside the textbook. Never mind that it was presented and covered in class. Others seem to think that not getting an excused absence for a fraternity or sorority function is persecuting them for being part of the Greek life. Lots of hurt feelings can happen through the semester. </p><p></p><p>I do love the generalizations here, though. 'All professor' this and that. Frankly, most professors i know don't have the time to care about a student's views to be punitive. For many, teaching classes is just what happens between research. Others are more into it, though. </p><p></p><p>But, I'd suggest anyone who feels they are being persecuted should take steps to document the encounters and approach the department chair and/or dean of the school. If this is truly going on then it's probably a violation of school policies and can be remedied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 2896849, member: 277"] and as i said, while i've heard stories about it, i've rarely ever seen it happen. And i'm surrounded by a lot of academics. As i said, they often enjoy challenging students to form their own opinions, though. It also probably depends on the school and the demographic makeup of the place. Ole Miss, where we currently live (oxford), has a lot of wealthy students from segregated high schools in jackson, MS. Their world views are much different than the students i met when we lived in Lubbock Texas (Texas Tech). We can also compare stories of how 'persecuted' students feel when they don't get the grades they 'deserve' (never mind failing to prepare, do assignments or attend class). Recently, one girl went so far as to have her mommy attend the meeting with the professor to protest the unfairness of having class material that came from a source outside the textbook. Never mind that it was presented and covered in class. Others seem to think that not getting an excused absence for a fraternity or sorority function is persecuting them for being part of the Greek life. Lots of hurt feelings can happen through the semester. I do love the generalizations here, though. 'All professor' this and that. Frankly, most professors i know don't have the time to care about a student's views to be punitive. For many, teaching classes is just what happens between research. Others are more into it, though. But, I'd suggest anyone who feels they are being persecuted should take steps to document the encounters and approach the department chair and/or dean of the school. If this is truly going on then it's probably a violation of school policies and can be remedied. [/QUOTE]
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