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In reply to the discussion: A Ball State University professor called the police on a student after he refused to move seats [View all]Chemisse
(30,793 posts)18. This professor sure backed himself into a corner.
He insisted the student move and then his pride wouldn't allow him to relent.
As a high school teacher I learned pretty quickly, don't give a mandate you're not willing to enforce all the way. And so, don't give ridiculous mandates. Ask yourself, is that the hill you really want to die on? (Visualizing how you will explain your stance to the principal or the parents can really put things in perspective).
Professors are not used to dealing with noncompliance or disrespect so don't have the skills to manage it well to avoid fruitless confrontations.
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A Ball State University professor called the police on a student after he refused to move seats [View all]
whopis01
Jan 2020
OP
Shoulda called police on the student that left the class, ... not that one either. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2020
#2
No, he should not call any police, in College its up to you if you attend class or not
Perseus
Jan 2020
#25
My point was that the student who left was more disruptive than the student who stayed seated, but
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2020
#27
Better learning for all students if even the shadow students sit closer. Even so,
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2020
#5
Common sense would have been to ask the student to move at the beginning of the class
csziggy
Jan 2020
#15
I think there is a lot of anger, there is a lot of wanting to hurt other people for no reason
Perseus
Jan 2020
#28
'Twas ever thus. The idea of the modern police department is rooted in the history of
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#10
It's not a leap at all. The professor had quite a few options he could have exercised to move on,
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#30
Imagine being "required" to remove someone from a classroom for no reason whatsoever, other than
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#53
Absolutley right. They are fully grown adults, fully capable of making decisions by themselves ...
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2020
#40
Unfreaking believable. I'll go out on a limb and assume. The guy who origionaly took Benson's ...
marble falls
Jan 2020
#12
OK, but thats not to say there isnt some chauvinism going on in his brain - educated
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jan 2020
#44
Thats a good insight for parents, too. Do not implement seat of the pants rules you ...
marble falls
Jan 2020
#38
Yeah, I agree that there's probably a back story that the MSM doesn't think will get people riled up
grumpyduck
Jan 2020
#33
per article Benson left classroom & presumably the bldg. IMHO everyone else should have walked out.
Kashkakat v.2.0
Jan 2020
#61
Professor apologizes, college president apologizes...what exactly would you be waiting for to decide
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2020
#51