I do better than $14 grand / year, but teaching something like a 5/5/5 load, I don't have a problem with that. The pay still sucks, but it isn't under $20 grand.
I don't know what to think of student protests. It just doesn't resonate with me. Never did.
I feel for the people who had to count it (who probably aren't getting much of it either), and for the students standing behind him in line (many of whom undoubtedly spend their time working to earn tuition, rather than running around to banks converting it into small bills, and needed to get back to said work as quickly as possible).
And yes, I wish there were a way to make students more aware of how little of their tuition goes to the people who actually teach the majority of their classes.
Nic Ramos pays out-of-state tuition(unless his 14K/semester covers room and board and blow). In-state at CU-Boulder is 5K or so, depending on major.
I am sure there was a school in his state of residency offering his desired degree program.* His tantrum here only shows that he is slow to connect effect with cause and doesn't understand the consequences of his actions.
In a way, it's nice he's posted this video. It warns future employers of his decision making skills and general scum-bagginess.
*If not, most states have some kind of regional sharing program, like Alaska and WICHE (http://www.wiche.edu/), permitting you in-state rates.
Not sure why I'm reacting so strongly to this doofus.
An utterly self-absorbed snowflake, he ultimately succeeded in nothing but disrepecting the time those in a customer service role who have no say in the tuition amount.
"It was never my intention to rag on the school..." Pure unadulterated bullshit.
"I had to go to five or six different Wells Fargos..." Cry me a river.
"The sacrifices that my family is willing to make for me to go to school...." (1) Don't include mastering subject-verb agreement (2) Suggest that he did not use his own money to make this "statement"
"This is nothing personal against you guys, you're probably not going to be too pleased with me now..." Well, he got the second part right.
"We'll remember you, we're never gonna forget your name..." It comes with the territory of being a self-aggrandizing a-hole.
All this snowflake did is punish the poor people in the cashier's office by forcing them to count the results of his self-absorbed stunt. Those people aren't responsible for the cost of his education, they're just trying to do a job. Ergo, protest fail, stoner dude.
Nic, if you ever, ever, EVER skip a class, blow off a homework assignment, or give ANYTHING less than your absolute best for your education, ANYTIME this year, you deserve to have a 33-pound wad of something (not necessarily $1 bills) jammed somewhere VERY uncomfortable. The real killer, of course, is that the tuition "he" is paying doesn't cover half the cost of trying to educate him.
@Froderick: Unfortunately, when he does do any of the above (and he undoubtedly will, if only because he'll get distracted by planning another stunt to get more attention), his professors won't be able to alert the media because of FERPA rules. Where's wikileaks for proffies?
Student pays $14,309.51 tuition in $1 bills
I know a number of adjuncts who WISH they made 14k in a year.
ReplyDeleteYawn. Until students organize a la their peers in London, they bore me.
ReplyDeleteI do better than $14 grand / year, but teaching something like a 5/5/5 load, I don't have a problem with that. The pay still sucks, but it isn't under $20 grand.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to think of student protests. It just doesn't resonate with me. Never did.
Tuition at my institution for 2010-11, not including room and board, is $39,400. The student would need a few more satchels to pay his tuition.
ReplyDeleteNic is a douchebag. I would bet he's a gigantic pain in the ass in class.
ReplyDeleteI feel for the people who had to count it (who probably aren't getting much of it either), and for the students standing behind him in line (many of whom undoubtedly spend their time working to earn tuition, rather than running around to banks converting it into small bills, and needed to get back to said work as quickly as possible).
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I wish there were a way to make students more aware of how little of their tuition goes to the people who actually teach the majority of their classes.
Nic Ramos pays out-of-state tuition(unless his 14K/semester covers room and board and blow). In-state at CU-Boulder is 5K or so, depending on major.
ReplyDeleteI am sure there was a school in his state of residency offering his desired degree program.* His tantrum here only shows that he is slow to connect effect with cause and doesn't understand the consequences of his actions.
In a way, it's nice he's posted this video. It warns future employers of his decision making skills and general scum-bagginess.
*If not, most states have some kind of regional sharing program, like Alaska and WICHE (http://www.wiche.edu/), permitting you in-state rates.
Not sure why I'm reacting so strongly to this doofus.
ReplyDeleteAn utterly self-absorbed snowflake, he ultimately succeeded in nothing but disrepecting the time those in a customer service role who have no say in the tuition amount.
"It was never my intention to rag on the school..."
Pure unadulterated bullshit.
"I had to go to five or six different Wells Fargos..."
Cry me a river.
"The sacrifices that my family is willing to make for me to go to school...."
(1) Don't include mastering subject-verb agreement
(2) Suggest that he did not use his own money to make this "statement"
"This is nothing personal against you guys, you're probably not going to be too pleased with me now..."
Well, he got the second part right.
"We'll remember you, we're never gonna forget your name..."
It comes with the territory of being a self-aggrandizing a-hole.
All this snowflake did is punish the poor people in the cashier's office by forcing them to count the results of his self-absorbed stunt. Those people aren't responsible for the cost of his education, they're just trying to do a job. Ergo, protest fail, stoner dude.
ReplyDeleteNic, if you ever, ever, EVER skip a class, blow off a homework assignment, or give ANYTHING less than your absolute best for your education, ANYTIME this year, you deserve to have a 33-pound wad of something (not necessarily $1 bills) jammed somewhere VERY uncomfortable. The real killer, of course, is that the tuition "he" is paying doesn't cover half the cost of trying to educate him.
ReplyDelete@Froderick: Unfortunately, when he does do any of the above (and he undoubtedly will, if only because he'll get distracted by planning another stunt to get more attention), his professors won't be able to alert the media because of FERPA rules. Where's wikileaks for proffies?
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