"To be blunt, if you cannot do without your cell phone, Blackberry, iPhone, or whatever other electronic device to which you’re addicted for the time that you’re in class, please don’t bother showing up."
Makes sense to me. The next thing that's needed, I think (and which I'm considering adding to mine) is some sort of proviso that, in such circumstances (and/or in case of an breakdown on the part of a fellow student), they are to call security **and** *not* begin filming for posting on reddit et al.
You've been hoodwinked, snookered. There's no way that's real. He even spelled Peace Corps wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fraud, just like I always say about sado masochism, AA and the BCS bowl series.
You may be right. In came to us from the Twitter-domo, who got it from someone else.
DeleteI think it's brilliant! Way to find out if they actually read the syllabus!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing!
DeleteWhen a secure, confident, smart, compassionate department chairperson allows something like this, it makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteI'm in real trouble if students are going to start calling security when I fart.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly!
DeleteErr, about my own farts I mean. I have no knowledge of yours, of course
If someone complains tell them, "I didn't fart. My butt blew you a kiss."
DeleteFrom my syllabi this semester:
ReplyDelete"To be blunt, if you cannot do without your cell phone, Blackberry, iPhone, or whatever other electronic device to which you’re addicted for the time that you’re in class, please don’t bother showing up."
Makes sense to me. The next thing that's needed, I think (and which I'm considering adding to mine) is some sort of proviso that, in such circumstances (and/or in case of an breakdown on the part of a fellow student), they are to call security **and** *not* begin filming for posting on reddit et al.
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