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Odin2005

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18. What whiny, privilaged fuckers.

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Thu May 26, 2016, 09:26 AM

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Oberlin students want to abolish midterms and any grades below C [View all] philosslayer May 2016 OP

their priorities are a bit mixed up Press Virginia May 2016 #1

I would say their priorities are completely mixed up...Holy Shit snooper2 May 2016 #26

While I applaud their efforts, their responsibility is to their classes Press Virginia May 2016 #34

Tough shit XemaSab May 2016 #2

I was never very good at doing what professors told me to do. hunter May 2016 #69

IF it is that important to you, you say screw the grade Drahthaardogs May 2016 #108

In May 1970 many colleges cancelled final exams during the student strikes. rug May 2016 #3

The exams were cancelled because of the Kent State shootings. yellowcanine May 2016 #46

Ditto, and ditto tonyt53 May 2016 #77

"You know, we're paying for a service. We're paying for our attendance here." WillowTree May 2016 #4

Be careful leftynyc May 2016 #15

Stop killing millennial dogs. Dorian Gray May 2016 #24

I never claimed they were ALL like that leftynyc May 2016 #49

I recall when we Boomers were smeared by those very claims. SheilaT May 2016 #28

Socrates or Plato I reckon. cwydro May 2016 #29

Socrates. SheilaT May 2016 #35

I'm gonna guess in the 60s leftynyc May 2016 #45

Nope. More than 2,000 years ago. SheilaT May 2016 #47

You are confusing all of us Millennials with Millennials with well-off families. Odin2005 May 2016 #86

There are plenty of working leftynyc May 2016 #91

Universities are selling a piece of paper and networking opportunities... fullautohotdog May 2016 #27

Perhaps that's what you and these precious delicate flowers think they're selling. WillowTree May 2016 #37

Too much wrong to even address. Bonx May 2016 #53

What a load of anti-intellectual crap. Odin2005 May 2016 #87

Thanks for completely fucking minimizing the hard work of tens of thousands of Americans. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #90

I learned more in the first month of work in the real world... fullautohotdog May 2016 #99

Well, isn't that special. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #105

As a serious, dedicated, Masters "cum laude" graduate Quantess May 2016 #95

Exactly the response I expected to see... n/t fullautohotdog May 2016 #96

So you are an outrage troll, then? I see... Quantess May 2016 #97

Students like this are part of why I quit teaching. Xithras May 2016 #44

This is the problem of a credential-obsessed society. Oneironaut May 2016 #57

In my experience upper-middle class families treat college as basically a 4 year party. Odin2005 May 2016 #89

Yeah, that phrase jumped out at me, too. LisaM May 2016 #76

Yep, it shows that they don't actually care about learning, they just want a piece of paper. Odin2005 May 2016 #83

I think they should demand As and Bs. What the heck, why be so lax about it? Yo_Mama May 2016 #5

. Jesus Malverde May 2016 #9

It's not uncommon for schools to have an unofficial policy SheilaT May 2016 #31

Hopefully employers can somehow find out about these "unofficial policies" Nye Bevan May 2016 #72

Those policies have been around for a very long time. SheilaT May 2016 #80

1957-1961 1939 May 2016 #79

Engineering is one of the few fields in which SheilaT May 2016 #82

We started with 156 Civil Engineers and graduated 71 1939 May 2016 #100

Those numbers sound right to me. SheilaT May 2016 #102

In those days, most classes were MWF or TTS 1939 May 2016 #104

When I first started college SheilaT May 2016 #106

Registration was simple 1939 May 2016 #114

My daughter just graduated Magna Cum Laude exboyfil May 2016 #101

Again, engineering is not a field that seems to SheilaT May 2016 #103

I greatly respect engineering grads GulfCoast66 May 2016 #107

And while STEM is good stuff, SheilaT May 2016 #110

We agree GulfCoast66 May 2016 #111

Yep. I've been saying for years that SheilaT May 2016 #112

Yep GulfCoast66 May 2016 #113

Or maybe they should set a policy that a student pays the tuition and gets the degree. Yo_Mama May 2016 #6

We've produced a generation of self-centered, lazy, entitled idiots malaise May 2016 #8

Lol what bullcrap Oneironaut May 2016 #7

Missouri taught us the faculty can also be the root of the problem. Jesus Malverde May 2016 #10

She's a real charmer. nt COLGATE4 May 2016 #62

In 1970 the small private college I attended required activism csziggy May 2016 #22

I'll bet that you also attended classes and passed your exams, too. WillowTree May 2016 #60

Yes, I did but I wonder if anyone at Oberlin had the same experience I did? csziggy May 2016 #98

I don't think there's anything wrong with requiring activism or for students to be activists. LisaM May 2016 #78

That's adorable. And so Oberlin. Brickbat May 2016 #11

They are going to be in for a brutal awakening when they enter the workforce Lurks Often May 2016 #12

Get bent, students leftynyc May 2016 #13

In related news, employers no longer see a degree from Oberlin as having any value Lee-Lee May 2016 #14

They can take fewer classes if they can't keep up. Quantess May 2016 #16

Aren't they precious? Let's give them all medals, Just for participating. nt msanthrope May 2016 #17

Naw, just give them all "A's". That way nobody feels that they lost. COLGATE4 May 2016 #63

this is the product of helicopter parenting. msanthrope May 2016 #66

The term 'precious snowflakes' fits like a glove. nt COLGATE4 May 2016 #67

Doesn't it? Non-resilient special snowfkakes. nt msanthrope May 2016 #93

What whiny, privilaged fuckers. Odin2005 May 2016 #18

Ditto. cwydro May 2016 #30

This is only a small subset of students FLPanhandle May 2016 #19

Oberlin has roughly 3000 students philosslayer May 2016 #20

Oberlin isn't exactly a representative school. nt. FLPanhandle May 2016 #21

Do you support the petition? Marengo May 2016 #25

I personally believe allowances should be made for activism philosslayer May 2016 #32

Horseshit Throd May 2016 #38

Evidently rhetoric and debate weren't part of yours philosslayer May 2016 #48

Since the poster made leftynyc May 2016 #50

yes, a response of "bullshit" philosslayer May 2016 #52

Do you understand what their opinion is? leftynyc May 2016 #54

Would you feel the same forthemiddle May 2016 #65

Seriously? Dorian Gray May 2016 #23

This! smirkymonkey May 2016 #41

Nothing like a liberal site... fullautohotdog May 2016 #33

I agree philosslayer May 2016 #36

It will devalue an Oberlin diploma. Throd May 2016 #40

So riddle me this, I have spent about 8-10 minutes going over their website- snooper2 May 2016 #43

Are these trust fund kids who will never work anyway ? Bonx May 2016 #55

beats the shit out of me LOL- Looks like a big list of electives to me snooper2 May 2016 #56

Oberlin is an excellent small private liberal arts college. kwassa May 2016 #64

Hear Hear philosslayer May 2016 #71

There is nothing liberal about the desire to cheat yourself out of learning the course material. Rex May 2016 #75

This has nothing to to with "being liberal" Odin2005 May 2016 #81

I find it reassuring Donald Ian Rankin May 2016 #85

One of my professors told me that I was the best student in his classes that semester. AdHocSolver May 2016 #109

I had to check this again to make sure it wasn't the Onion tularetom May 2016 #39

I lived in Oberlin in the late 60s ... kwassa May 2016 #42

Thanks, good read. (nt) TacoD May 2016 #59

Second place is the new first place these days. hrmjustin May 2016 #51

Eleventy Second place, is more like it... Glassunion May 2016 #84

Interesting article from Slate... a la izquierda May 2016 #58

Slackers. Heeeeers Johnny May 2016 #61

This is the customer service mentality that administrators, QC May 2016 #68

If it was good enough for George W. Bush... hunter May 2016 #70

A sign of the times and a warning of things to come. Rex May 2016 #73

Try engaging in fewer classes and less activism, kids rocktivity May 2016 #74

That will cause the college to lose accreditation (at least with the minimum C part). As for tests MillennialDem May 2016 #88

Another blow against meritocracy.nt clarice May 2016 #92

The tuition pays for an opportunity to receive an education Matrosov May 2016 #94