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Why are people so underhanded? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 4 days ago by Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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School started up the other day, and one of my professors put up a discussion post to introduce yourself, and confirm you've read the syllabus. Then in the syllabus they hid a requirement for the discussion post under like 3 pages of fine print. I caught it, but everyone else i see posting is going to have their first grade in this class be an F because they didnt read the syllabus as if it were a contract for your soul.

Like i get it you want people to read your syllabus, but you don't need to be an asshole about it. They didnt even say in the post to make sure you read it carefully or anything. Just "Say in your post you understand the syllabus."

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[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It applies to all courses. Logging in doesn’t seem to meet the requirements. Someone somewhere has deemed it not functionally equivalent to showing up to class on the first day. 🤷

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So how does this requirement to structure your discussion post in a very specific font, and length verify that you attended more so than any other response to the post? To be specific this is a no set meeting times course. Like you go on canvas, do the work, submit it, and thats it. There are no video lectures, or anything like that.

[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You’re asking the wrong guy. I’m just giving you a potential reason for that asinine shit. Our institution settled on it needing to be an actual Canvas assignment, not simply signing your name. Ask your dean, they had to approve the syllabus for the class I’m sure.

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's just so ridiculous. I'm just here to get a piece of paper(which costs thousands of dollars btw) that says i can do jobs that pay better because im tired of working manual labor for the past decade and getting paid pennies. And its like everything is structured to be as annoying and punitive as possible for no reason. I didnt even get caught by this, but seeing all these other people(mostly kids) who are basically being tricked into a bad grade annoys me. And im sure the professor wouldnt do it if it's not allowed so running to the deans not gonna do anything. I just wish people were nicer to eachother.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 4 days ago

I just wish people were nicer to eachother.

I wish that too. But we're not there yet. It's no reason to quit working on it.