| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7358 Registered: 8-2001 |
Technology has made an outrageous but rare educational practice obsolete (or almost obsolete). What is it? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2192 Registered: 12-2010 |
Technology - computers? internet? mobile phones? inveted during the past 5 years? 10? 15? 20? 25? Was the educational practice used in kindergarten? elementary school? junior high? high school? college? Was it used as a punishment? Exams relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7359 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2192 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 - 6:53 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Technology - computers? yes internet?yesish or maybe yope mobile phones? inveted during the past 5 years? no10? no 15? I don't think so20? I'm not sure 25? I think so Was the educational practice used in kindergarten? noelementary school? possibly junior high? ditto high school? ditto college? that's the case I know of Was it used as a punishment? no Exams relevant? no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4524 Registered: 9-2009 |
Math relevant? Memorization? Outrageous: ludicrous? Dangerous? Pointless? Expensive? Ineffective? A waste? Useless? Immoral? Degrading? Comical? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7360 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4524 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 - 8:06 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Math relevant? no Memorization? noOutrageous: ludicrous? noish Dangerous? no Pointless? no Expensive? noIneffective? no A waste? no Useless? noImmoral? yopeDegrading? no Comical? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2196 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are specific computer programmes relevant? Laptops relevant? Just asking because it's a Nimue puzzle: Racism relevant? Religion? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7362 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2196 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 - 10:37 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are specific computer programmes relevant? no Laptops relevant? no Just asking because it's a Nimue puzzle: Racism relevant? no Religion? no | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 152 Registered: 10-2011 |
So, is the relevant invetion just computers/PCs in general? Or a special kind of computer? Or a special kind of technology associated with the computer? A kind of hardware? Sound card? Video card? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7363 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jondahr (Jondahr) New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 152 Registered: 10-2011 Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 - 1:18 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So, is the relevant invetion just computers/PCs in general?yesish--a particular use of computers is relevant Or a special kind of computer? see above Or a special kind of technology associated with the computer? see above A kind of hardware? no Sound card? no Video card? no | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 163 Registered: 10-2011 |
The use of computers in classrooms relevant? In exams? At home? For communication? In a specific subject? Or any subject? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15611 Registered: 4-2010 |
Oh, then is it forcing lefties to use their right hand when writing, presumably so as not to smudge the ink? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7366 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jondahr (Jondahr) New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 163 Registered: 10-2011 Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 - 7:23 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) The use of computers in classrooms relevant? noIn exams?unlikely At home? yesFor communication? yesIn a specific subject?some subjects, one in particular, would be most relevant Or any subject? others are possible, too Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15611 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 - 9:07 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Oh, then is it forcing lefties to use their right hand when writing, presumably so as not to smudge the ink? no--irrel | ||
| Jondahr (Jondahr)
New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 171 Registered: 10-2011 |
So was this some kind of message students needed to give in writing or orally to someone at the school before? Or the school to them? And now it may be done by e-mail? Through the school's website? Through some other online communication? Or: now they don't have to do it at all anymore? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7367 Registered: 8-2001 |
Jondahr (Jondahr) New member Username: Jondahr Post Number: 171 Registered: 10-2011 Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 - 9:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) So was this some kind of message students needed to give in writing or orally to someone at the school before?yope Or the school to them?no And now it may be done by e-mail?yes Through the school's website? see previous answer Through some other online communication? see previous answer Or: now they don't have to do it at all anymore?no | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 447 Registered: 8-2011 |
The relevant subject(s): mathematics? physical/ life science? literature? grammar? a language class? humanities? fine arts? physical education/ health? specific skills course (such as welding or pastry-baking)? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7369 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ciaobella (Ciaobella) New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 447 Registered: 8-2011 Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2011 - 8:50 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) The relevant subject(s): mathematics? no physical no/ life science? yes literature? nogrammar? no a language class? no humanities? no fine arts? no physical education/ health? nospecific skills course (such as welding or pastry-baking)? no (much as I hate to say no to anything involving pastry) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2235 Registered: 12-2010 |
"specific skills course (such as welding or pastry-baking)?" Don't forget underwater basket weaving! It's a shame that my uni doens't offer it. life science... lab reports relevant? | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1897 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the relevant use of computers enrolling in courses? checking exam scores? taking certain exams (e.g. "take-home" finals)? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2259 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it asking to be excused from particular lessons? or parts of the subject? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7371 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2235 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 12:11 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) "specific skills course (such as welding or pastry-baking)?" Don't forget underwater basket weaving! It's a shame that my uni doens't offer it. How about cookie-making? life science... lab reports relevant? no more than any other written work Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1897 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 5:50 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the relevant use of computers enrolling in courses? nochecking exam scores? notaking certain exams (e.g. "take-home" finalsit might apply to take home final exams)? Shez (Shez) New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2259 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 9:10 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is it asking to be excused from particular lessons? no or parts of the subject? no | ||
| Ciaobella (Ciaobella)
New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 469 Registered: 8-2011 |
The outrage- something the students did? something the professors did? something administrators did? something someone else did? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7373 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ciaobella (Ciaobella) New member Username: Ciaobella Post Number: 469 Registered: 8-2011 Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 6:46 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) The outrage- something the students did? nosomething the professors did? yes something administrators did? nosomething someone else did? no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7374 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: Find out the precise sort of course in which this outrage was most likely to occur. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2252 Registered: 12-2010 |
Lecture style? tutorial? lab? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7378 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2252 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, November 06, 2011 - 9:20 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Lecture style? tutorial? lab?It could be any of these. Sorry my hint was unclear--I meant you should find out the most likely subject (within the area of life science, which has already been established.) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2253 Registered: 12-2010 |
Biology? (If so, neurobiology? evolutional bilogy? sociobiology? molecular biology? marine biology? botany? system biology?) Biotechnology? Biomedical sciences? Medical engineering? Neuroscience? Pharmaceutics? Genetics? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7380 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2253 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, November 06, 2011 - 10:48 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Biology? (If so, neurobiology? evolutional bilogy? C sociobiology? molecular biology? marine biology? C botany? C system biology?) I'm not sure what system biology is Biotechnology? Biomedical sciences? Medical engineering? Neuroscience? Pharmaceutics? Genetics? none of those, but I've put a C next to the closest ones. Maybe I should have said 'yope' when asked if it the most likely field was life science | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2256 Registered: 12-2010 |
I don't really know what system biology is either, but my biologist friends tell me that it's the latest craze in biology. All about indisciplinary interaction of biological systems and stuff. Animals relevant? Plants? Dissection? Bioethics relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7381 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2256 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Sunday, November 06, 2011 - 11:08 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I don't really know what system biology is either, but my biologist friends tell me that it's the latest craze in biology. All about indisciplinary interaction of biological systems and stuff. Animals relevant? yes Plants? yes Dissection? no Bioethics relevant? Ethical issues are relevant but not medical ethics specifically | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2258 Registered: 12-2010 |
Having live animals/plants in class relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7382 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2258 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 - 12:12 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Having live animals/plants in class relevant? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2266 Registered: 12-2010 |
Creationism relevant? Creationism vs. evolution? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7383 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2266 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - 9:56 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Creationism relevant? no Creationism vs. evolution?no | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7388 Registered: 8-2001 |
HINT: There is a very short period of time that this outage would occur, between 1968 or so to the time when most students had computers. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1907 Registered: 6-2008 |
Was the outrage due to the fact that only a minority of students had access to a certain studying aid? or even way to cheat? whereas before 1968 this hadn't been invented, and once most had computers, anyone would have access (making it fair again)? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7390 Registered: 8-2001 |
Biograd (Biograd) New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1907 Registered: 6-2008 Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011 - 8:46 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was the outrage due to the fact that only a minority of students had access to a certain studying aid? no or even way to cheat? no--we've already established that the outrageous activity was done by professorswhereas before 1968 this hadn't been invented, and once most had computers, anyone would have access (making it fair again)?no--you're OWT (on the wrong track) | ||
| Tardigradeparty (Tardigradeparty)
New member Username: Tardigradeparty Post Number: 86 Registered: 9-2011 |
Psychology relevant? Is it an issue regarding experimental subjects? Now that you've mentioned 1968, is race or gender relevant in any way? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7394 Registered: 8-2001 |
Tardigradeparty (Tardigradeparty) New member Username: Tardigradeparty Post Number: 86 Registered: 9-2011 Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 8:05 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Psychology relevant? no Is it an issue regarding experimental subjects? no Now that you've mentioned 1968, is race or gender relevant in any way? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2299 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was this practice used in the US? Other countries? So... e-mail is relevant, right? Is it the student that sends an e-mail? the professor? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2901 Registered: 7-2009 |
Could a typewritten message have been used for the same purpose as email in this situation? A handwritten message? To be clear, are the professors sending relevant emails? If so, to the students? To each other? Are the students sending relevant emails? If so, to the professors? To other students? Subject - Ecology? Chemistry? Environmental Science? Geology? Paleontology? Environmental Ethics? Forestry? Wildlife Resources? Natural Resources? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7400 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2299 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:19 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Was this practice used in the US? Other countries? So... e-mail is relevant, right? yesIs it the student that sends an e-mail? yes the professor? irrel Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2901 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 2:47 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Could a typewritten message have been used for the same purpose as email in this situation? noA handwritten message? no To be clear, are the professors sending relevant emails? noIf so, to the students? To each other? Are the students sending relevant emails? yesIf so, to the professors? yesTo other students? no Subject - Ecology? 2nd best subject!! Chemistry?less likely Environmental Science? tie for 2nd best subject!!Geology? less likelyPaleontology? less likely Environmental Ethics? absolutely best subject!! Forestry? tie for 2nd best subject Wildlife Resources? ditto Natural Resources? ditto | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2301 Registered: 12-2010 |
Wasting paper relevant? You missed my question "Was this practice used in the US? Other countries" | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7402 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2301 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 9:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Wasting paper relevant? YES!!! GOOOOOOD QUESTION!!! You missed my question Sorry!! "Was this practice used in the US? yesOther countries? I know of it only in the US, but I bet it was used in Canada, Europe & the UK, too, & maybe elsewhere as well | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4922 Registered: 9-2010 |
recycling paper? paper shopping bags relevant? "paper or plastic"? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7403 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4922 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:12 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) recycling paper? YES!! GOOOOOD QUESTION!!paper shopping bags relevant? no"paper or plastic"? no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4926 Registered: 9-2010 |
is the practice that of recycling paper? being educated about recycling in general? is the idea that since we have e-readers and computers now, paper won't have to be recycled for textbooks, notebooks and the like (presuming the teacher/professor permits assignments to be emailed in rather than printed out?) | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 477 Registered: 7-2011 |
Writing on one/both sides of the paper relevant? (I suspect that "paperless" classes will end up like "paperless" offices, using just as much or more paper.) | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2303 Registered: 12-2010 |
My manager once tried to enforce the rule that notes have to be taken with a pencil, then typed out (when necessary) and then erased - so that each employee would basically end up with one single sheet of paper. Something like that relevant? Which reminds me of the following joke: A physicist needs some new equipment and asks the dean for funding. The dean then says: "I'm fed up. You always want those fancy devices that are terribly expensive and become obsolete after a year or two. Look at the math department - they only need pencils, paper and a waste paper basket." After a second, he adds: "Or the philosophy department - they only need pencils and paper!" No offense intended against philosophers! (: | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2902 Registered: 7-2009 |
Regarding Solitaire's guess: In this day and age, I STILL have classes where you're not allowed to submit anything that's printed on both sides. Why in the world not?? I can sort of understand the single-sided rule when you're hand writing stuff because it can bleed through the paper and make your writing hard to read. But computers, and even typewriters, produce perfectly legible two-sided documents. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2903 Registered: 7-2009 |
I've occasionally had professors ask for a photocopy of a paper I've written to keep in their files. With email, there's no need to make a copy. Are duplicate copies of assignments (for this or other reasons) relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7406 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4926 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:39 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) is the practice that of recycling paper? yesbeing educated about recycling in general? see previous answer an is the idea that since we have e-readers and computers now, paper won't have to be recycled for textbooks, notebooks and the like (presuming the teacher/professor permits assignments to be emailed in rather than printed out?) you're ORT (on the right track) Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 477 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:00 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Writing on one/both sides of the paper relevant? yes or yesish (I suspect that "paperless" classes will end up like "paperless" offices, using just as much or more paper.) Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 2303 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:21 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) My manager once tried to enforce the rule that notes have to be taken with a pencil, then typed out (when necessary) and then erased - so that each employee would basically end up with one single sheet of paper. Something like that relevant? Yesish--you're ORT Which reminds me of the following joke: A physicist needs some new equipment and asks the dean for funding. The dean then says: "I'm fed up. You always want those fancy devices that are terribly expensive and become obsolete after a year or two. Look at the math department - they only need pencils, paper and a waste paper basket." After a second, he adds: "Or the philosophy department - they only need pencils and paper!" No offense intended against philosophers! (: Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2902 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 12:29 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Regarding Solitaire's guess: In this day and age, I STILL have classes where you're not allowed to submit anything that's printed on both sides. Why in the world not?? I can sort of understand the single-sided rule when you're hand writing stuff because it can bleed through the paper and make your writing hard to read. But computers, and even typewriters, produce perfectly legible two-sided documents. Noel (Noel) New member Username: Noel Post Number: 2903 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 12:32 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I've occasionally had professors ask for a photocopy of a paper I've written to keep in their files. With email, there's no need to make a copy. Are duplicate copies of assignments (for this or other reasons) relevant? no I think you clever lateral thinkers gotten close enough for me to declare a ********* SPOILER **************** In the 1980's I saw a syllabus for a course on "ecofeminism" that included the sentence (in capitals): "ALL WRITTEN WORK MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE BACK OF RECYLCED PAPER." This meant that all students were required to act in accordance with the professor's political views about the recycling, regardless of whether they agreed with those views. This was about as appropriate as requiring all students to campaign for Green Party candidates. It certainly didn't encourage students to express dissenting views. But since students now are apt to turn in papers as email attachments, this particular outrage has become obsolete. Please check out my new puzzle! | ||
| Solitiare (Solitiare)
New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 483 Registered: 7-2011 |
I'm confused. Did the professor mean "on the back of paper that had already been used for something else?" In which case it would be all right to use a paper grocery bag. Or did he/she mean "on paper that had been reprocessed and sold as recycled" in which case how could you tell the back from the front? Not strong on logic, I would say. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7419 Registered: 8-2001 |
Solitiare (Solitiare) New member Username: Solitiare Post Number: 483 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 12:07 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I'm confused. Did the professor mean "on the back of paper that had already been used for something else?" In which case it would be all right to use a paper grocery bag. She meant on the back of writing paper that had already been used to write something else. Or did he/she mean "on paper that had been reprocessed and sold as recycled" I don't think that existed n the 1980's did it?in which case how could you tell the back from the front? Not strong on logic, I would say. And even weaker on open-minded & tolerance!! |
