Comments on: Some Teachers Just Don’t Get It http://www.sharecentric.com/blog/2005/10/22/some-teachers-just-dont-get-it/ What does it mean? Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt http://www.sharecentric.com/blog/2005/10/22/some-teachers-just-dont-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Matt Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:33:08 +0000 http://www.sharecentric.com/blog/?p=26#comment-83 Work ethic is just a nice term for corporate conditioning. I think I will do what I want, when I want, rather than be a sheep. Thank you. As for your reasoning, attacking me personally does not qualify as a sound argument. Neither does pointing out if there are better things to do. You address work ethic, but do not dispute the rest of my claims. Of course work ethic is measured. However, it is measured MUCH MORE THOROUGHLY by grading a student who does not get burdened by participation grades. Why? Because a student that must work to learn through reading and not osmosis or bloated participation grades that are "free points" (if you go to class) has more work ethic (or is more intelligent) than they person who benefits from these and gets the same grade. Your argument has backfired. Work ethic is just a nice term for corporate conditioning. I think I will do what I want, when I want, rather than be a sheep. Thank you.

As for your reasoning, attacking me personally does not qualify as a sound argument. Neither does pointing out if there are better things to do. You address work ethic, but do not dispute the rest of my claims.

Of course work ethic is measured. However, it is measured MUCH MORE THOROUGHLY by grading a student who does not get burdened by participation grades. Why? Because a student that must work to learn through reading and not osmosis or bloated participation grades that are “free points” (if you go to class) has more work ethic (or is more intelligent) than they person who benefits from these and gets the same grade. Your argument has backfired.

]]> By: Tom M http://www.sharecentric.com/blog/2005/10/22/some-teachers-just-dont-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Tom M Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:28:45 +0000 http://www.sharecentric.com/blog/?p=26#comment-82 This sounds like the bitter ranting of an underachieving whiner who cannot accept that there are rules to every system that need to be followed to succeed. Ironically you recognize that in your reason for pursuing a degree, but you refuse to take the extra step and attend the classes? What else do you have to do anyway? I already know the answer...nothing! And for the sake of argument, work ethic is also worth measuring if they are really just preparing you for a future of, wait for it..., work! This sounds like the bitter ranting of an underachieving whiner who cannot accept that there are rules to every system that need to be followed to succeed. Ironically you recognize that in your reason for pursuing a degree, but you refuse to take the extra step and attend the classes? What else do you have to do anyway? I already know the answer…nothing!

And for the sake of argument, work ethic is also worth measuring if they are really just preparing you for a future of, wait for it…, work!

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