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pinboy3niner

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21. Profs ridiculed me as "stupid" for going to Vietnam

Reply to Drale (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 04:12 AM

Sep 2013

It was a team-taught class of 400 in a large auditoreum at USC a long time ago.

I suppressed that memory (like everything connected with VN) until a classmate brought it up over a double-date dinner one night. That's just the way things were back then, even at a "conservative" school like USC.

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Question for folks who either went to college or currently attend college [View all] Drale Sep 2013 OP

Nothing. I loved my professors. Aristus Sep 2013 #1

I disagree, its not your choice to leave early. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #2

There was no "regulation" when I was in college about going to class. winter is coming Sep 2013 #16

No, that's backwards. It's my class, I paid for it and the professor is getting paid by me. Scuba Sep 2013 #24

Not really. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #25

I don't hate that as much sharp_stick Sep 2013 #3

That's just poor manners. On the occasions when I've had to leave something early, I try to let winter is coming Sep 2013 #17

I hated when two of mine made us by the books they wrote NightWatcher Sep 2013 #4

I've never had that problem with books Drale Sep 2013 #5

That's always a pain in the ass sharp_stick Sep 2013 #6

I did take one class on Greek drama where some of the plays were our professor's own translations. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #9

I've had some that wrote great textbooks. I had one, though, where the "book" was his winter is coming Sep 2013 #18

When they make you buy a bunch of books Yavin4 Sep 2013 #7

+1 nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #10

Getting uppity when faced with the fact that many college students have outside responsibilities Taitertots Sep 2013 #8

I only worked part of the time when I was in college, but I knew people in situations such as nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #11

Professor not knowing when it is time to retire.. sammytko Sep 2013 #12

My professors were never annoying. hunter Sep 2013 #13

giving me a huge amount of work to do steve2470 Sep 2013 #14

assign group projects hibbing Sep 2013 #15

I had one prof who didn't give us back *any* graded work until after the drop deadline. winter is coming Sep 2013 #19

Teach you things that are out of date, wrong or both jmowreader Sep 2013 #20

Profs ridiculed me as "stupid" for going to Vietnam pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #21

I arrived late to class in JC once, and the prof interrupted everything to grill me pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #22

Just yell over your shoulder "Sorry, bad diarrhea, gotta run". Scuba Sep 2013 #23