Pissed off Professor

[jwinslow]

The biggest reason I carry a cell phone is in case of a family emergency. If one of my family members calls, I answer, weather at work or not.

You'd answer the phone in the middle of someone's lecture?

 

[BUCKYLE]

You'd answer the phone in the middle of someone's lecture?

I'd answer it, if it were a family member, even if god himself was trying to tell me something.

If that were me in that video, it would have cut-off right before I beat that guy within an inch of his life.

I must add though, that most close family members know my schedule. Therefore, if they were calling, I'd presume it was important.

 

[Flocka]

I'd answer it, if it were a family member, even if god himself was trying to tell me something.

If that were me in that video, it would have cut-off right before I beat that guy within an inch of his life.

I must add though, that most close family members know my schedule. Therefore, if they were calling, I'd presume it was important.

Exactly. There are reasons in which someone has to call, but excluding that have respect. I only text when something is important. Their results will show up on the tests.. .

 

[Flocka]

Exactly. There are reasons in which someone has to call, but excluding that have respect. I only text when something is important. Their results will show up on the tests.. .

That doesn't make sense. Basically be smart with your phone...

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

are you in or have you gone to college, buckyle?

 

[BUCKYLE]

are you in or have you gone to college, buckyle?

No. But that doesn't matter. My point being that if it is a FAMILY MEMBER calling me, EVERYTHING takes a back seat untill I feel assured that the issue is under control. A college professor is no more important than the guy who signs my paychecks, and I've told him the same thing.

Maybe I also have a different perspective seeing as how my mother has had a heart attack. I would never be able to live with myself had a family member called to tell me it had happened again, and I didn't answer because I was worried about what a teacher might think of me.

 

[OCBucksFan]

I wanted to add here, that if it were an emergency I would stand up and step out of the class. This is college, not elementary school, I pay my money to be there, I have that right.

 

[Flocka]

I do not mean to disrespectful to anyone, but if my family calls me numerous times, I understand something is wrong. Besides that, have respect for the teacher...

No. But that doesn't matter. My point being that if it is a FAMILY MEMBER calling me, EVERYTHING takes a back seat untill I feel assured that the issue is under control. A college professor is no more important than the guy who signs my paychecks, and I've told him the same thing.

Maybe I also have a different perspective seeing as how my mother has had a heart attack. I would never be able to live with myself had a family member called to tell me it had happened again, and I didn't answer because I was worried about what a teacher might think of me.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

No. But that doesn't matter. My point being that if it is a FAMILY MEMBER calling me, EVERYTHING takes a back seat untill I feel assured that the issue is under control. A college professor is no more important than the guy who signs my paychecks, and I've told him the same thing.

i can appreciate your wanting to answer the phone; however, the point is that the phone should not be answered in a college lecture room while the professor is teaching. not getting up and and leaving the room before answering the phone is both rude to the professor and, more importantly, rude to those who are paying a great deal of money for their own educations.

granted, this professor overreacted. that much is obvious. his reaction doesn't mean, however, that the student wasn't in the wrong, too. during the first day of most college courses, the professor likely addresses the issue of cell phones. many explicitly state that they are a nuisance and will not be tolerated. for the phone to go off is one thing. most of us have had our phones go off at inopportune times. for the student to answer it and talk while the professor is teaching--and while the students are (maybe, maybe not) learning--is quite another.

again, i'm not stating that what the professor did was not uncalled for and excessive. however, for a student to disrupt the class--to disrupt tens of other students who are paying a lot of money--is inconsiderate. it's really quite simple. you put the phone on vibrate before you enter the class, and you take the phone call outside the room. if you forget to put the phone on vibrate, you pick up the phone and don't start talking until you're out of the room. that is not too much to ask for. if it is, you deserve to be punished by the professor, albeit in a less extreme way than this professor did.

 

[BUCKYLE]

i can appreciate your wanting to answer the phone; however, the point is that the phone should not be answered in a college lecture room while the professor is teaching. not getting up and and leaving the room before answering the phone is both rude to the professor and, more importantly, rude to those who are paying a great deal of money for their own educations.

granted, this professor overreacted. that much is obvious. his reaction doesn't mean, however, that the student wasn't in the wrong, too. during the first day of most college courses, the professor likely addresses the issue of cell phones. many explicitly state that they are a nuisance and will not be tolerated. for the phone to go off is one thing. most of us have had our phones go off at inopportune times. for the student to answer it and talk while the professor is teaching--and while the students are (maybe, maybe not) learning--is quite another.

again, i'm not stating that what the professor did was not uncalled for and excessive. however, for a student to disrupt the class--to disrupt tens of other students who are paying a lot of money--is inconsiderate. it's really quite simple. you put the phone on vibrate before you enter the class, and you take the phone call outside the room. if you forget to put the phone on vibrate, you pick up the phone and don't start talking until you're out of the room. that is not too much to ask for. if it is, you deserve to be punished by the professor, albeit in a less extreme way than this professor did.

I can pretty much agree to everything you said.

However, if it were something very serious, I couldn't give a fuck less about everyone elses paying for thier education. I know, it's rude. My family comes before your education, well being, financial issues, etc. I would most likeley leave the room to answer the phone, and my phone is always on vibrate while at work.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

I can pretty much agree to everything you said.

However, if it were something very serious, I couldn't give a fuck less about everyone elses paying for thier education. I know, it's rude. My family comes before your education, well being, financial issues, etc. I would most likeley leave the room to answer the phone, and my phone is always on vibrate while at work.

first, if you're expecting a real emergency call or thinking that you're very likely to get one while in class, you shouldn't be in class. if it were really that important to you and that important in general, the wise thing to do would be to talk to the professor beforehand. most college students understand this, which is partly why i asked you. second, if you can't respect the class and wait the few seconds it takes to walk out of the class, you deserve almost whatever the professor does to your phone. claiming that you can't get up and walk a short distance before answering the phone is absurd. this professor's response is extreme and likely singular. the punishment for many students would be either a grade drop or public embarrassment. either would be fitting.

 

[BUCKYLE]

first, if you're expecting a real emergency call or thinking that you're very likely to get one while in class, you shouldn't be in class. if it were really that important to you and that important in general, the wise thing to do would be to talk to the professor beforehand. most college students understand this, which is partly why i asked you. second, if you can't respect the class and wait the few seconds it takes to walk out of the class, you deserve whatever the professor does to your phone. claiming that you can't get up and walk a short distance before answering the phone is absurd.

Well, never attending college myself, the only reference point of a classroom I have is HS. I guess I never actually thought of being "able" to just get up and walk out. My bad.

However, I also said my mother had a heart attack a while back. Statistically, she is more likely to have another. That doesnt mean I know when it would happen. If my brother, whom I don't speak to all that often, were to call, it would probably make me rather uneasy. I would probably be thinking the worst when I saw his name on my caller ID. Therefore, I may answer wherever I am at. Damn some professor and the 45 seconds of his precious time I'd be "wasting" tending to matters that are infinately more important that his fucking class.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

However, I also said my mother had a heart attack a while back. Statistically, she is more likely to have another. That doesnt mean I know when it would happen. If my brother, whom I don't speak to all that often, were to call, it would probably make me rather uneasy. I would probably be thinking the worst when I saw his name on my caller ID. Therefore, I may answer wherever I am at. Damn some professor and the 45 seconds of his precious time I'd be "wasting" tending to matters that are infinately more important that his fucking class.

kyle, my brother was in the latter stages of his cancer when i was in college. more than one time i withdrew from classes because his cancer would return. a few days before he passed away, i was taking classes. what i'm getting at is that i understand the situation of having a possible emergency and being in college. at no point, however, would i have taken a call in class. why would i want to take an emergency phone call in class anyway? i can think of few worse places to take a phone call like that than in a class full of mostly strangers. i would have gotten up and taken the phone call outside of the class. i suspect that most reasonable persons would do the same. that this guy answered his phone in class leads me to think that it was very unlikely that it was an emergency. remember, his time on the phone was short. what emergency phone call ends that quickly?

 

[jwinslow]

Damn some professor and the 45 seconds of his precious time I'd be "wasting" tending to matters that are infinately more important that his fucking class.

If his class isn't important, then leave it. Or at worst, stand up and get halfway to the door by the third ring when you pick up.

What if someone else has some big life event that is not life-threatening ... but they feel it is far more important than their measly class? Should they also have the right to answer the phone in the class?

 

[BUCKYLE]

kyle, my brother was in the latter stages of his cancer when i was in college. more than one time i withdrew from classes because his cancer would return. a few days before he passed away, i was taking classes. what i'm getting at is that i understand the situation of having a possible emergency and being in college. at no point, however, would i have taken a call in class. why would i want to take an emergency phone call in class anyway? i can think of few worse places to take a phone call like that than in a class full of mostly strangers. i would have gotten up and taken the phone call outside of the class. i suspect that most reasonable persons would do the same. that this guy answered his phone in class leads me to think that it was very unlikely that it was an emergency. remember, his time on the phone was short. what emergency phone call ends that quickly?

Without a doubt in my mind, that douche in the video was not dealing with an emergency.

As for the part in bold...From my earlier posts, you can probably see that when it comes to issues of family, "reasonable" is not a way to describe me.