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Going back to school after 4 years of taking no classes... (pg. 7)
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
The perspective that not all university lectures and young students are exactly like they are on your specialist course, and consequently the perspective that your sweeping generalisation doesn't really hold true.
Besides, if you're just listening and learning, you can always listen again online (which is always helpful anyway), and every chatty student will know this. |
Oh, I'm sorry...and what about YOUR sweeping generalizations that not everything that goes on in lectures is important, and that all mature students are arrogant and self righteous?
You seem bitter. Do you need a hug? |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
But I guess it makes sense that you're not getting it if you went to a school full of retards. |
Based on what you've said so far, my university and its students were considerably better than the you're having to put up with. Although I'm not "getting it" because I didn't give a about people talking in lectures during my time at university, I talked during lectures, I was glared at by self-important mature students and yet I miraculously graduated with top class honours 10-20 years earlier in life than they did. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Silky Johnson
Oh, I'm sorry...and what about YOUR sweeping generalizations that not everything that goes on in lectures is important, and that all mature students are arrogant and self righteous?
You seem bitter. Do you need a hug? |
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| Zild |
What major are you going for?
I was out for a year and it seriously ed me over. Good luck.
Personally if I have a question or a comment I'm going to say it and I sit in the back so everyone can hear and I can see everyone. The professors I know encourage this sort of discourse. Then again my classes have 5-16 students. |
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| Theresa |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Based on what you've said so far, my university and its students were considerably better than the you're having to put up with. Although I'm not "getting it" because I didn't give a about people talking in lectures during my time at university, I talked during lectures, I was glared at by self-important mature students and yet I miraculously graduated with top class honours 10-20 years earlier in life than they did. |
It's not just the mature students that give out glares.... some of the girls I know who are 17 are happy to dish out a nasty glare when someone is rapping off in class.
Usually, it seems like the people who actually give a about their education are the ones who get irritated. Chances are if you're a mature student, you're more likely to give a ... so therefore more likely to give glares. Just coincidence really. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Oh, I'm sorry...and what about YOUR sweeping generalizations that not everything that goes on in lectures is important, and that all mature students are arrogant and self righteous? |
Do you actually know what a generalisation is? Because "not everything is important" is almost the opposite of a generalisation, and "mature students often become arrogant and self-righteous" is clearly shaded with modality. If I'd said "Everything is important" or "Mature students become arrogant and self-righteous" then you might have a point. |
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| Zild |
| Usually those who give a about their education are proactive and interactive in a lecture. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
Personally if I have a question or a comment I'm going to say it and I sit in the back so everyone can hear and I can see everyone. The professors I know encourage this sort of discourse. Then again my classes have 5-16 students. |
Well yeah, anyone with any sense of professionalism or consideration for their peers knows this, regardless of your class size. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Do you actually know what a generalisation is? Because "not everything is important" is almost the opposite of a generalisation, and "mature students often become arrogant and self-righteous" is clearly shaded with modality. If I'd said "Everything is important" or "Mature students become arrogant and self-righteous" then you might have a point. |
Oh god shut the up you annoying twat, lol. Find yourself a girlfriend or something. |
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
Well yeah, anyone with any sense of professionalism or consideration for their peers knows this, regardless of your class size. |
My peers can eat a dick. The way I look at it we are all going to be in competition for the same jobs in about 5 years, and this is my world not theirs. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| Bahaha, that's true too. |
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| Zild |
| Obviously they are going to lose. |
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