tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post115957255791683730..comments2024-01-26T10:20:37.836+00:00Comments on Diary of a Goldfish: The Goldfish Guide to Being ReasonableThe Goldfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1169180174012572962007-01-19T04:16:00.000+00:002007-01-19T04:16:00.000+00:00I was just cruising on this site and whats it abou...I was just cruising on this site and whats it about exactly??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1169180120381773182007-01-19T04:15:00.000+00:002007-01-19T04:15:00.000+00:00hiya people how'z you'z?hiya people how'z you'z?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1160125840081321222006-10-06T10:10:00.000+01:002006-10-06T10:10:00.000+01:00Mary, sorry, I can only speak for Universities and...Mary, sorry, I can only speak for Universities and other places of higher education in Germany. <BR/>But I was told that "common sense" is a British invention. Until recently the German language did not even have a proper word for it. <BR/>But to be honest, it isn't everything golden that glitters. I know that sometimes students have to fight very hard to get what they need, especially in very big departments, where students remain very much anonymous. BUT even there they have to - at least - follow the rules, even though they may not make any further concessions.BloggingMonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767164739217269193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159958703983784172006-10-04T11:45:00.000+01:002006-10-04T11:45:00.000+01:00Bloggingmone - seriously? In the UK?Certain people...Bloggingmone - seriously? In the UK?<BR/><BR/>Certain people in my experience are keeping that one quiet, then.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159906887202004202006-10-03T21:21:00.000+01:002006-10-03T21:21:00.000+01:00The "George Bernard Shaw" quoted above is so corre...The "George Bernard Shaw" quoted above is so correct it is scary. I use to be the guy in a wheelchair that all ab's hated because I would not let them get by with crap. During the past few years I have mellowed to the point that I am a turtle. The quote states what is correct, the unreasonable are the ones to lead progress.CoalWoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553933494415952280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159865121281913672006-10-03T09:45:00.000+01:002006-10-03T09:45:00.000+01:00Great post! Being a taecher at university, I feel ...Great post! Being a taecher at university, I feel I should add something from "the other side of the fence". There are rules, stating that <I>no</I> student can be forced to sit in an exam if he/she isn't feeling well. We even have to ask, if everyone is OK, before the exams or tests start. Never hesitate to clearly say if you are unwell. It is your right to do so and no one will even raise an eyebrow.<BR/>Apart from that I want the students to show what they have learned and to to perform to the best of their abilities. It is not my task to check on how much stress they can cope with or how good they will perform under pain and a lack of concentration. During my exams I do not check on how long a certain student's break is or how often a student visits the toilet or that kind of thing. If the students have to write a bigger piece of homework or a theses paper, I never give any deadlines, because I strongly believe in the individuality of working speed. No student has ever taken advantage of this more than necessary. <BR/>It is people first, not rules. I can only encourage everyone to ask for whatever it is that will help you to perform well in your exams. No matter if that is postponing it, having more time, longer breaks, a room of your own, etc. If there is a medical reason for it and a doctor to testify - fine. If not, it is the teacher's common sense to decide. For me it is normal to postpone an exam, because the beloved cat or dog of a student died the night before. Do not agree to do the exams despite of feeling able to do it and do not believe in any rules and regulations the teacher feels he/she <I>cannot do anything about</I>. Especially at universities, colleges, etc. the teacher is the one and only person responsible for what is happening in his/her seminars and lessons, <I>including</I> the exams. <BR/>If nothing else helps - change class, get yourself another teacher. After all students are grown up people, we are not talking about primary school.BloggingMonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767164739217269193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159830879174751452006-10-03T00:14:00.000+01:002006-10-03T00:14:00.000+01:00I love this post so much, I'm bookmarking it. Rea...I love this post so much, I'm bookmarking it. Really, really, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159749703729286312006-10-02T01:41:00.000+01:002006-10-02T01:41:00.000+01:00Thanks for this post.Thanks for this post.spotted elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681544565260222585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159724741257999082006-10-01T18:45:00.000+01:002006-10-01T18:45:00.000+01:00first. thank you for this. it's easy for me to g...first. thank you for this. it's easy for me to get really caught up in some of this, and some disentanglement is very necessary.<BR/><BR/>i do think i'm going to come back around to this, tho. "Fairness is immeasurable in this context; if a person has a disadvantage and something is put in place to compensate, there is always the possibility that this compensation falls slightly short, or else moves slightly beyond what was necessary. And reasonableness is as subjective a concept there is."<BR/><BR/>My worry here is exactly that, that reasonable accomodation emphasizes external action to make us "able." And i wonder about what it means to have my academic overlords guessing at what they have to do so that I can perform like a normal student. My frustration here is at the conflation between reasonable, the authority of bureocratic structures, and the assumption that the goal is normative ablism. <BR/><BR/>Or maybe i'm over-reading again. I'm putting a lot of this stuff on the backburner until i can be a touch more reflective about it, and not quite so reactive.<BR/><BR/>thank you...benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082138040950123534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1159614654810823172006-09-30T12:10:00.000+01:002006-09-30T12:10:00.000+01:00off you go, see you later, have fun.This is all fa...off you go, see you later, have fun.<BR/><BR/>This is all far too intellectual for me on a Saturday morning, ahem, I mean lunchtime.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.com