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There is nothing disrespectful here. It is simply a symptom of how universities operate. It's even more blatantly obvious in lower division math classes.
by greenlblue 17y ago
There is nothing disrespectful here. It is simply a symptom of how universities operate. It's even more blatantly obvious in lower division math classes.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoUniversities often to require students to take lots of filler courses, unrelated to their chosen field, taught simply to raise funds for the department providing the filler. So that english course could easily be nothing but an obstacle in the way of an engineering or business major graduating. And it might be an obstacle which exists solely to get some of the student's money.
- mreid 17y ago> There is nothing disrespectful here. I disagree. The point is not that the course might be mandatory for a business student (it wasn't - the student picked it as an elective), nor that he shouldn't make and execute such a plan if he thinks it is in his best interests. The disrespect was in telling the lecturer, "we both know this is a waste of my time so tell me how to get it over with as easily as possible". It's like constantly checking your phone while talking to someone in person. Even if you are listening to what they are saying, you are signalling to that person that there are more interesting things than them which demand your attention.