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I don’t know that it does prove his point. Just because he asserted that if/then, doesn’t make it true.

t-writescode 5y ago
If you were told by your professor: * everything you need to succeed in this class is in the syllabus * I'm required to be here, you're not * If you wouldn't want to get your grandfather sick, I'm as old as your grandfather, treat me like him * I'm wearing this ridiculous mask to protect me from you * I will not be answering any questions in class * I will not be tracking your attendance, while other professors might What do you think he was saying? And how would you interpret people still choosing to physically show up to his class?
- tokai 5y ago
  >What do you think he was saying? I rather get paid without having to work and taking any risk of illness, than doing my job and providing the students with the teaching they have paid for?
  - daenney 5y ago
    The man is retiring at 75. He's done his job plenty. Him not wanting to risk his life when there are alternatives available through which he can still teach seems plenty reasonable.
    - tokai 5y ago
      He can go for early retirement, a year of unpaid vacation, or sick leave (for his anxiety that makes it impossible to work clearly). He has a work dispute and he is taking it out on his students, instead of solving that dispute or walking away.
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      - YawningAngel 5y ago
        He seems to be solving the work dispute just fine to me. It's the university that has an obligation to students, not individual university employees.
        tokai 5y ago
        He got suspended so I guess he solved it. Not in his own favor though.
        joshuaissac 5y ago
        > Not in his own favor though. It was in his favour. He was suspended with pay. He also avoided catching and dying of Covid, so the university will still have to pay him his pension.
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  - t-writescode 5y ago
    He was going to do work in the form of a remote class. Good online classes are very effective learning environments. His college is probably requiring him to not make it an online class, but he’s trying to make it as online as official policy allows.
- notapenny 5y ago
  People going to class because they have to go to class? Because they were told by the school, their parents, whoever to go to class, or because they actually want to go to class and see their classmates? Don't get me wrong, if my kid said that their teacher is old and their teacher is asking them not to go, I'd support whatever decision they made, but shifting the responsibility of your own health to kids and ignoring what that means for them is probably not the way.
  - ricardobeat 5y ago
    > shifting the responsibility of your own health to kids How is he 'shifting the responsibility'? It's clear from the video that he does not have an option, as attendance for professors was mandated, presumably his income is on the line. Attendance for students on the other hand is decided by the professor, and he decided presence is not required or desired. He made it very clear that the course is designed for distance learning and there is nothing to gain from being present. What else do you suggest he could have done to protect his own health?
- marcosdumay 5y ago
  Well, if other professors are tracking attendance, that is probably enough to give the kids no choice but to go. But I don't see where it says that all students showed up. Is it on the first class (what's perfectly understandable, as they didn't know all of that), or is it for the entire course?

If you were told by your professor: * everything you need to succeed in this class is in the syllabus * I'm required to be here, you're not * If you wouldn't want to get your grandfather sick, I'm as old as your grandfather, treat me like him * I'm wearing this ridiculous mask to protect me from you * I will not be answering any questions in class * I will not be tracking your attendance, while other professors might What do you think he was saying? And how would you interpret people still choosing to physically show up to his class?

tokai 5y ago
>What do you think he was saying? I rather get paid without having to work and taking any risk of illness, than doing my job and providing the students with the teaching they have paid for?
- daenney 5y ago
  The man is retiring at 75. He's done his job plenty. Him not wanting to risk his life when there are alternatives available through which he can still teach seems plenty reasonable.
  - tokai 5y ago
    He can go for early retirement, a year of unpaid vacation, or sick leave (for his anxiety that makes it impossible to work clearly). He has a work dispute and he is taking it out on his students, instead of solving that dispute or walking away.
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    - YawningAngel 5y ago
      He seems to be solving the work dispute just fine to me. It's the university that has an obligation to students, not individual university employees.
      - tokai 5y ago
        He got suspended so I guess he solved it. Not in his own favor though.
        joshuaissac 5y ago
        > Not in his own favor though. It was in his favour. He was suspended with pay. He also avoided catching and dying of Covid, so the university will still have to pay him his pension.
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- t-writescode 5y ago
  He was going to do work in the form of a remote class. Good online classes are very effective learning environments. His college is probably requiring him to not make it an online class, but he’s trying to make it as online as official policy allows.
notapenny 5y ago
People going to class because they have to go to class? Because they were told by the school, their parents, whoever to go to class, or because they actually want to go to class and see their classmates? Don't get me wrong, if my kid said that their teacher is old and their teacher is asking them not to go, I'd support whatever decision they made, but shifting the responsibility of your own health to kids and ignoring what that means for them is probably not the way.
- ricardobeat 5y ago
  > shifting the responsibility of your own health to kids How is he 'shifting the responsibility'? It's clear from the video that he does not have an option, as attendance for professors was mandated, presumably his income is on the line. Attendance for students on the other hand is decided by the professor, and he decided presence is not required or desired. He made it very clear that the course is designed for distance learning and there is nothing to gain from being present. What else do you suggest he could have done to protect his own health?
marcosdumay 5y ago
Well, if other professors are tracking attendance, that is probably enough to give the kids no choice but to go. But I don't see where it says that all students showed up. Is it on the first class (what's perfectly understandable, as they didn't know all of that), or is it for the entire course?