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I agree that shutting it down would likely backfire if the prof tries to shut it down too aggressively, but I don't know that I follow the conclusion that this

I agree that shutting it down would likely backfire if the prof tries to shut it down too aggressively, but I don't know that I follow the conclusion that this is mostly a positive. There's some selective minimizing of the students that feel uncomfortable and maximizing of what some of the faculty think: ~Sure, some female students feel weird about guys in their class pretending to be in the instructor so that they can trick the hot students into "private tutoring", but some of the faculty think its funny. Sounds like a net positive~ There's a bit of boys will be boys energy in this reply.

ZephyrBlu 4y ago
If you eliminate the chance of someone feeling uncomfortable you also eliminate a lot of good interactions. If there are only a few people uncomfortable with this and there is no harassment, that seems like it's probably fine overall.
belorn 4y ago
I suspect the likely reason why the faculty think its funny is because the average number of volunteer tutors is likely close to zero, and having too many volunteer tutors is an unusual problem. The more cynical faculty may think that there is generally only two reasons why students would spend their time volunteering as tutors. Either because they get paid, or because they want to impress other students.
baryphonic 4y ago
> There's some selective minimizing of the students that feel uncomfortable and maximizing of what some of the faculty think When did the goal of the university shift toward minimizing when students "feel uncomfortable?" When did the definition of "uncomfortable" expand to such a degree that men simply enrolling in and performing well in a class with mostly women is seen as "misconduct?" > There's a bit of boys will be boys energy in this reply. What do you mean by "boys will be boys energy?" That the vast majority of young men are attracted to young women and will attempt to create situations where they encounter young women? What's stopping the young women from standing up for themselves? Why are they being treated like damsels in distress without agency.

ZephyrBlu 4y ago

If you eliminate the chance of someone feeling uncomfortable you also eliminate a lot of good interactions. If there are only a few people uncomfortable with this and there is no harassment, that seems like it's probably fine overall.

belorn 4y ago

I suspect the likely reason why the faculty think its funny is because the average number of volunteer tutors is likely close to zero, and having too many volunteer tutors is an unusual problem. The more cynical faculty may think that there is generally only two reasons why students would spend their time volunteering as tutors. Either because they get paid, or because they want to impress other students.

baryphonic 4y ago

> There's some selective minimizing of the students that feel uncomfortable and maximizing of what some of the faculty think When did the goal of the university shift toward minimizing when students "feel uncomfortable?" When did the definition of "uncomfortable" expand to such a degree that men simply enrolling in and performing well in a class with mostly women is seen as "misconduct?" > There's a bit of boys will be boys energy in this reply. What do you mean by "boys will be boys energy?" That the vast majority of young men are attracted to young women and will attempt to create situations where they encounter young women? What's stopping the young women from standing up for themselves? Why are they being treated like damsels in distress without agency.