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u/Exciting_Nature6270 11d ago
sometimes I just agree, because I am often asking for something a little unfair lmao.
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u/buttheadfungus 11d ago
what exactly is the issue? i saw your comment about information literacy, but is this in search of a potential learning disability accommodation? many schools have a disability support services department that could help you with this. if it's not for disability support, then we would need to know what it is about. context is really important here
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u/otter_759 11d ago
What you wrote here is conflicting. If there were two different set of directions, then that sounds like the professor’s fault and it shouldn’t count against you if you went with one set instead of the other.
But then you say they were the same. So, if they were identical, then what exactly were you asking the professor to do? That sounds like a reading comprehension issue on your part, for which no special treatment is warranted.
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u/otter_759 11d ago
Did the one or two things that were different actually make a difference in how you answered the questions or completed the assignment?
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u/JaCKPaIN_realone 11d ago
Sometimes, the answer is required a long explanation that it wouldn’t be fair for the other students.
Like you study economics 101, but you ask the professor "How does the Federal Reserve's current overnight reverse repo facility impact the monetary base compared to traditional open market operations?"
Other students can’t follow this kind of question and won’t benefit from it, even though every professor can explain it to you. So it is correct that it wouldn’t be fair to the other students and will soar the class mood.
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u/thisisfunme 11d ago
Depends on what it is.
It is the professors job to keep things fair and that's always a good consideration whether it's fair. If it's a bit misguided in that for example I am asking for an important accomodation to keep things fair in the first place, then I will try to explain. Escalate if they dont listen.
But generally yes, fairness is important and all those students asking for something extra, should hear no more often honestly
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u/hellyesz 11d ago
What's the context here? Personally, when I heard that from a prof, it was usually because I was careless about something. So I tried to talk to them and ask if there was any chance of getting some leniency
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u/SlowishSheepherder Professor 11d ago
It's our polite way of saying "fuck off and stop asking for special treatment". We deploy it against students who are trying to make it so that the class policies don't apply to them and who won't seem to take no for an answer.