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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 18:57:05 GMT
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Post by anxiousmom on Nov 9, 2016 19:03:42 GMT
Perhaps that lies more in the fault of the professor for allowing it to happen than the students for asking. Personally, one of college attending sons was, after staying up all night and texting me about his disappointment at one am, texted me again this morning on his way to his 9 am class, fully expecting to take a test today. My other texted me that he was gearing up fir his national guard drill weekend.
Not all these kids are weenies. Not at all.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Nov 9, 2016 19:05:02 GMT
i had, arguably, the worst couple months i can imagine
and i made it through every assignment and test i was given
i was able to maintain some semblance of normal life - and i continued with my commitments
find your friggin boot straps
i'm really over the whining
i'll be quick to be reminded of how awesome this generation is - i raised three of them...and mine are incredible people
but they don't need special considerations or hand holding if they 'get in their feelings'
ffs
gina
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 19:05:35 GMT
I understand not "all" are wienies. But come on, the idea of people who are technically "adults" being unable to function because their presidential candidate lost is ridiculous and the professor playing along with the infantilizing of college kids is just absurd.
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Country Ham
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Post by Country Ham on Nov 9, 2016 19:10:20 GMT
My son's teachers purposefully gave no tests or homework last night and encouraged the kids to pay attention to the election results. Of course that's just jr high.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Nov 9, 2016 19:12:05 GMT
Grow up and have some compassion!
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 19:12:38 GMT
And had he given homework or a test, I'm sure your son would have done it rather than wail about how upset he is by the election.
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 19:13:15 GMT
Grow up and have some compassion! Bite me. These adults need to grow up and cope with life. When Obama won, you didn't see conservative students crying that they were too upset to function.
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Post by mom on Nov 9, 2016 19:13:21 GMT
i had, arguably, the worst couple months i can imagine and i made it through every assignment and test i was given i was able to maintain some semblance of normal life - and i continued with my commitments find your friggin boot straps
i'm really over the whining
i'll be quick to be reminded of how awesome this generation is - i raised three of them...and mine are incredible people
but they don't need special considerations or hand holding if they 'get in their feelings'
ffs
gina OMG I agree completely agree. Life is full of disappoints and you cant expect the world to stop so you figure out how to deal. You just deal and move on. Geez.
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Post by littlemama on Nov 9, 2016 19:14:02 GMT
Way to generalize based on a news report about a few people.
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 19:15:08 GMT
Have you taken a look at the generalization going on here about anyone who voted for Trump? When you do and comment on it, maybe then your handslap will mean anything
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2016 19:18:23 GMT
i had, arguably, the worst couple months i can imagine and i made it through every assignment and test i was given i was able to maintain some semblance of normal life - and i continued with my commitments find your friggin boot straps
i'm really over the whining
i'll be quick to be reminded of how awesome this generation is - i raised three of them...and mine are incredible people
but they don't need special considerations or hand holding if they 'get in their feelings'
ffs
gina OMG I agree completely agree. Life is full of disappoints and you cant expect the world to stop so you figure out how to deal. You just deal and move on. Geez. Exactly! I can't wait till these delicate flowers get out in the workforce and complain life's too hard. Go ahead, precious, tell your boss you can't come in because your candidate lost. And then start looking for your new job.
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Post by scrapaddie on Nov 9, 2016 19:23:15 GMT
how are they going to function when something really goes wrong... like when you have to go to work and teach all day in spite of the fact that your husband told you the night before that he is leaving after 32 years? Or your mother died, but you can't take the day off because you only get 3 days for bereavement and the funeral is a week away?
some just need to put on their big girl/boy panties. Others will take any excuse to postpone a test!
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Post by carly on Nov 9, 2016 19:25:14 GMT
Uh oh no more safe spaces.......
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Post by anxiousmom on Nov 9, 2016 19:26:04 GMT
I understand not "all" are wienies. But come on, the idea of people who are technically "adults" being unable to function because their presidential candidate lost is ridiculous and the professor playing along with the infantilizing of college kids is just absurd. I'm still going to lay a good portion of this at the feet of the professor who didn't teach the lesson of sometimes you have to keep on keeping on in spite of life's disappointments. Some college kids are going to find any all excuses for getting out of taking a test or writing a paper and the onus is in the professor to allow it or not. Sure these kids should be responsible adults, but sometimes they act like goofy kids and jump at whatever opportunity, however shortsighted, to get a free day. Or at least that was how it was when I was young and I'm college.
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 19:27:29 GMT
Oh don't get me wrong, that professor was an asshole. Sadly it's what I've come to expect with the liberal-minded professors that are prevalent in the colleges.
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Post by Anita on Nov 9, 2016 19:27:53 GMT
As enraged as I am by the election outcome, I agree that this is taking it too far. Much as I'd love to have stayed home in bed all day pissed at the world, it doesn't work that way. My work wasn't going to do itself. I do think some kids are going to have a tough adjustment to the real world.
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Post by secondlife on Nov 9, 2016 19:35:29 GMT
I follow a couple of professional groups on FB. There's an intense amount of emotion going on there. Mostly LGBT folks and immigrants who feel genuinely afraid that the changes that may come will not well represent their interests because they feel that the President-elect does not well represent their interests.
I'm an American born white woman, married to an American born white man, and I have many concerns about Trump's leadership but I don't have the same perspective or concerns as some of my peers whose position of social or cultural power is less than my own. I don't have concerns that my personal freedom is in jeopardy. But this is pure privilege and the essence of the question. I cannot make fun of folks who feel devastated and terrified that their way of life could be actually in jeopardy.
Are some people wieners - sure. Do some people have legitimate fears they are dealing with today - I don't think I have any right to speak to that since those people's lives are not like mine.
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 19:39:20 GMT
You miss the point. It has nothing to do with whether or not their "fears" are legitimate. My OP is to the fact that they allow their feelings to prevent them from functioning in daily life or to meet their responsibilities.
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Post by papersilly on Nov 9, 2016 19:42:01 GMT
if Trump losing is going to paralyze them, I can't wait to see what happens when -rent or mortgage is due -car breaks down and they don't have money to fix it -boss is breathing down their neck at the jobs they hate -they lose their job -they can't find a job -their marriage breaks down -their parents get sick and no one can care for them but them -and so many other things that are far more catastrophic than Trump losing
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 9, 2016 19:43:45 GMT
Oh don't get me wrong, that professor was an asshole. Sadly it's what I've come to expect with the liberal-minded professors that are prevalent in the colleges.^^^ way to do the generalizing that you just chided someone else for doing... if you had stopped writing after your first sentence, you'd have been a lot better off.
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Post by secondlife on Nov 9, 2016 19:46:50 GMT
You miss the point. It has nothing to do with whether or not their "fears" are legitimate. My OP is to the fact that they allow their feelings to prevent them from functioning in daily life or to meet their responsibilities. I promise I'm not missing your point. I just disagree with you. It was an exhausting campaign and an unexpected result and some folks had a lot emotionally invested - and felt like they needed a day to reset their emotions. That's what I'm seeing on FB. I was ready to put my shoes on and go to work today. I'm disappointed but I'm fine. But not everybody is there. Sorry - I am just not able to get real worked up about this. It was a rough Election Day. Especially if you felt you had something to lose. It's OK to just leave a little space for someone else's experience. If someone at Yale didn't take a test today it didn't impact me at all.
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Post by littlemama on Nov 9, 2016 19:51:31 GMT
some just need to put on their big girl/boy panties. Others will take any excuse to postpone a test! But 99.9% of them got up, went to class and turned in homework and took tests as scheduled. The few do not equal the group.
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 20:25:53 GMT
Oh don't get me wrong, that professor was an asshole. Sadly it's what I've come to expect with the liberal-minded professors that are prevalent in the colleges.^^^ way to do the generalizing that you just chided someone else for doing... if you had stopped writing after your first sentence, you'd have been a lot better off. Do you contest the fact that the vast majority of college professors are liberal? If so, you may want to do even the briefest of research.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 9, 2016 20:59:57 GMT
nope- THAT was NOT my point at all.
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Post by chaosisapony on Nov 9, 2016 21:02:27 GMT
I would blame the professors who are allowing it before blasting the students.
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Post by putabuttononit on Nov 9, 2016 21:03:22 GMT
If Hillary won, would the kids who supported Trump get any sympathy, understanding, or "breaks" from tests or assignments. Most certainly not.
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~Lauren~
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Post by ~Lauren~ on Nov 9, 2016 21:06:18 GMT
I would blame the professors who are allowing it before blasting the students. The professor allowed it, but it was the students who first asked for it. It would never have occurred to a college student of my generation (college in the 70s) to make such a request. And professors would have laughed at us if we did.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Nov 10, 2016 0:39:42 GMT
You miss the point. It has nothing to do with whether or not their "fears" are legitimate. My OP is to the fact that they allow their feelings to prevent them from functioning in daily life or to meet their responsibilities. Your opinion is of no consequence. It is just mean and you are just whining about people whining and being wieners. Don't you have something important to gloat about?
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Post by trollie on Nov 10, 2016 0:51:01 GMT
Grow up and have some compassion! When Obama won, you didn't see conservative students crying that they were too upset to function.Surely you jest. Many conservatives (notice I did not say all) acted like Chicken Little claiming the "sky was falling!!!" Your memory seems selective at best.
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