And in this day and age you can bet I would, but in 1966 that was unheard of activity, the professor was god and pretty much unquestionable, I did file a complaint and had to go to a hearing where I was basically told that I should have cleared a "controversial" subject in advance. Part of the reason I dropped out the following semester, never to return.VoiceofReason wrote:Jimsuthdj wrote:I hope mine says no before I start it, I already turned in the topic.jimlongley wrote:There are no "fors" either, and it can be shown that it doesn't work, but most of the sites that you will find that do anything more than present raw data for your interpretation, are going to be biased in their own interpretation, so tread carefully.
Also, make sure in advance, that your subject will be accepted. A whole bunch of years ago I turned in a term paper on the history of firearms. The assignment was to present a research based paper, and to show all of the research that took place as an addendum to the paper. Complete bibliography, etc. The "professor" took an entire letter grade off for "inappropriate subject matter."
I believe I would have been in the offices of the Dean, Vice President, and President that day especially if the "professor" did not provide a list of "appropriate and inappropriate subject matter" when he made the assignment.
Even then if guns was listed as “inappropriate subject matter" I would raise cain.
Too many "professors" and other school officials have developed a “God complex” since they have some power over young inexperienced students.
A college was jerking my son around until my attorney wrote them a letter letting them know what was “looming on the horizon” as he put it. It was amazing how much of an “attitude transformation” it made.
Interestingly enough, he was the Dean of the department, and some years later when a transcript from there was requested they made me go in and apply for it face to face, the records from the 60s were not archived electronically. When the registrar's flunky pulled the book out and showed me the line my marks were on, you could see that ALL of them had been whited out and recorded in the same pen and hand as 'F's, and that it was different handwriting from the other lines above and below, leading me to strongly suspect that he or one of his minions sabotaged the record. I had a copy of my grades from that time (not acceptable as a transcript) and was able to prove to them that I got 'A's in Physics and Electronics, and a 'C' in Math (I know, but it was the class right after lunch) and a 'D' in "Social Studies." They said they would fix it, but by then I moved on.
Probably what made me the way I was with my kids in school when I would walk right in to a Principal or Dean's office and challenge them straight up.