Do you know what a rider is? It's a list of demands that famous people make on their venues, like Van Halen's no brown m&m's or Britney Spears' bunless McDonald's cheeseburgers and figs. A rider is usually normal, but people have been known to go overboard with their demands. And speaking of going overboard on demands...
It's been a few years since I took a class with this professor, and while I remember her being a bit strict with her expectations for student behavior, I think she delved into middle-school territory since I saw her last. Her rider of do-nots is extremely long- while some are wholly expected (don't talk in class), the rest fall into Mother-Hen-controlling-her-young insanity. We are locked out if we're late. We have to bring the printed calendar, syllabus, and notes everyday. Don't use *this* notebook, use *that* one. No emailing assignments. No missing exams, even if you're sick. No gum. No food. No drink. No computers. No cell phones. No recording devices. No pictures (she actually said no cameras, apparently completely showing her age or naivete). And the list goes on. Her class was the first one I took when I returned to school way back when, so maybe it was the mix of fear and apprehension, but her behavior didn't bug me then. It does now. Holy cow, it's annoying. I'm half-expecting to be talked to in a very low voice at eye level about how "we don't do that, do we?", complete with being told to stand in the corner and think about what I've done. I treat my son as more of an adult than she does to us.
Ok, enough bitching, back to studying.
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