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Originally Posted by radeonboy
I recently caught up with a uni friend who's a prof now - the endless amount of student stupidity is mind boggling. Examples include: a student accusing my friend of marking exams wrong 'just cause', someone waiting outside an exam room not realizing everyone started writing the exam 1/2 hour ago, a student asking how expenses work in high-level accounting courses, and interpreting homework that's worth 4-5% of the course as 'not worth doing' because it's worth so little.
At least the top students are still solid, though the extremes are getting more polarizing.
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That's not new. Already had to deal with this stuff 15+ years ago as a TA.
-Student arguing for part marks on a multiple choice question
-Student brought his mom to argue with professor for more marks
-Student too slow in booking classes, was stuck with a morning class. Came to ask to switch. Threw a fit when she wasn't allowed cause the later courses were full.
-Student shows up for a tutorial. After getting grouped together for an in-class task, he "goes to the bathroom" and doesn't return until class is over, expecting the team to have done it already.
-For a group term project, student ghosts the team and no-shows for the rest of the semester. When prof fails him on the day of the final exam, he flips out at the prof.
-Student wrote an assignment using swear words. Though, this one was just a troll and I did find it funny.