Rex Kerr
Rex Kerr
Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

By analogy:

“Officer! Officer! This woman is swearing at me and waving around a gun and says she’ll shoot!”

“Oh! She went too far and is making a fool of herself.”

“You…I don’t even…what?!?!”

No, that’s not a meaningful condemnation of the professor’s actions towards the student. The point is that students should be safe from recrimination by professors, not that professors should be advised when they’re making themselves look petty or vengeful.

Also, the content is a separate issue. You can teach “real things” and still have exactly this kind of problem when there is a dispute.

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