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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Alpha Mare on October 08, 2009, 09:44:37 AM
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ccharles000 (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 02:03 AM
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Former student sues A&M over grades She contends in federal court that she was advised to fail
A student who transferred from Texas A&M is suing her former university, saying an academic counselor recommended that she intentionally fail three classes.
The classes were taken in the fall of 2007, the first semester of her freshman year, according to the suit, and the student approached the counselor because she was having trouble understanding her professors.
The student, Jennifer Temple, wanted to leave the classes in a classification known as "Q-drop," but she contends in her suit that the adviser told her that she would lose her parents' health benefits if she did.
Students are given a limited number of "Q-drops," which allow them to drop a class from their schedule within the first 50 days of classes.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/665625...
rurallib (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 02:11 AM
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2. so, in an odd way, the effed up health care system screws
up this young lady's academic career. Wouldn't have happened with single payer.
Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 02:56 AM
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32. Its no problem
There is just simply a lot more to this story than meets the eye.
I actually know this girl's extended family--but I don't know her.
They are all "entitled"--if you know what I mean.
Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 02:25 AM
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16. This is bizarre
It's amazing how many ways the American health care insurance system screws up all aspects of life.
I really don't know why people aren't storming their Congresscritter's offices over this.
Some dummies get it:
HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 02:18 AM
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10. I'm willing to believe the advisor told her not to take the Q-drop.
Failing is her own damn fault.
LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 02:35 AM
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22. I wouldn't doubt it.
Either that, or she had a twisted interpretation of what the counselor was telling her. I can't imagine any counselor telling a student to intentionally fail three classes.
Really though, if you are having to fail three classes a semester in your freshman year, either you aren't putting much effort into it or college isn't the place for you.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6722718
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These people are damaged, aren't they?
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These people are damaged, aren't they?
I just can't get my head around constantly blaming someone else for every-frigging-thing that does or doesn't happen to them. :bawl:
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These people are damaged, aren't they?
Severely.
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I just can't get my head around constantly blaming someone else for every-frigging-thing that does or doesn't happen to them. :bawl:
That is one of the first requirements of being a liberal.
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The brain damaged runs deep