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@wolt Hyperbolic hypothetical violence is lots of fun, real violence should never be more than a carefully measured last resort.
I've always felt that the biggest shortcoming of schools, at all levels, is set entry and exams dates. If you fail at one thing, you might have to delay your whole career by 12 months — where is the logic in that?
Education should be a continuous flow, continuously measuring mastery over subjects. Education should just suggest subjects to work on, both for general development and specialization. -
@peterSabs Same thing. Even though they tell you the attendance is NOT compulsory.
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I went through a similar experience.
Got to take this coding exam and I'm just in time to get in the classroom but when I'm two steps (yes, two) away from the door the bell rings. I enter the room and teacher says 'You're late'. He didn't let me take the exam. I went to the movies instead.
I failed that subject. I left that university.
I know there are rules but I don't get what's the point of being so strict in a case like mine or yours.
Anyway, I'm doing pretty well now. Fuck that asshole who didn't even study CS :D
Wish you best of luck with that. -
Don't worry, when you graduate you'll realize it was worth investing more time developing and actually learning than bend over to the wills and wishes of college, which are 10x more selfish than you think.
College is not about teaching for a better future, it's all about humble bragging prestige to get funds. -
Ugh reminds me of the time I was 5 minutes past the cutoff for a flight (despite it not leaving for 50 minutes and the airport being empty) and having to buy a $900 first-class flight because it’s all that was left.
When rules and bureaucracy sacrifice humanity it’s gone too far. People need to act more like human beings sometimes.
!dev. Sorry.
So, I have a quiz in Food Biochemistry(a subject I hate to death), and I think I am ready to go to the exam room, when suddenly...
BAM! I remember I forgot to bring my ID, which HAS to be on the computer desk when writing any exams in that room.
I hurry back to the car, drive like a madwoman at times, get the ID and come back.
Run as quickly as possible with aching muscles and go into the exam room.
ONLY TO BE TOLD I CANNOT WRITE THE EXAM BECAUSE I AM TOO LATE. I say I don't care, I have to write it. Then notice my place is taken by someone else. I get out and my anger gets to the point I want to throw the person out the window.
Go to the cafeteria to freaking calm down. Instead, I get people telling me I am being unreasonable for being angry.
I WAS JUST SECONDS OVER THE ALLOWED TIME!!!
Motherfuckers.
Now I have to see the dean with basically no likelihood of being allowed to write the damn thing again.
rant