tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post8464919091157498126..comments2023-06-28T10:51:33.204+02:00Comments on For the promotion of rigour and rationality: Professors in the UK are required to act as police agentsTakis Konstantopouloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-84894859186226531472009-09-18T12:54:48.927+02:002009-09-18T12:54:48.927+02:00Indeed, reality is weirder than fiction. The time ...Indeed, reality is weirder than fiction. The time will come when we'll all be electronically tagged and, what's worse, many of us will love it.<br /><br />As for the "contact points", they can be anything from class attendance to failing to come to my office or submit homework. So if we don't like a student it's not hard for us to create artificial "contact points" and have him/her expelled.<br /><br />Although I hope that the majority will share my opinion, they will never voice it because, especially in the UK, people don't speak up. And there will be those who will love the power this new measure gives them. Fortunately, they are a small minority.Takis Konstantopouloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675216467783238403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290524889657823805.post-28655852244884732772009-09-18T00:19:52.760+02:002009-09-18T00:19:52.760+02:00I like how point 1 (highlight students at risk of ...I like how point 1 (highlight students at risk of missing 10 expected contacts) effectively asks teachers to pre-judge a person BEFORE they abscond. Nice, huh? I thought Minority Report was just a movie.Michaelhttp://anadder.comnoreply@blogger.com