In case you missed it in class discussion, there are some issues not addressed in the official course policies that might be of interest.
You are the best judge of whether you need to use the bathroom. I may have shared the experience of a former classmate who was denied access when he had explosive diarrhea. It doesn’t have to be medically validated for you to leave the room. Most people tend to get real gassy when they need to move their…. Remember the categorical imperative. What would happen if everyone did, or did not do, a behavior? That said, if you can’t go 75 minutes without a nicotine break, quit the habit.
And again, if you have a fever stay home until you go 24 hrs – drug free – without a fever. I don’t require explanations for absences – after the fact – unless you think you might have the swine flu. In fact there are certain personal details I don’t enjoy, including that mentioned above.
Use your classmates as resources. Every college teacher I know has a major issue with students who miss class and say something like, “I missed class. Did you say or do anything important?” Teachers tend to think everything they say is important and can be real touchy given their inflated sense of self worth, but fellow classmates can a better judge of what happened in class. Consulting classmates has the added benefit of not reinforcing for the teacher that you missed class. By Friday I’ll have a course schedule/ daily lesson plan up on ANGEL. I’ll also post a forum for what we did.
Information and communication is important – but not more than honesty. Again, don’t kill off relatives or say you’re sick if it is not accurate.
Need to discuss acceptable/ appropriate language
