Word: classes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Wednesday, I sat in 2 Divinity Ave. Room 18 and got sick. The first 15 minutes of class consisted of a discussion of what should be done about class on Monday, which is both Pope Day and Yom Kippur. A show of hands displayed the fact that between 30 and 40 per cent of the class would not be able to attend the lecture on Monday, and would appreciate the class being moved to Friday. This seemed reasonable...
...then suggested that a vote be taken as to how many people in the class would prefer to meet on Monday instead of Friday, as it was a pain to go to lecture on Friday. This, after all, was a democracy. To my astonishment, half the class raised raised its hand. This half of the class was in essence saying that it would prefer for 30 to 40 per cent of the class to miss a lecture completely, rather than drag themselves to a lecture at noon on Friday. I found that display a disgusting and utter lack of consideration...
...open the door for another whose arms are full, because it is an easy thing to do--much easier in terms of total convenience than forcing the carrier to drop his load, open the door by himself, pick up his load and proceed. A considerate student will go to class on Friday rather than Monday so that 30 to 40 per cent of his classmates can attend...
...want our own liberties safeguarded, we must help to safeguard the liberties of others. This cannot occur when personal convenience comes before consideration, as it did in class today...
Ironically, the class was Moral Reasoning 11--Ethics. I sincerely hope that the 50 per cent of the class who voted for their convenience without any consideration for the most important beliefs of their classmates, chose to take ethics because they felt they needed them, as indeed they do, and that this self-selected group of selfish individuals is not characteristic of the entire University. I also hope that by the end of Moral Reasoning 11, were another vote to be taken, consideration would win out over convenience. --Michael Werner...