A Sacramento State University psychology professor walked out of his class last week to take his TA out to brunch after a student failed to bring snacks. The professor requires that different students bring snacks to class each day, in order to encourage students to work together. He even goes so far as to establish a list of what kind of foods are acceptable (vegetables, fruits, homemade baked goods) and what kinds aren’t (store-bought baked goods, pre-packaged snacks). Students in the class are now complaining because the professor left the session they were supposed to spend reviewing for an upcoming midterm. If only we could use these sort of reasons to get out of class. But somehow it’s doubtful that going to Le Peep is an acceptable excuse for missing that awful Friday morning discussion section.
[Chronicle of Higher Education]
