I'm pretty ticked at my students right now.

[Froggi 4]

I THINK YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY DONT APPRECIATE WHAT PEOPLE DO FOR THEM,NOR DO THEY RESPECT OTHER PEOPLES PROPERTY,YOU ONLY HAVE TO GO TO THE SHOPS OR DOWN THE STREET TO SEE WHAT IM GETTING AT,ALOT OF KIDS GET CARS ECT...EVERYTHING BROUGHT OR HANDED TO AND SO BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO PAY FOR IT/WORK HARD TO PAY FOR ,THEY DONT GIVE A TOSS,NOR ARE THEY OVERLY WORRIED WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF THEM AS THEY DONT SEE THEM SELF AS BEING THE ONES WITH THE PROBLEM,I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH ALL YOUTH,BUT IT IS FAIRLY COMMON KIDS TODAY ARE BROUGHT UP WITH NO RESPECT FOR THERE ELDERS.JUST MY 2CENTS WORTH:cursing:

Hmmph, you're saying all young people are bad. WRONG.

[Froggi 4]

Awwww, make them stuff a mouse :thumbup:

But a paper is also a good idea...DO BOTH :rolleyes2:

[anonemouse 1]

I love this idea! I like tying the punishment with the crime...

Lauren, what did you end up doing?

I basically just sent them a highly scolding email. I told them that they won't like what will happen, in terms of assignments and exams, if something like that occurs again, though. I'll give them a second chance and then crack down, lol. But I do like the idea of a nice, long paper.

This is at the university level, right? It's not like she's references children in a middle school science class. Furthermore, she's complaining about adults enrolled in university level courses. While I would expect this behavior at the elementary or secondary level, there is a certain decorum that is appropriate at the university level.

Exactly. I wouldn't have been surprised to see the legless mouse at the end of a 8th or 9th grade biology class. Don't get me wrong, I'd have been disappointed, but stuff like that is what young teens do fairly often. The majority of these students, though, are in their 20s/30s. The tendency to destroy property should be long past.

[BLUE EYED GIRL 0]

This is at the university level, right? It's not like she's references children in a middle school science class. Furthermore, she's complaining about adults enrolled in university level courses. While I would expect this behavior at the elementary or secondary level, there is a certain decorum that is appropriate at the university level.

thankyou,my thoughts exactly,i have three young boys,so i do know what it's like with youth,and if i come across as shouting as mentioned earlyer,this was not meant to be the case,just have my view points and tell it how it is,up to others how they take that,so thanks lunabeane for helping get my view across.i also prefer to write in capital as i really cant be botherd putting caps lock on and of all the time.:ohmy:

[BLUE EYED GIRL 0]

Hmmph, you're saying all young people are bad. WRONG.

i did not say all young people[as i said before,you only need to go down to the shops ect... to see the way some......are disruptive ect...people need to read peoples post beter.