One of them tore all the legs off of a stuffed mouse (real mouse) that we were using as an example in one of our labs. I don't know which one did it, so I'm thinking of giving them all a nice lecture tomorrow in class. There are several reasons that I'm pissed right now. One, that was a formerly-living organism that deserves a lot more respect than that. Hopefully, when whomever tore the legs off of it kicks the bucket themselves, someone will respect them enough not to rip their arms and legs off. Second, they destroyed university property. Someone either had to pay for that mouse or had to put in the effort, time, and expense of trapping it and having it stuffed. Third, it was extremely childish, on the same level (to me, anyway) of a 10 year old tearing the wings off of flies just because he can. These are college students, you'd think they would act with a bit more maturity.

Awwww, make them stuff a mouse :thumbup:

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

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.

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:

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.