• Nima@leminal.space
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    18 hours ago

    this entire thing reads like a fantasy. or some reddit thread where “everyone clapped” to me.

    if I was told by a professor on the first day of class which I paid for that I wasn’t allowed to use my own note taking method I had been using for decades, I’d just say “No.” and if pressed further, I’d take it as high as I needed to. or get a full refund for the class and find another.

    this isn’t an elementary school. these aren’t children. these are adults.

    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      15 hours ago

      Depends on the class. Pretty unreasonable in a 200+ lecture hall, but a respected professor setting up a small seminar like this to remove distractions sounds like a fair prerogative to create an environment conducive to learning.

      Ofc if a student asked for a reasonable accommodation that’s probably chill too.