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“[David] Seidemann says his problems began after a student anonymously complained about his syllabus, saying the triangular emojis [Seidemann put on it] could actually be interpreted as an attack on LGBT students because during World War II, Nazis forced gay men to wear triangles.”

And that was just the beginning of it…

Margaret Soltan, October 15, 2016 9:25PM
Posted in: kind of a little weird

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5 Responses to ““[David] Seidemann says his problems began after a student anonymously complained about his syllabus, saying the triangular emojis [Seidemann put on it] could actually be interpreted as an attack on LGBT students because during World War II, Nazis forced gay men to wear triangles.””

  1. Greg Says:

    Pythagoras, Khufu
    Who knew?

  2. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Learn something new every day.

  3. Anon Says:

    The triangle biz is ridiculous, of course, but so is stating that “only select students” have 10% of their grade based on effort. Whatever his intent, he is using a different rubric for different students, and actually stating it in his syllabus. Ridiculous, amateurish, and asking for trouble.

    Seidemann seems a little too quick to blame Title IX, rather than overly sensitive students, or cautious administrators. Or himself.

  4. Greg Says:

    My comment was solely on the iconography of his syllabus. Without any exception I can think of at the moment, different evaluation standards are for different courses. The tougher question is how precise, “objective” such standards should be. It’s often a brave thing to arrange, but I think sometimes lots of discretion is warranted. For example, in a clinical law or medical course, client orpatient skills are hard to do simply by checklist. The abuse of discretion vs those of simplistic objective standards poses a constant dilemma.

  5. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Anon: Agreed.

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