You don’t want to overuse technology. You don’t want students staring at tv shows on their laptops, or texting their friends. If there’s noise in the hall, you should shut the door. If you have to breastfeed your baby, you should do it somewhere else.
American University, down the street from UD’s GW, has responded correctly to a professor there who took her breastfeeding baby (who was sick that day) to class.
“The faculty manual requires professional conduct in the classroom at all times, including a focus on high standards for teaching and respect for students,” said the administration’s statement, which a spokeswoman said was based on a range of policies already in place at the university. “For the sake of the child and the public health of the campus community, when faced with the challenge of caring for a sick child in the case where backup childcare is not available, a faculty member should take earned leave and arrange for someone else to cover the class, not bring a sick child into the classroom.”
September 11th, 2012 at 6:03PM
Speaking of professors, your favorite southern professor, Amy Bishop, entered a plea of guilty in Alabama.
September 11th, 2012 at 7:44PM
Van: Yes – I saw that. I’m happy for the survivors and the families – no hideous trial to go through.