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Posted: 12/4/2013 1:08:47 PM EDT
Inspired by several threads - one about tipping, and one about whether or not college students are really the "customer" (since they pay tuition) - I was wondering what level of tipping y'all think would be appropriate for a college professor.
If you consider the student the customer, then I think we can all agree that there can be a huge variation in the quality of instruction - from totally incompetent faculty, to fucking incomprehensible foreigner, or old farts who are just phoning it in - but also really good instructors that are engaging and put a lot of effort into the class. If you assume that the instructors get paid the same, then it seems there's no incentive for better performance. Tipping could fix that. But what kind of tipping should it be? Is it sort of like a meal, in that students should tip something like 15-20% of the tuition cost for the class at the end of the semester? Or is it more like a coffee shop, with a tip jar, and people throw in a few bucks at the end of each class session? Or maybe like the guy that delivers your refrigerator? You might give him $20 if he's not a dick. Or maybe like a stripper? If the class is particularly good, students can just get up an shove a dollar bill down my pants or something? |
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just reported for parody thread..
take that you Kendo master.. |
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It's more of a fusion thread than a parody thread. Also, the idea of a tip jar in class - or maybe a collection plate - just made me chuckle, and I wanted to share. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Let's get a mod to shut down this parody thread. It's more of a fusion thread than a parody thread. Also, the idea of a tip jar in class - or maybe a collection plate - just made me chuckle, and I wanted to share. If a student leaves a slip of paper that says "You should have gone into business so you wouldn't be paid so little to do so much", does that count as a tip? |
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I thought in ancient days the professors were paid by the students at the end of each lecture.
I'll bet that weeded out the bad presenters.
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I believe this is considered bribery and that it is frowned upon.
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Inspired by several threads - one about tipping, and one about whether or not college students are really the "customer" (since they pay tuition) - I was wondering what level of tipping y'all think would be appropriate for a college professor. If you consider the student the customer, then I think we can all agree that there can be a huge variation in the quality of instruction - from totally incompetent faculty, to fucking incomprehensible foreigner, or old farts who are just phoning it in - but also really good instructors that are engaging and put a lot of effort into the class. But what kind of tipping should it be? Is it sort of like a meal, in that students should tip something like 15-20% of the tuition cost for the class at the end of the semester? Or is it more like a coffee shop, with a tip jar, and people throw in a few bucks at the end of each class session? Or maybe like the guy that delivers your refrigerator? You might give him $20 if he's not a dick. Or maybe like a stripper? If the class is particularly good, students can just get up an shove a dollar bill down my pants or something? View Quote The professors that I like and that I actually learn from receive a gift from me or I help them to set up work shops/help them with their research if needed. If the professor is a piece of shit that keeps saying men are the devil and the world would be better off without them well the dean gets a visit and I rate them horribly at the end of the semester. |
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For what I was charged for those classes, I figure the gratuity was included in the price of the course. And for what I was charged for those classes, I want a fucking rebate.
Tip professors- are you nuts or do you just have a shit-load of unwanted money that you don't know what to do with? |
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Tip should be performance based and tuition should only cover minimum wage. I feel $300 per A given per credit hour should suffice.
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Collection plate. If there's not enough after the first pass, shake your head a bit and send it back around 10 minutes later.
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If a student leaves a slip of paper that says "You should have gone into business so you wouldn't be paid so little to do so much", does that count as a tip? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Let's get a mod to shut down this parody thread. It's more of a fusion thread than a parody thread. Also, the idea of a tip jar in class - or maybe a collection plate - just made me chuckle, and I wanted to share. If a student leaves a slip of paper that says "You should have gone into business so you wouldn't be paid so little to do so much", does that count as a tip? Then I could go online and make a big deal about being victimized, and a bunch of chumps would send me money! |
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I don't know about tipping faculty, but univeristy staff on the other hand. Especially poorly paid soft money university accountants. Of whom I know one or two.
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A parody thread started by a "half wit" staff member is still a parody thread!!!!!
Prepare your Anus or your Goose! |
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I thought in ancient days the professors were paid by the students at the end of each lecture.I'll bet that weeded out the bad presenters. That would be sweet. So Dk-Prof, would you profit or would you, like Wally-World employees, be on food stamps to supplement your "income?" |
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So Dk-Prof, would you profit or would you, like Wally-World employees, be on food stamps to supplement your "income?" View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I thought in ancient days the professors were paid by the students at the end of each lecture.I'll bet that weeded out the bad presenters. That would be sweet. So Dk-Prof, would you profit or would you, like Wally-World employees, be on food stamps to supplement your "income?" With DK, just tip him with a stipend of Geese and he would be happy happy! |
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College professors are useless, over paid, commie fucks. They ought to refund part of their salary to their students. |
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There was a professor's assistant I would have given a tip back in college...
But are we talking "Thanks for being an awesome professor, here is $20" or "Here is a check for $500 since you are going to double all my test scores?". |
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Collection plate. If there's not enough after the first pass, shake your head a bit and send it back around 10 minutes later. View Quote I like this one! It would make teaching large classes more palatable, especially if you did not have to split the take with TAs. But would the chair and dean get a cut? |
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I'd vote for inappropriate touching, but I can't think of a single Prof I wanted to nail.
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College professors are useless, over paid, commie fucks. They ought to refund part of their salary to their students. <no personal attacks please> easy there buddy. personal attacks are a quick way to a timeout, if you are kidding you gotta show it. |
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I thought in ancient days the professors were paid by the students at the end of each lecture.I'll bet that weeded out the bad presenters. View Quote I had a couple professors who wouldn't have made it past day one. Correct answer? I would tip hard after every poor test I took. A sliding scale, the worse I did on that test, the better the tip so that hopefully he/she won't flunk me. |
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I've never heard of nor considered tipping a professor. My how times have changed. |
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College professors are useless, over paid, commie fucks. They ought to refund part of their salary to their students. That hurts me, right in the feels. hahahahah thats what my 18yr old daughter says.. |
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easy there buddy. personal attacks are a quick way to a timeout, if you are kidding you gotta show it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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College professors are useless, over paid, commie fucks. They ought to refund part of their salary to their students. <no personal attacks please> easy there buddy. personal attacks are a quick way to a timeout, if you are kidding you gotta show it. I'll add a .... Just trying to defend my former profession. Just remember that any college faculty will have a range of social and political philosophies represented. I knew someone who truly wanted the US to establish a monarchy! |
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You don't tip college professors....never heard of it and they get paid to teach not tipped......
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Tip on a curve, after final grades are submitted. For one who gives creative lectures and encourages (leads where need be) good classroom discussion, I feel one goose per credit hour is sufficient.
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I gave one of my TA's not only the tip but the whole shaft as well
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I've tought about tipping this really hot 30 something professor to see where it went...
Her last name was "Penix"... I shit you not. |
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