**** Elections thread *****

[Poopadoop]

Why all the hate against gamers?

This came up in a meeting the other day. Some of the TAs (grad students) are looking for ways to punish their undergrad students who are only interesting in accomplishing the bare minimum to receive full credit.
A) Our role as graders is not punishment, it's feedback.
B) What is even wrong with learning the actual requirements and meeting them efficiently?

The notion that if you're not overachieving, you're somehow disrespecting your fellows is absurd.

It's the idea that the slackers are somehow devaluing the keeners' hard work. In fact it's the opposite. The slackers are making the keeners look even better by comparison. They should be thanking the slackers, not trying to punish them.

[wufwugy]

It's the idea that the slackers are somehow devaluing the keeners' hard work. In fact it's the opposite. The slackers are making the keeners look even better by comparison. They should be thanking the slackers, not trying to punish them.

Good point.

This is part of what I was getting at earlier when I said I'll never have an accurate understanding of reality; instead it matters what I believe. In your example, reality is one way, but how it affects one is dependent on their perspective.

[Poopadoop]

Good point.

This is part of what I was getting at earlier when I said I'll never have an accurate understanding of reality; instead it matters what I believe. In your example, reality is one way, but how it affects one is dependent on their perspective.

Ya, everyone has a different perspective. Thinking anyone who sees things differently from you is wrong doesn't make you right, it just makes you closed-minded.