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[Alex]

Originally Posted by blueerica

OK, I guess she's saying it's the social cost of treating people with lung cancer (hospital bills), not the cancer itself. The question still could stand being more clear.

Then ask her to provide an example of something that requires medical care that is not a social cost. Smoking is completely irrelevant to whether it is a social cost (though not irrelevant to whether it increases the social cost).

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Alex

Then ask her to provide an example of something that requires medical care that is not a social cost. Smoking is completely irrelevant to whether it is a social cost (though not irrelevant to whether it increases the social cost).

Great point!

I really wish I could have had a chance to do that, but her incessant don't-talk-to-mes really didn't give anyone an opportunity. I'm not going to push the issue further, simply because it won't affect my grade. I have an A pretty much locked for the class (unless I really bomb a test, which is unlikely). I am deciding now whether I should email her, or put it in the review at the end of the semester. She seems like the kind of teacher who might read it.

On my drive home I considered the midterm questions further, and realized that there was a big cultural bias present. We have a number of international students in our business school, and there were a handful of questions that they may not have really 'gotten' on account of the context of their upbringing as well as her unclear wording.

I'm going to go cheer myself up by working on my powerpoint presentation on surrogacy. That group started to gel today, and I don't want to lose the momentum we gained.

[AllyOops!]

I post from my office and rarely from home (theoretically, I shouldn't post from my office, either. For every post I submit I have to tack on extra time at work. I'm supposed to be off at 3:30! Here I am posting on my own time!)

Having said that, the Sooo Thread takes awhile to load, and busy posters trapped in their office need the Laaa thread for faster access thus resulting in faster post time and faster go home time!

Damn! Why won't I go home already?

[Morrigoon]

Then she should be more specific. There are two ends to successful communication.

[flippyshark]

I have broadband, but the So... thread hangs me up for a good fifteen seconds or so when opening it, and posting to it takes a good long while too.

[blueerica]

Prof just referred to herself as a brand contact for Cal State Long Beach. That her actions are representative of the school. If today was representative (her behavior to her students), I'd have left a long time ago. She's far too batty for me to deal with for more than just one semester.

Edited to add: GAH! She's busy telling us why she's such a great consumer. We're actually done with all the material, but she "doesn't want to cheat us."

[BarTopDancer]

My sunburn makes it painful to wear a shirt

[BarTopDancer]

I want more Katella Deli.

[blueerica]

Oh my goodness - I don't think I'm used to pastrami and pickles anymore. I thought I was going to die last night.

Oy!

[€uroMeinke]

La.....

You know, I just have a hard time starting a post with La...., So.... was just so much more intuitive - couldn't we have a Well.... thread?

So my initiating posts might be limited to things about Los Angeles, Louisiana, or French feminine nouns.