Comments on: “LOL” Is Not A Grade (And We’re Not Facebook Friends, Either)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:26:15 +0000

From a different perspective, I am a graduate student and I act as both teaching assistant and student at different times. I am honored when my teachers add me, and amused and flattered if my students initiate contact as well. One semester I compared a character in Neuromancer to Paris Hilton, and someone asked, "You know who Paris Hilton is?" I said, "I live in the same world you do, it's not like I go home and crawl into an encyclopedia and fall asleep."

By: Stacy Kidd

Stacy Kidd — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:40:11 +0000

That is bizarre! I've never heard a story like that before. Writing 'LOL' on a piece of academic work….I must assume he's not an linguist lecturer

By: C

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:29:56 +0000

Yeah, I have two professors, and my boss, on my limited profile. It's not a insult, and you can control what they see.

Neither professor nor my boss has ever held anything on Facebook against me, but there is a professor who has personally admitted to using Facebook to find out why students missed class. Needless to say I will never friend this man (not a big fan of him in real life either.) It depends on your repertoire with the person, I mean, I've never actually contacted my professors through Facebook. They're just kind of…there.

By: Jewel

Jewel — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:19:49 +0000

Agreed. You should add her and put her on limited until you are presented with your final grade in her class. Then say good-bye to her.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:07:07 +0000

or uh…WHEN she got a facebook.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:06:44 +0000

Easily solution- add her to your limited profile.

That's what I did with MY MOTHER got a facebook.

…weird, I know.