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Originally Posted by Kevin
It depends on what they mean by it.
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From the student's perspective of "I paid for the class, therefore I should get the grade I want."
I'm referring to the student who feels entitled to have everything handed to him/her just because they want it, i.e., the Millennials and GYPSY kids. The one's who got a blue ribbon and trophy just for showing up - they didn't do anything to earn the award. They take that same attitude with them to the college classroom.
I mean the kids who played little league soccer where they didn't keep score because it would hurt the loosing team's feelings.
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If they mean that they have a reasonable expectation that their professors will behave in a professional manner and maintain decorum in the classroom, in that sense, they are paying customers. I had a client, for example, who went to Southern in Baton Rouge. She had a professor there who would only show up to class when she felt like it and tell students that by having her job, she already "got hers."
It is not a privilege to be in a class with an unprofessional professor. It's a violation of the student's reasonable expectation that they'll get something worthwhile in exchange for their tuition money.
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True.