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Originally Posted by carnation
Good luck! I have no idea why it's supposedly okay to insult paying customers who are a captive audience.
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I have to disagree with this term. I know that this idea has crept into higher ed, but it is an erroneous way for students to think.
The idea that students are 'paying customers' implies that you can pay for what you want. That is to say, since students are paying, and they all want A's, then that is what they should be given - an A because they paid.
Students are paying for the
opportunity to receive an education. The grade they get is the grade they earn through their efforts in the class. Not because they are 'paying customers'.
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