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Bubu - Hubbub  |
That's it. I've had it. From now on, if you are enrolled in any of my classes and you don't show up, you will have 48 hours to bring me a valid excuse. If i don't get anything from you, I will not let you attend any of my classes for 2 weeks. And don't worry, I do NOT forget! Invalid excuses: - i fell asleep - i forgot - my dog ate my mouse - my dad/mom/sister/brother/goldfish had to use the computer (only accepted before and during class ) - i forgot - your class is too early/late for me - err... err.... err.... sorry g2g bye! - i forgot - etc... _______________ make install -not war This post was edited by Bubu on Apr 25 2003 09:53am. |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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Well that doesnt sound very nice of the teacher Auron. I hope u can still have fun going to classes. But u have a point i almost gotta check the classroster every minute for the times change the ENTHEIR time. |
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GremReaper - Student 
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Its been tough to join classes lately, because of working when classes are held or times that I should be sleeping. _______________ Xfire--kdgremreaper |
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Avean - Student 
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Well there is one thing i just have to bring up. That`s the never ending changing of times and dates. I wanted to attend a duelling class so much , that i stayed awake till 5:00 AM and when i joined it suddenly was a CTF class. Another time i was up til like the next morning just to be able to attend, and then i was actually trown out of the server because there were to many for the class. I was 10 minutes late because i couldnt join, and the Trainer said it was due to some server problems, so it wasnt my fault. But anyways, a stranger who WASNT signed up on the class had taken my spot and i had to go !! Maan i lost my motivation for days, now i am really careful taking classes ... _______________ Do you believe I need eyes to see or ears to hear? |
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Buzz - Student 
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Quantity time huh? That must have been a lot of time. I guess your family prefers bulk. Quantity over Quality _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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SilkMonkey - Distributor of Cold Ones 
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Would an accepted excuse be: -Stuck in traffic on way home? -Couldnt get on computer? -Family decides we need to spend quantity time? _______________ |-HK-47 -SilkMonkey: You are receiving a warning for being_too_sexy. If you do not stop, action will be taken against you.|| (11:13:43) � Virtue dances for Silk ||Smiling owner of Smilykrazy's 6000th comment =) ||Odan Wei's Proud Big Brother|| Janus is my official TaruTaru Cuddly Animal Type Person. ||(@Virtue) Or you could just be a man and set fire to your genitals.....you won't fall asleep for days after that.......trust me.||Thomas Skywalker er for sexy for sitt eget beste!!!!| Not changing sig until the JA loosens up. (Started: Aug 31, 2005) |
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Buzz - Student
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The purpose of signing up is so the trainers know that people are planning to show up. The students are committing their time to the trainer. And also the trainer then has an obligation to show up or have someone take over or give a reason for cancelling. Its respecting the people. "I'm showing up for your class so I hope to see you teaching it. If there isn't any proof of anyone showing up how can the trainer be sure if someone will be there, and the trainer might not feel as obligated to go to his own class if he doesn't know that people won't be there. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Carve - Student 
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What's the purpose of the signing up thing anyway? _______________ © |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student 
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YEP !!! |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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yes i agree there should be a similar system for JATs... we're only human after all.  Kalheka: I totally agree with you. The problem is not everyone does, or maybe not everyone cares. So by imposing this system, I realize I'm running the risk of teaching empty classes. I'm ready to take the risk because some people do care, and those people will make sure to remove themselves from the roster if they can't make it to let someone else enroll. It's just a nudge, and a reminder that, yes, it is important. _______________ make install -not war |
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MINDofSIN - Student 
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Good point DJ. Bubu missed his first class ever. lol! _______________ Jedi Academy Holocron http://jaholocron.ryanmh.com/ Why should our government send our soldiers to foreign soil to protect freedom of speech, when our freedom of speech is being taking away everyday by the same government. |
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Sniya - Student 
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"my dad/mom/sister/brother/goldfish had to use the computer (only accepted before and during class )" SHOULD be alowd at least the first time,this happend to me so i only do classes i know i can attend. personnally i dont think thier should be a set number of skips and ur out,just a record so all the jats can see who made an honest mistake and who is a lazy git. _______________ The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. Bertrand Russell http://www.thejediacademy.net/forums_detail_page.php?f_id=970 |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student
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Hmm u must have been practising on that Kal But hes right ! |
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Kalheka - Student 
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I think if you start penalizing students for not showing up, that class attendance will simply drop off. Many students simply don't have any reason to take the classes to begin with. Penalizing the ones that do want to take classes only serves to hurt them. --------------------------------- Now, students that do want to take classes, enroll in them, and then don't show are really doing a disservice to the others. Some of the class rosters fill up quickly, and in almost every case a few of those that signed up are no-shows for the class. When you sign up for a class and don't show, you both waste the instructors time and disrespect your fellow students by taking class spots that someone else might have appreciated having. They probably would have actually used that time too. I've said it before and will say it as many times as it takes to get you guys to understand. The foundation on which the Jedi Academy stands is respect. Respect is the one thing that keeps this place from being just like any other group of servers with all the lamers, whiners, and jerks that make it impossible for the rest of us to hang out, make friends, and most importantly LEARN. The only thing that makes the Jedi Academy capable of all those things is respect. Respect: give some, have some, pass it around and share it. _______________ Death is only the beginning. |
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OcarinaLink - Student 
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haha _______________ memento mori |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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It would only be fair to hacve a reverse system for making sure the JAT's/JAK's attend class as well... _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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ioshee - Student 
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DOH!!! So what you're saying is that more than half the people signed up for classes don't show? That stinkuith. _______________ One of the Belouve boys |
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Bubu - Hubbub
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ioshee.. the current situation is such that JATs would have more work if they had to check off the people who didn't come, i'm afraid. but of course, if this changes, then what you're suggesting works  _______________ make install -not war |
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ioshee - Student
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What about if the Trainers/Knights only have to check the box if someone DOESN'T attend class. That way if everyone show up, no extra work for the Teacher, but if one guy doesn’t show up the teacher has to do extra work for that one jerk, thereby making the teacher even more angry with the student in question. _______________ One of the Belouve boys |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student
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Yeah good idea BuBu lets make the SUFFER !!!!! |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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or just do what i did: DIY I like that idea Monty.. I might implement it if people still don't come. Basically, my point is: If you can't make the class, what are you doing on my roster? Something like a checkmark system sounds good.. but suspending is a bit harsh maybe. Just disable their access to the classes page for a few days. This way they can still complain about it on the forums  _______________ make install -not war This comment was edited by Bubu on Apr 25 2003 08:15am. |
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D@RtHM@UL - Student
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Yeah me agree !!! |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
I agree Buzz. Not a ban, just a suspension and then they better show up the next time they enroll. |
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Buzz - Student 
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Here's something off the wall. I don't know how you handled the points system before, what the method was to give them out. What if you could have more of a check mark system. Say after the class ends the roster doesn't reset until 20 or 30 minutes afterwards. Next to each enrolled student is a box. If they attended the JAT puts a checkmark in the box and the website itself keeps the tabs. The JAT's won't have to go around from profile to profile putting in a point or taking it away. But it shouldn't be you miss 5 classes and then your banned. It shouldn't be the same as receiving warnings and getting banned. This type of thing should be like a suspension. After a few days you do return to class. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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SirBizNatch - Student 
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no!!!! i hav very very bad memory! i ussually don remember what classes i sign up for or if im preoccupied and miss them i dont remember to give an excuse. me no wanna get me account closed!!!!(me stop talking like tarzan soon) _______________ Personal body guard to teh 1337 Jacen Aratan! Midbie Council Memeber||Member of the Almighty FiZZsters |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council
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I suppose I can make up an attendance system. After a class a JAT or JAK would have to check off whether you attended or not. I could modify the site to close the accounts of students who missed say 5 classes or whatnot. This will add more work for the JAT's and especially JAK's. I wouldn't want that to turn into something like the old points system. _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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