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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
This is precisely why I structured my advice the way I did and emphasized trying to work things out with the professor first and foremost--going above his head or going to someone else in the department should be a last resort.
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I've found this advice is good for most of life's situations, not just academia. Though professors and instructors can be especially power hungry in my experience. 20+ years ago while working as a volunteer EMT I signed up for a basic Red Cross first-aid course at Western Oregon State. I took the course as an easy "A" elective. Turns out the PE/health instructor/football coach had two meat heads from the football team "teaching" the course. I almost found myself falling into a power struggle over the way they were running the course. I found myself biting my tongue a lot. Thinking things like "No, we stopped clearing airways that way five years ago due to neck injuries." And "that's not even the correct chest compression to breath ratio for single person CPR." I kept my mouth shut and took my "A." I did end up having a conversation with the "coach" after grades came out. But I did it in a tactful polite manner.