smoke weed first time woot

[Bond]

I can't believe you're promoting that kind of unethical behavior as an educator yourself.

[Teuthida]

Smoking weed is part of growing up. Just remember that the state of radness is proportional to one's risk of health decline.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Bond

I can't believe you're promoting that kind of unethical behavior as an educator yourself.

I didn't know telling him not to do it was promoting it's use.

I simply refuse to patronize when talking to younger people about drugs. Not all drugs are equal in terms to detrimental effects. When adults and the media try and paint pot use as the same as cocoaine or heroine, the kids don't believe their claims and therefore don't trust anything they say when it comes to drugs. Also, admitting to past drug use doesn't invalidate an opinion to NOT do them. If anything, it gives the former user more experience and credibility in the subject.

If government agencies and parent groups would just be honest about each drug and have an real conversation about them, they would get much more respect from teenagers and more would listen to them.

[Typhoid]

He'll survive as long as it's not crunchy.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Professor S

I didn't know telling him not to do it was promoting it's use.

I think Bond meant promoting the cheap way of making exams/reports etc.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Angrist

I think Bond meant promoting the cheap way of making exams/reports etc.

Hardly cheap. Just smart. In today's college campuses you have two choices:

1) Voice your own opinion, defend it well, and still get average grades for "daring" to challenge the great all-powerful professor's world view

or

2) Be his parrot, work half as hard, and get all A's

If I thought I could get the same grades challenging the opinion of the professor, I would do just that. Having 7 years of undergrad and graduate work under my belt, you can be assure you will RARELY be rewarded for displaying an open mind.