Interesting fact: One comment on Brazen about this post said that college students are “first graders” in need of the most rudimentary of consequence explanations.

Question: Do you think that that comment and the message I’m critiquing here are representative of the over-all view that college administrators and instructors have of college students? If so, is it any wonder many employers are surprised at the level to which their employees need supervision?

You’re right. The Doctor’s statement was condescending and probably holds very little weight. I would never not play beer pong because a doctor advised about sharing germs and I might need an examination or miss classes. We make our own decisions (especially, in college) with less concern on the outcome and rather what we want to do.

Furthermore, if I was feeling sick or knew my friends were sick I probably just wouldn’t play because I’m smart or conscious. Some are, some aren’t. I don’t need a Doctor to condescendingly tell me that. Hmph