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[–]sallytomato[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It was so specific that it would reveal too much but basically it was during a time where this student had the floor to ask a question and as an example they said something like "Hi everyone, I would like to be addressed as the Ampersand symbol. You can call me Ampersand."

[–]Finnegan7921 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is absurd. I would have called them "the student formerly known as..." and then asked when their new album was dropping.

[–]kwallio 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I finished grad school and decided there was no way I could ever deal with academia ever again. I could not have dealt with a student that kept on changing names all semester, I probably would have made them pick one. Teaching is a ton of BS to start with, having students changing names is outrageous.