Should Lecturers on Adult Campuses Be Allowed Affairs With Students?

[aufbahrung]

Think the old century moral taboo regarding affairs should go the way of 'morality policing in Iran' and be called out for the stone age custom it is. A happy motivated lecturer is always gonna outperform a repressed or sexless one with only neutral emotions to galvanise their trade. Would it not bring the best of the best to lecturing and improve the learning environment for everyone? I'm not ant-woke with this idea, it is very pro-woke to normalise these things and propose the abolition of another moral superstition.

[Svartalf]

On basic principle, I'd say that any affair between consenting adults is legit...
then I remember that university staff who have affairs with students usually do so with youngsters over whom they wield a modicum of power (like they can ruin their grades if denied), so it's not healthy at all, and 'consent' might not be freely given.

[Brian Peacock]

Think the old century moral taboo regarding affairs should go the way of 'morality policing in Iran' and be called out for the stone age custom it is. A happy motivated lecturer is always gonna outperform a repressed or sexless one with only neutral emotions to galvanise their trade. Would it not bring the best of the best to lecturing and improve the learning environment for everyone? I'm not ant-woke with this idea, it is very pro-woke to normalise these things and propose the abolition of another moral superstition.

Got yourself in trouble again eh?

[aufbahrung]

Think the old century moral taboo regarding affairs should go the way of 'morality policing in Iran' and be called out for the stone age custom it is. A happy motivated lecturer is always gonna outperform a repressed or sexless one with only neutral emotions to galvanise their trade. Would it not bring the best of the best to lecturing and improve the learning environment for everyone? I'm not ant-woke with this idea, it is very pro-woke to normalise these things and propose the abolition of another moral superstition.

Got yourself in trouble again eh?

Rumours. Something, someone and somewhere. Got me thinking. That's all.

[Brian Peacock]

Think the old century moral taboo regarding affairs should go the way of 'morality policing in Iran' and be called out for the stone age custom it is. A happy motivated lecturer is always gonna outperform a repressed or sexless one with only neutral emotions to galvanise their trade. Would it not bring the best of the best to lecturing and improve the learning environment for everyone? I'm not ant-woke with this idea, it is very pro-woke to normalise these things and propose the abolition of another moral superstition.

Got yourself in trouble again eh?

Rumours. Something, someone and somewhere. Got me thinking. That's all.

There's no rules in affairs of the heart, but there are some rules in affairs of the loins. Perhaps your perspective a little bit too one-sided to start a good discussion?

[pErvinalia]

What's this got to do with Armageddon?

[Svartalf]

transmission of various deadly diseases via bodily fluids

[aufbahrung]

I'm not French so wouldn't know about the details like that. Some are unlucky in love I would imagine. Always read the manual.

[JimC]

A key issue here is power imbalances in relationships. For example, sex could be part of a form of corruption, where a lecturer received sexual favours in return for higher grades, or a lecturer could put undue pressure on a student because of his position. Affairs with students who are not taught by a given lecturer would have fewer issues, I suppose...

[pErvinalia]

I was in a position like this when I was tutoring a subject in uni. I could have shagged a student, but chose not to for ethical reasons. Fucking idiot. Missed out on a nice chick.

[JimC]

I was in a position like this when I was tutoring a subject in uni. I could have shagged a student, but chose not to for ethical reasons. Fucking idiot. Missed out on a nice chick.

If you were tutoring rather than lecturing, then presumably you would not have had the opportunity to give grades, so the ethics are less fraught...

[Hermit]

I was in a position like this when I was tutoring a subject in uni. I could have shagged a student, but chose not to for ethical reasons. Fucking idiot. Missed out on a nice chick.

If you were tutoring rather than lecturing, then presumably you would not have had the opportunity to give grades, so the ethics are less fraught...

Tutorial papers contribute to the year's assessment. Tutors grade them.

[JimC]

I stand corrected...

rEv's ethics were correct!

[aufbahrung]

Those who bring in the power dynamic argument forget life is not fair except in Communist countries where people pay a heavy price for the level playing field. Why shouldn't pretty or handsome folks get a higher grade than the squat and ugly? I'd have thought it would improve the gene pool in the long run?

[Brian Peacock]

Because life is not fair except in communist countries abuses of power in sexual relationships should be accepted as normal and natural in non-communist countries.