tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post6812453103026938515..comments2024-03-24T21:06:57.039-07:00Comments on FOUSESQUAWK: Marquette's Firing FollyGary Fousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014739065121483409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-66090438642577104672016-03-29T10:27:56.873-07:002016-03-29T10:27:56.873-07:00Professor McAdams is not the most pleasant or rati...Professor McAdams is not the most pleasant or rational guy in the world, but I am philosophically opposed to mandated or coerced apologies, not least because they are utterly hypocritical. My own response is "If I'm sorry, I'll say so. If I don't, I'm probably not." Thus, I support Prof. McAdams as far as this point goes.<br /><br />I also think he had a perfectly valid critique of the way the TA treated the student in her class. McAdams has told the local press that he might have handled his blog post differently if he had known the kind of nasty emails the TA would get as a result -- that wasn't his intent.Siarlys Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083839117838391267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59324506101124457.post-41721303961573683652016-03-29T10:27:37.409-07:002016-03-29T10:27:37.409-07:00Professor McAdams is not the most pleasant or rati...Professor McAdams is not the most pleasant or rational guy in the world, but I am philosophically opposed to mandated or coerced apologies, not least because they are utterly hypocritical. My own response is "If I'm sorry, I'll say so. If I don't, I'm probably not." Thus, I support Prof. McAdams as far as this point goes.<br /><br />I also think he had a perfectly valid critique of the way the TA treated the student in her class. McAdams has told the local press that he might have handled his blog post differently if he had known the kind of nasty emails the TA would get as a result -- that wasn't his intent.Siarlys Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083839117838391267noreply@blogger.com