dornos

Last year we heard in mid-July, although the submission deadline was a few weeks later.

I guess I just don't feel like it's my job to nanny the behavior of a bunch of young adults. Plus, I'm not going to run after students forcing them to accept my teachings. That's not part of the contract. They can pay attention and participate, or not, and they'll get the grade they earn.

I allow them, and I honestly don't care if the kids are on FB or checking email. I think the legitimate reasons for having one (I find printing so much kind of wasteful, I can type faster and more legibly than I can write plus I can keep my head up and my eyes on the board or projector screen as I type, they are handy for looking up information on the spot) far outweigh the rather infantilizing they-might-be-on-FB argument.

They paid for the class. They're welcome to spend the time however they please. They're adults and they have to learn about consequences some time.

Am I the only one who thinks a grad stipend of ~16k/ year(assuming a tuition waiver) is plenty of money?

I've kept track of how much I've spent per semester in undergrad and it comes out to about 4k a semester (12k/yr). That doesn't include tuition or plane tickets home for the holidays but does include eating out as much as I want (probably averaging once a day) and buying everything I want (nothing expensive but I've never thought about money when buying a book or a new pair of jeans).

Edit: I'll be making about 21k a year including doing summer research, so I can get a year-long lease.