and at least upper middle class
yes I am still on the Board at PCL which really isn't very stressful now that certain people have graduated - but occasionally we have our children and their pissy fits and when that happens I am asked to to moderate the chaos
for as much as I like to fight and kick deserving asses - most of my life I have been called on to mediate between adversarial parties from the play ground to the gay parade - this was really no different except I was dealing with two sides both clearly in the wrong from my humble point of view
irritating
first there is MB - applicant to PCL - his admission was denied - his solution try to strong arm the school by getting other upper class white men to write letters on his behalf and admonish PCL about not letting him in
When that didn't work he threatened to show up and attend classes. Sans admittance.
BTW he also stated on two occasions that he was "too smart for the school" and that the only reason he was going to attend was the low tuition. We are a private social justice institution. 1) We don't have to let anyone in 2) SOCIAL JUSTICE - you have none - you haven't done anything and you can't articulate what you would like to do for others. Ergo you don't qualify to get into PCL - you are not a student.
DO NOT SHOW UP ON THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS
Second there is the admissions committee that didn't want to deal with him so they refused to give him an interview and returned his check. Are you trying to make problems?
People just process everyone the same
I know he is an asshole - process his application - give him an interview - deny his admission - tell him how to appeal - let him appeal and deny him again
process followed no more MB
BUT NO - they didn't want to confront the issue so they created a bigger issue
and yes my readers he did show up today at the school with KM a PCL graduate that just loves to argue semantics and procedure -
My presence was requested as a Board member to inform Mr Burns that he was indeed not a student. (After the 100th time does it get clearer?)
SO let the chaos begin as MM and HE both lit into KM for being there - he LOVES confrontation so he was in heaven and they were bluffing so I just stepped between them and MM deflecting most of the energy. Calming the situation down until HE threatens to call the police. SO now THEY STAY UNTIL THE COPS GET THERE-
There was really no reason for the threat they were moving slowly away but of course once it was uttered KM refused to leave BECAUSE HE WANTED THEM TO CALL THE COPS SO HE COULD MAKE A BIGGER DEAL OUT OF THIS ISSUE
I was so pissed - why panic - you aren't in control of the situation I am and I am handling them
no they aren't RUNNING out of the building
they are being escorted out CALMLY until you joined in
my take on the whole thing:
1) MB is an ass who comes from privilege and is trying to bully himself into PCL - where he has no place
2) The admissions committee was wrong to not process his application
3) When you ask someone to handle a situation; let them