Robert E. Kennedy's rap session with students

[00:00:02] An unidentified speaker begins discussing the standards and circumstances of holding teachings on library lawn [00:00:10] He goes through the options of how the teachings could be handled and what topics would be covered [00:00:55] He pinpoints the circumstances of the teachings into three options for the students [00:01:30] He finishes explaining the three options for the teachings [00:01:31] The audience applauds [00:01:42] Dr. Kennedy wants to clarify the options and alternatives [00:02:30] Dr. Kennedy asks the speaker to remind him of the first alternative [00:02:38] The speaker says the students have their choice [00:02:42] Dr. Kennedy replies that he only remembers two options [00:02:43] The speaker then goes through options one and two [00:02:49] Dr. Kennedy then asks a questions for clarification [00:02:53] The speaker explains option three in detail, in regards to grading [00:03:17] Dr. Kennedy raises questions about alternative three, regarding if the student would take an incomplete [00:03:42] The speaker tries to explain that there should be no penalties to the student [00:03:45] Dr. Kennedy raises some concern for the relationship between students and teachers as well as not receiving credit [00:04:33] Dr. Kennedy is distracted by somebody having their hand raised [00:04:41] He then explains why he does not want to interfere with student teacher relationships [00:05:00] He asks the audience if they understand what he is saying [00:05:03] The audience replies with a resounding "no" [00:05:04] Dr. Kennedy explains the alternatives once again [00:05:41] He is distracted, which interrupts his explanation [00:05:46] He begins to explain the other alternative [00:06:11] He says he supports the relationship between faculty, student, and the student's education [00:07:04] He announces that he is going to read a directive that states the guidelines of teaching at a University [00:07:33] He says that the teachings do not violate or deviate from the directive as long as the instructor and grading system are involved [00:08:02] The audience applauds [00:08:03] The speaker addresses Dr. Kennedy, and asks how he would grade a student that attended the teachings [00:08:19] Dr. Kennedy says it is not a simple yes or no answer [00:08:51] The audience applauds [00:08:59] He continues to explain that the experience will differ between each faculty member, student, and class [00:09:37] The speaker poses a scenario for Dr. Kennedy, as if he were the teacher giving the grade to a student [00:09:50] As if he were a journalism teacher, Dr. Kennedy says that he would approve of these separate teachings [00:10:26] He would give a grade for the subject work and courses that the student completed [00:10:31] The audience applauds [00:10:35] He discusses the differences of his journalism course in comparison to others [00:10:49] He reiterates that his field was an appropriate type of project for these teachings [00:11:09] He states that the faculty have the right to make that decision, even if they do not have tenure [00:11:16] The audience applauds [00:11:19] Dr. Kennedy says the faculty can participate and will not get fired [00:11:23] A man poses a question in regards to the hearing processes at Cal Poly