<p>Behind on all this - but agree with Hanna’s post #14, although I would remind her that she spent three years at such an institution. 
Many of my professors graded down for lack of participation and graded up for discussion. Thorough preparation is a requirement.</p>
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Oh, has Mr. Nelson D. Horseman ever attended engineering school? Oh, I forgot! Women don’t do well in engineering because it isn’t all emotional, and our poor little brains just don’t crunch all those big scary numbers! (Smacks head.)</p>
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Deadlines in the real world are very, very real. Imagine a doctor that calls you up the day of your surgery and says, “Well, I’m not prepared; we’ll reschedule you to next week.” Last time I checked, lawyers that miss deadlines can be sued for malpractice. I see no advantage to pretending that these things do not exist, merely to appease the immature (of either gender).</p>
<p>Personally, I’m tired of people complaining that a level playing field is unfair to men, simply because they are not performing as well.</p>