Andy: Had several conflicts, though has always turned out to be a misgraded paper.
Some discussion about the meaning of Joyce's suggestion to incorporate humanism into conflict resolution followed. The question at hand was: does that necessarily imply soft, flexible boundaries? A suggestion was made that Joyce is more concerned with the communication styles used during the conflict than the eventual outcome; thus, it does not require a flexible boundary as much as a willingness to treat students as humans when enforcing it. Andrew pointed out that grade-grubbing students are often single-minded and unwilling to listen to a rational or compassionate argument, while harsh language can be used to "snap them out of it."