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| Early EMH Thirsty! |
EMH, the assessment committee has ruled that the Remedial Courses do not need to take a common final this semester.
Received, Monday December 5, 2411.
Me thinking: Um, wait. According to you, this committee ruled in the Spring and used invisible ink to post the requirement in the curriculum packet. Bottom line, this whole spring thing is something that you imagined. But, you believe they had ruled, kicked you out as chair, and there was nothing we could do about it. This matter was being forced upon us, as you put it.
Now, it turns out that they hadn't ruled after all, since they were still deliberating when you told me that the requirement was there (when it really wasn't...). And please stop telling me that stuff is in the curriculum packet when it really isn't. Yes, I did look at the one relevant to Fall Semester 2411.
And stop jerking me around about the final...
Darling, I thought this was supposed to be a Thirsty?
ReplyDeleteOn the one hand, yes, frustrating when you get two different stories, and so close to the exam, too. On the other, don't let it get to you, and never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
ReplyDeleteI agree on malice vs. stupidity, or perhaps simply forgetfulness/overwhelmedness. If I'm remembering correctly, you originally buttonholed the Chair in the quad, where he had no access to his email, the course information packet, etc., etc., and so had to rely on his memory to answer your question. Of course, he shouldn't have answered if he wasn't sure, but some people aren't good at saying "I don't know."
ReplyDeleteThis is why, when students ask me when something is due, I say "check the course calendar." With four sections on three different schedules, and a middle-aged and more often than not sleep-deprived brain, the chances that I'll give a wrong answer if I don't check the syllabus myself are high. And if I do, I'll never hear the end of it. Of course, admitting that I don't remember doesn't particularly impress the students either, but it's the better option of the ones available.
@Cassandra,
ReplyDeleteHe buttonholed ME in the quad.
I never had any questions during my conversation in the quad, until he started telling stories about the curriculum, common final, etc.