I see trash who refuse to leave when they disrupt the class with their entitled demands. I see trash who demand to use whatever electronic device they may have. I see trash who blame me because my class is not easy. I see deans who take the trash out - - no, not out of the college and onto the street on their trashy asses - I see deans who place the trash in other classes for other professors to deal with. I see deans who ignore the trashy rants, hoping for who knows what. I see trash who see nothing wrong with disrespecting me in the classroom, who talk back when I ask questions in class or when I ask them to get off their cell phones. I see trash all around. I see wonderful students who demand that the trash keep their mouths shut, so that we can spend the class learning. I am buried in trash and what is keeping me afloat is that one or two or perhaps three students who want to learn.
In case you have not guessed, I teach at an open-enrollment college and the trash is blocking my view of the non-trash. I have 9 days before I see trash again and I'm hoping to have had enough white tea to feel the excitement of a brand new semester again, the hopefulness of a new start, and the enthusiasm of facing eager and engaged students who are as excited as I am to be in the classroom once again. Dare I hope? Probably not.
- Tim from Toluca Lake
Replace white tea with white lightning.
ReplyDeleteGet your chi right and take out the trash, Streli-style.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately if you put up with trash, you will only be handed more trash.
ReplyDelete"Unfortunately if you put up with trash, you will only be handed more trash."
ReplyDeleteNot unless you labor camp that trash, or if you can't afford European rates, you laogai the little motherfuckers.
Oh, and the ADHD? People who really have it don't use it as a Goddamned "get out of jail free" card. Whomever said "I cannot control myself" was a fucking oik.
My term just started at 8 am today. Had had my first Trash email telling there was too much work in my course and that it is WAY more than any other course at the university. I highlighted them in my grade book so I can take special note while I am grading.
ReplyDeleteMy term just started at 8 am today. Had had my first Trash email telling there was too much work in my course and that it is WAY more than any other course at the university. I highlighted them in my grade book so I can take special note while I am grading.
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ReplyDeleteI trust you grade appropriately, with I hope the support of your higher-ups? I still don't enjoy giving bad grades: I regret the waste of my life whenever dealing with students who stubbornly resist any help I can give them. Some students should come with warning labels. If they do manage to graduate, prospective employers need to be alerted, and the grade from my class can do that.
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