Friday, October 4, 2013

Things Freshmen Ask. From Dr. Amelia.

I have first-semester freshmen this semester, and they are so cute. A sampling of recent questions:

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Dear Dr. Amelia,
I see we have a midterm coming up. Do you realize we have read 13 chapters so far? Which ones will be on the test?

Dear Freshie-poo,
Yes. The midterm will cover chapters 1-13, plus everything I've said in the lectures.
Hugs, Dr. A

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Dear Dr. Amelia,
I see we have a reading quiz tomorrow. What specifically will that cover?

Dear Freshkins,
It will cover the reading that's due for tomorrow, which you can see on that handy document I gave you the first day of class and has a copy on the LMS.
Kisses, Dr. A

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Dear Dr. Amelia,
My parents wanted me to ask if they can call you to explain how they want to take me on vacation on fall break, so is it ok if I miss your class on Friday and you give me a make up quiz? What's your phone number?

Dear Freshlicious,
No and No. And RTS
Fistbump, Dr. A

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Dear Dr. Amelia,
I know this course is about basketweaving. When do we talk about the hamster fur?

Dear Freshtastic,
In the third course in the major.
High five, down low. Dr. A

9 comments:

  1. If you mean "cute" in the sense that piranhas are cute, I'll agree.

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  2. I read the replies in the voice of Shirley from Community.

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  3. I was just waiting for you to end the note with "Toodles," :)

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    1. Definitely the best sign-offs ever (though I think the "hugs" and "kisses" might not go over well with the sexual harassment officer).

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  4. I love it when they ask me if there's a study guide. The looks on their faces are priceless when I say, "Yeah - the book."

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  5. Ah yes, freshpeople. Difficult to believe that even we evolved from such simple forms of life.

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  6. It's spelled "freshpersons." I have it on good authority...

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  7. Or, our institutional euphemism, "First-Year Students" because apparently "fresh" is just as objectionable as "men."

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    1. OK, how about foul, stinky, fetid, festering, noisome, dribbling-with-smegma students, then? Or does that hit too close to the truth?

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