This is directed at nobody in particular. It is a question but not one that comes from a fully formed thought and not one that is based on any evidence or data. It's just a question but, by God, I want answers.
What the fuck, people?
I mean, really, what the fuck?
Any guidance that you can provide with regard to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Great question! I'd like to pose the question to the student who thought "open book" and "open notes" meant "open your classmate's book" and "use your classmate's notes," and then I'd like to pose the question to the student who allowed her classmate to use her books and notes because, quote, "I felt sorry for him because he missed a lot of class and didn't have any notes." ("Missed a lot of class" = half the semester, for no legitimate reason.)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to ask this of the administration and some colleagues at our little NSSNQLAC. I mean really, WHAT THE FUCK?
ReplyDeleteThe answer is either '42' or 'a duck'.
ReplyDeleteBoth are equally correct, I think. :)
DeleteSo do I get a double A for this quiz? And is that extra credit?
DeleteRegarding this post's title: Cal is on his way to your house.
ReplyDeleteWTF.
DeleteAll those times I invited Cal over for dinner... I could have just written a good post title instead?
Well, Ben wasn't there when I got there. But I can assure you he'll never see that ugly garden gnome in his back yard ever again.
DeleteOoh! We could do that kidnap mailing thing and take photos of the gnome in other folks backyards!
DeleteHey Cal. Sorry that I missed your visit. I had to run back into work for a bit. It seems that I forgot to give a final exam today.
DeleteIf you find out, please let me know. I've been wondering for a while.
ReplyDeleteAlso, say hi to Cal. I thought he'd resolved to be all mellow and relaxed about things on the page. He almost made it for 24 hours, and then you went all bull-in-a-china-shop in the holy of holies, the thirsty namespace.
It's okay. I write Beaker Ben's posts, but not his comments. I'm to blame.
Delete"Of all the great cosmic questions, What The Fuck still strikes me as one of the most pressing, relevant, and ultimately humane."
ReplyDeleteChristopher Hitchens.
What the fuck? Chicago Charlie is back?!?! He was a bit of a favorite in the goon old days. Leslie K and I texted this morning because Charlie has sent in an update post on his world. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteWhat the FUCK were the higher-ups in South Africa thinking when that fake sign language guy stood next to all of the speakers and signed gibberish?! Apparently he's done this before. Now they intend to investigate the incident.
ReplyDeletethat's what you get for moving the compound to tea-partying UTAH!
ReplyDeleteFuck. Fuck. What the fuck?!
ReplyDelete--Richard Feynman
Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same: leave it to our bureaucrats to fuck us.
--Michel Foucault
Fuck the duck.
--Aristotle
And then, even more!
ReplyDeleteSo I do a head count at the start of my Calc III final, and get: 59. Fifty-effing-nine! I expected 67, so eight jumped at the last minute. WTF?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the big deal, you say. Well, one guy turned the test in after 15 min, and there was nothing there. Down to 58. You know what 70% of eighty is, right? No effing way there are 56 students with a C or better. WT-duckity-F?
The Calc II proffie wasn't doing hir job. What the fuck is up with hir?
DeleteA student decided to make a ginormous mess today for no fucking reason except to be an ass. Really?! WTF.
ReplyDeleteOne of my lovelies has called the VPI twice and my dean three times to complain about a final project deadline. I was being mean to have one, and it was disrupting her life. Did she talk to me about her difficulties? Nope, not once.
ReplyDeleteWTF? She can F off, that's WTF.
While I was teaching, I often had students go over me to a superior. The reason? I either "intimidated" them or I was "biased" against them. The result is that I'd be called into my boss's office and, later, went home severely singed for having been such a meanie.
DeleteUnfortunately, for most of my time at the place I used to be, that sort of behaviour was encouraged by the administrators--customer service, and all that nonsense.