tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1342589843523827821..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The Snowflake ApprenticeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19733761256910731162013-05-07T17:02:43.359-04:002013-05-07T17:02:43.359-04:00Sounds like somebody who may have paid a "tut...Sounds like somebody who may have paid a "tutor" to actually do the work in the past (or just managed to slide by on social promotion), and is now facing the fact that that's not possible for the qualifying exam (thank goodness, since electricity can be, you know, dangerous in the wrong hands -- and careless or lazy is probably as bad as dumb in this case). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60958227633680704852013-05-07T14:52:06.818-04:002013-05-07T14:52:06.818-04:00I held an extra tutoring session once. ONCE!
Ser... I held an extra tutoring session once. ONCE! <br /><br />Seriously, though, I did that once, and like three of the dozen or so kids clamoring for it showed. So next class session, I just openly mocked them. I wasn't too mean about it - at least, I don't think so - but I did laugh my ass off at the idea that they'd pass up the extra help when they were so worried. They grew Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68325989645415442212013-05-07T00:04:50.330-04:002013-05-07T00:04:50.330-04:00I've had students similar to this one.
They w...I've had students similar to this one.<br /><br />They whined that they're having problems in my course, so I offered to hold extra tutorial sessions. Those sessions weren't required and were held during my free time, time when I wasn't in a lecture or lab and which I would rather have spent on marking or preparing exams.<br /><br />The first session was usually well-attended, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74385342948754966782013-05-06T23:44:02.182-04:002013-05-06T23:44:02.182-04:00I used to wonder where homeless people came from. ...I used to wonder where homeless people came from. Now I know.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.com