tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post140272041115205158..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Big Thirsty From Hiram. What Are You Going to Do?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9043022986465171622013-01-12T00:07:00.847-05:002013-01-12T00:07:00.847-05:00You're a good man, Hiram.You're a good man, Hiram.Old Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13699515354669340909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75110365521232804632013-01-11T19:51:07.483-05:002013-01-11T19:51:07.483-05:00Yay!Yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2581776718291238862013-01-11T19:50:35.092-05:002013-01-11T19:50:35.092-05:00Got it. Got it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86014810447072086692013-01-11T19:49:46.698-05:002013-01-11T19:49:46.698-05:00I reall appreciate your thoughts!I reall appreciate your thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50273014363228002422013-01-10T22:34:31.934-05:002013-01-10T22:34:31.934-05:00Stop making me feel bad for jumping all over the d...Stop making me feel bad for jumping all over the dude from "Napa" a few weeks ago. :)<br /><br />I'm going to hide in my office to deprive people of my company. I think they're all tired of hearing me point out the flaws on campus. I'm going to regroup and come up with a new strategy to fix more of the 'wrongs' in my setting.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89209531940327617192013-01-10T21:22:51.660-05:002013-01-10T21:22:51.660-05:00Ah, Hiram. First, three cheers for (and many thank...Ah, Hiram. First, three cheers for (and many thanks to) you. There's a part of me that absolutely agrees with Mrs. C: we have to keep pressing these issues, and, one of these days, somebody *will* listen (if only because parents and students will eventually rebel against paying ever-increasing amounts to be taught by the overwhelmed and underpaid. I'm capable of being idealistic, but I&Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26508014321660894012013-01-10T17:25:55.446-05:002013-01-10T17:25:55.446-05:00OKay! OKay! I can piss in the wind with the best o...OKay! OKay! I can piss in the wind with <a href="http://collegemisery.blogspot.ca/2012/09/euphoria-euphoria-you-come-at-such-price.html" rel="nofollow">the best of them</a>. We need not hope to persevere and all that.<br /><br />But still - pass that damn Scotch wouldya!Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15311195646648145962013-01-10T15:31:17.106-05:002013-01-10T15:31:17.106-05:00Placing a telephone book on the side of the face, ...Placing a telephone book on the side of the face, and then punching it hard, also works for not leaving any marks or bruises. I read about it in an ex-con's autobiography about his experiences in police station interrogation rooms. There are other things too, but involve a bit more work and require the other person to be tied up and immobile.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56296595972831840942013-01-10T15:29:35.562-05:002013-01-10T15:29:35.562-05:00Our adjuncts get benefits, paid office hours, and ...Our adjuncts get benefits, paid office hours, and some job security after a few semesters of decent work, thanks to our very strong faculty union and a past administration that valued teaching and had compassion. They still get paid in shiny pebbles and leaves, but it's a better gig than at most CCs.<br /><br />I'm going to continue using my tenure to defend students and staff from a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41862672274570116442013-01-10T15:25:36.644-05:002013-01-10T15:25:36.644-05:00RoaG, I hear ya. After being asked to attend facu...RoaG, I hear ya. After being asked to attend faculty-level meetings on things I normally wasn't associated with, I asked the department head why she was asking me to attend them. Her answer: "because you're likely to say what needs to be said, but no one else is willing to say." I would have felt pleased to be the departmental bulldog if I knew it did any good, but it doesn&#Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28373384136618546742013-01-10T14:45:05.871-05:002013-01-10T14:45:05.871-05:00I am seriously thinking of quitting the profession...I am seriously thinking of quitting the profession this fall as my contribution to higher education since clearly the Powers That Be don't give a damn about my fine work ethic, passion to keep learning and disseminate knowledge, and the fact that I am about to go apply for food stamps for the first time ever in my life......<br /><br />Bubba, please pass the bourbon. Oh, and RGM,can I flop Diana Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440600197695521805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23969655556618669762013-01-10T14:41:30.845-05:002013-01-10T14:41:30.845-05:00"However, because I don't smile and say h..."However, because I don't smile and say how wonderful things are, what I say is usually disregarded"<br /><br />Oh my god, I have the same experience at my full-time (high school) job. We have quite a few phoney-baloney ass-kissers on the faculty, but also a solid number of (usually older) straight-shooters. I am sort of a middle-aged straight-shooter.<br /><br />I teach at Fancy Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91052393356438275182013-01-10T13:42:18.409-05:002013-01-10T13:42:18.409-05:00I am opinionated but I don't foist my opinion ...I am opinionated but I don't foist my opinion on others. I am outspoken, but do not hijack or even dominate meetings or conversations. However, because I don't smile and say how wonderful things are, what I say is usually disregarded. I'm tired of putting time and energy into making things better when even my effort is not recognized.<br /><br />I plan to do my job and do it well. ButKaren Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24986794277720424952013-01-10T13:35:04.614-05:002013-01-10T13:35:04.614-05:00Last year, our (relatively new) provost tried to b...Last year, our (relatively new) provost tried to break up our College of Science and Mathematics and our College of Arts and Humanities. He then reneged, being genuinely surprised by the outcry. Since then, I have been much more interested in participating in faculty governance of my university.<br /><br />I should also give the new dean a fair chance, despite all the talk about "student Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5662935612520975462013-01-10T13:08:03.851-05:002013-01-10T13:08:03.851-05:00A rubber hose won't leave any marks, you know....A rubber hose won't leave any marks, you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71426860894393171362013-01-10T12:08:00.660-05:002013-01-10T12:08:00.660-05:00This times 1000.
My personal opinion is that I ...This times 1000. <br /><br />My personal opinion is that I could improve the profession by joining the full time ranks. But I seem to be alone in that. Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29345211418814304772013-01-10T12:01:40.955-05:002013-01-10T12:01:40.955-05:00I am going to not hit my students and colleagues i...I am going to <i>not</i> hit my students and colleagues in the head with a big mace.StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63037795645139082622013-01-10T11:23:39.742-05:002013-01-10T11:23:39.742-05:00I dealt with much the same thing while I was teach...I dealt with much the same thing while I was teaching. I made all sorts of contributions and had lots of ideas on how to improve things but, eventually, I didn't bother. Usually, by the time I was asked for my input, the decision about what to do had already been made.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77765749774826736872013-01-10T11:21:54.613-05:002013-01-10T11:21:54.613-05:00I'm an online adjunct. I am going to keep my ...I'm an online adjunct. I am going to keep my head down and my mouth shut and try to make sure I keep getting classes. Then I'm going to do my best to help my students become better thinkers and writers within the boundaries allowed to me. What else can I do?Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74204335671904387382013-01-10T09:19:07.776-05:002013-01-10T09:19:07.776-05:00I'm going to assign more reading and tolerate ...I'm going to assign more reading and tolerate less whining. Untenured Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107788326951579690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57790171502765724712013-01-10T08:53:50.266-05:002013-01-10T08:53:50.266-05:00I'm going to try to find something useful from...I'm going to try to find something useful from the nice folk over in Student Services.<br /><br />For years, we had a dude who was on total, useless autopilot. Apparently, even our other admin types couldn't take it any longer, and he has resigned to "return to the classroom." We've hired a new dude who looks like he, too, has drunk a gallon of the Student Services Kool-Aid,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18489651870943148682013-01-10T08:21:08.549-05:002013-01-10T08:21:08.549-05:00Hiram, go for it. Yeah, we often piss into the wi...Hiram, go for it. Yeah, we often piss into the wind. But, damn, didn't the wind need watering?<br /><br />Seriously: The lack of a response cannot frame our sense of *purpose*. Had Jeff Smith not kept his filibuster up for 23 hours and 17 minutes, Senator Payne would never have reached his come-to-Jesus moment.<br /><br />We don't know *when* they're gonna break, but break they Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51675370436531359082013-01-10T07:43:47.958-05:002013-01-10T07:43:47.958-05:00I will remain a professor for another year, thereb...I will remain a professor for another year, thereby keeping the overall level of intelligence, wisdom and goodlookingness above the levels they would be if I left. What more can you ask of me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35595125022477847632013-01-10T06:17:04.889-05:002013-01-10T06:17:04.889-05:00Hiram, as someone once said to Fab: "Dude, ha...Hiram, as someone once said to Fab: "Dude, have you <b>met</b> our colleagues?" I tried this over a period of several years here at Tuk U. <br /><br />I spoke up in meetings. <br />I responded when the adminflakes sent round those questionnaires they're so fond of (because you know, they're just so gosh-darned eager to know what we think)<br />I wrote letters to planning Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90465870279480013882013-01-10T05:43:49.660-05:002013-01-10T05:43:49.660-05:00I'm going to get Stella to attend more campus ...I'm going to get Stella to attend more campus events. One of the events will be a bake sale to raise money to buy us more bourbon for the compound.<br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com