tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1518641849704882410..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: This makes no sense to meUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57500849568401390032010-11-01T17:47:14.075-04:002010-11-01T17:47:14.075-04:00The problem with the grade inflation lecture here,...The problem with the grade inflation lecture here, as best as I can tell, is that instructors are doing one of two things:<br /><br />1. Carrying on as normal, because our class grade curves didn't look all that badly to begin with (complaining that 40% of a math class gets an A, when the tests are standardized and taken without the teacher present, begs "good teacher" rather than My Little Proffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843685528001871813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85985102572248735862010-11-01T12:20:32.203-04:002010-11-01T12:20:32.203-04:00I had a chair once - eons ago - who used to say to...I had a chair once - eons ago - who used to say to us: "Teach your own class. Do what you think is right. I'll back you."<br /><br />I thought that was normal. <br /><br />Of course, that was the only decent chair I ever had.W.T. Pfefferlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522687306482305195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81943539978322728052010-11-01T12:11:58.842-04:002010-11-01T12:11:58.842-04:00The No Grade Inflation Lecture always gets me pump...The No Grade Inflation Lecture always gets me pumped. Until I find out it is a ruse and the chair would really be able to enjoy his afternoons if we stopped failing failures or punishing cheaters and plagiarists.Wombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20820948849671369762010-11-01T09:35:11.333-04:002010-11-01T09:35:11.333-04:00Hrm my office is in the admin building. I'd ra...Hrm my office is in the admin building. I'd rather not blow up my books. (Yes, priorities. Oh well.)<br /><br />As best as I can tell, there will be no fallout from student complaints. We've been given the "no grade inflation!" lecture this term, and anybody that is failing a student for ANY reason is being applauded. Students complaining? Good!<br /><br />I don't have any My Little Proffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843685528001871813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87734705270404429852010-11-01T02:30:34.852-04:002010-11-01T02:30:34.852-04:00@ My Little Proffie
The upper admin will never un...@ My Little Proffie<br /><br />The upper admin will never understand, so you must lock them in the admin building, then blow it up, being careful to machine gun any fleeing survivors.<br /><br />AVE SATANAS! - HAIL SATAN!Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9487640634168515552010-11-01T01:58:10.244-04:002010-11-01T01:58:10.244-04:00If it's any consolation, I think it's like...If it's any consolation, I think it's likely that applause will be short-lived. If her students are anything like mine, there will be a hue and cry about being treated so unfairly, soon. The higher-ups who will have to handle this won't be able to look away, and they won't like it. On the other hand, voting with one's feet (to mix a metaphor) from a place that had apparently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86123727777946063802010-11-01T01:57:15.810-04:002010-11-01T01:57:15.810-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com