tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2088136873436552144..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: How low Dr. Amelia's standards have dropped.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65909345402745256612016-05-20T22:41:46.739-04:002016-05-20T22:41:46.739-04:00That my students here at Fresno State still confin...That my students here at Fresno State still confine their amorous activities to sheep, and not yet to other barnyard animals.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23758689110931233462016-05-20T16:12:35.135-04:002016-05-20T16:12:35.135-04:00Oh my goodness! This has been the most pleasant qu...Oh my goodness! This has been the most pleasant quarter of an hour I've had all day!! I LOVED reading that old post! My head is muddled right now, having listened to 19.....yes 19 speeches at a college event today. But I'm sure, after reading all this that I appreciate SOMETHING from today. I am going on a walk with my two sweet beagles mixes, and I will contemplate!<br />Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10088064061460744202016-05-20T14:04:35.370-04:002016-05-20T14:04:35.370-04:00I've actually bought myself a "rec'd&...I've actually bought myself a "rec'd" stamp that I apply to late papers. A self-inking, red stamp. And I gradein green pen to spare their tender feelings.<br />dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16848186054867280672016-05-20T13:53:27.397-04:002016-05-20T13:53:27.397-04:00I can't speak for Amelia, but many of them, pe...I can't speak for Amelia, but many of them, perhaps based on high school experience, seem to expect it, and it can be hard to prevent them from at least trying to hand stuff in/complete stuff, especially if the primary mode of submission is via LMS or email (and if you shut down the inbox on the LMS, many of them will email anyway). <br /><br />There are definite problems with accepting the Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33954890049924071642016-05-20T13:39:58.884-04:002016-05-20T13:39:58.884-04:00H. Visage is very good, as is Batshit U. (well, ex...H. Visage is very good, as is Batshit U. (well, except for the fact that at least half the institutions of higher learning -- or whatever it is they're/we're actually doing these days -- in the U.S. could credibly be rebranded same). <br /><br />I also like the fact that Strudel goes well with OPH's cheeses (metaphorically/genealogically, and also as a meal). <br /><br />I have to Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23155464913791859092016-05-20T08:23:23.261-04:002016-05-20T08:23:23.261-04:00I like that your joint has such a program. It turn...I like that your joint has such a program. It turns out that we don't, but I like that there are so many other schools that do, such that our former students can succeed in them. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69776228817296006032016-05-20T07:56:51.395-04:002016-05-20T07:56:51.395-04:00I was slow on the uptake (as ever) but at least go...I was slow on the uptake (as ever) but at least got a kick out of coming up with (printable) name for the guy.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65922414213608402642016-05-20T07:49:23.134-04:002016-05-20T07:49:23.134-04:00Oh, I figured from the context that you were talki...Oh, I figured from the context that you were talking about your president. I was riffing on a recent case of "he who should NOT be named" morphing into "he who should be REnamed."Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76366703853933575242016-05-20T06:56:32.862-04:002016-05-20T06:56:32.862-04:00Enjoyed reading that stuff again, OPH.
I guess th...Enjoyed reading that stuff again, OPH.<br /><br />I guess that Appreciative Advising is something else Strudel and Pres. H. Visage would, uh, appreciate.<br /><br />(Although given that he thinks Dewey refers to Donald Duck's nephew, maybe HV would need some time on that one).<br /><br />The biggest thing I'm grateful for (in a lowest common denominatory kind of way) is that my joint has EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29694086373519691252016-05-20T06:45:05.108-04:002016-05-20T06:45:05.108-04:00Actually I was thinking of President Horween Visag...Actually I was thinking of President Horween Visage, Batshit U's rebrander-in-chief.<br /><br />But I'm sure he and Strudel would get on well.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60838619762419256322016-05-19T23:54:12.745-04:002016-05-19T23:54:12.745-04:00We have a good opportunity here, Miserians. What &...We have a good opportunity here, Miserians. What "lowest common denominator" have you learned to be grateful for? Here are a few of mine:<br><br>* The students camping out in our conference rooms have discovered that the gym has showers. They are also quite good at making pyramids of the trash that exceeds the receptacle's capacity---each meeting brings a new piece of art to admire.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82862857013175677082016-05-19T23:29:06.925-04:002016-05-19T23:29:06.925-04:00Amelia, why do you allow them to catch up on misse...Amelia, why do you allow them to catch up on missed work at the end of term? I sense it's a common practice in many places, but it's not common where I am. And in my courses, a missed item (except for rare, documented cases) is an automatic zero. The end of term allowance sounds brutal for you (piles of stuff), and discombobulating (because you never know if or what might come).Old Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44323102244563473562016-05-19T23:15:28.953-04:002016-05-19T23:15:28.953-04:00It was Stommel, and he's now as a different un...It was Stommel, and he's now as a different university, and quite proud to be a digital pedagogue.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56829111845055352562016-05-19T23:06:37.508-04:002016-05-19T23:06:37.508-04:00I am also sincerely grateful when a student emails...I am also sincerely grateful when a student emails about a skipped appointment.<br /><br />These days, I schedule appointments for when I'll have been in my office for at least 15 minutes beforehand, by which time I'll be so engrossed in my work that I don't even notice that they've stood me up. That evening, I'll get an email asking to reschedule, listing availabilities such Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-663484120435694232016-05-19T22:52:53.214-04:002016-05-19T22:52:53.214-04:00"he who should be named"... Strudel?"he who should be named"... Strudel?Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65877310058974842672016-05-19T22:47:14.150-04:002016-05-19T22:47:14.150-04:00And I think (re: #1) "wow! a half hour to my...And I think (re: #1) "wow! a half hour to myself!" And then I basically stare at the computer screen (or the wall) for that time because I'm so exhausted. <br /><br />And yes, "merit" raises are only meaningful when they come on top of regular COLAs. When the COLAs masquerade as merit raises (and are completely insufficient to either purpose), it's depressing at Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28445593246843309162016-05-19T21:28:47.407-04:002016-05-19T21:28:47.407-04:00I am grateful that my joint hasn't - yet - sta...I am grateful that my joint hasn't - yet - started some kind of scrip system, in which I get paid in Batshit U pesos that can only be spent in the Batshit U supermarket.<br /><br />I am further grateful that so far our merit assessments don't include counting the number of our children / nephews & nieces etc we have enrolled here. <br /><br />Both of these ideas would probably appeal EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.com