tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post216723924545265518..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The Return of Hiram. "Am I The Last To Know?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36305780409450165282014-09-23T09:04:57.890-04:002014-09-23T09:04:57.890-04:00False dichotomy. Don't answer the emails when ...False dichotomy. Don't answer the emails when they're sent so late. And never ever edit some student's paper. You're not their parent or their tutor.<br /><br />Teach them manners, style, and responsibility. It's never steered me wrong.Freaky Academicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78426817458376793642014-09-23T08:03:06.781-04:002014-09-23T08:03:06.781-04:00"before the Komodo dragon pukes."
Is th..."before the Komodo dragon pukes."<br /><br />Is that what they're calling it these days?Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33053903014344067972014-09-22T22:37:02.357-04:002014-09-22T22:37:02.357-04:00Hi Hiram! Good of you to show up. :)
Yeah, when ...Hi Hiram! Good of you to show up. :) <br /><br />Yeah, when I don't do in-person conferences, this happens to me (even when I don't require it). I always wonder if their parents would have gotten out of bed to help them edit their essays and whether, in their minds, we are just an extension of the people who have trained them to be so entitled to 24/7 help.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69710418523557808602014-09-22T20:05:09.380-04:002014-09-22T20:05:09.380-04:00Hi Hiram!
I have this experience -- the last-min...Hi Hiram! <br /><br />I have this experience -- the last-minute emails, not the bad-back-from-new-bed -- all the time. This past summer, I had a student very upset with me because she emailed me for help late on a Sunday night for an essay that was due Monday morning and I had the nerve to be asleep when she sent it. <br /><br />Ah! Let the games begin!Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13390246959899873582014-09-22T18:55:54.093-04:002014-09-22T18:55:54.093-04:00Hiram old buddy, good to see you're back!
It&...Hiram old buddy, good to see you're back!<br /><br />It's easy to understand this, by the way. Do they really expect you to check your e-mail and edit their papers after 11:30 p.m.? Not really. One reason is that they just don't think. They therefore don't really expect anything, since they have given it no thought whatsoever. Another reason is that the 18-to-22-year-old mind has Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41817114775445233502014-09-22T16:54:47.604-04:002014-09-22T16:54:47.604-04:00Hey, Hiram! Good to see your baffled face!
May...Hey, Hiram! Good to see your baffled face! <br /><br />Maybe now that you know the site is active you'll check it rather than email if you find yourself awake at 4 a.m. <br /><br />I'm not sure when students do this sort of stuff they actually expect us to answer. Often, I suspect they're checking a mental box (he said this is a good thing to do, so I'm doing it) with very Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35088588164693550002014-09-22T12:19:58.297-04:002014-09-22T12:19:58.297-04:00A firm policy of "I don't see email at ri...A firm policy of "I don't see email at ridiculous hours" might help. If they get it in as late as these two did, it's ignored. Usually, I've given a date by which rough drafts must be in, that is at least a week in advance. <br /><br />Or you could insist that they come to you with their paper during office hours or by appointment. <br /><br />And welcome back, Hiram!introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67880119563373966432014-09-22T09:33:23.712-04:002014-09-22T09:33:23.712-04:00Welcome back, Hiram!Welcome back, Hiram!EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.com