tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2405175480516923774..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Cynical LanguageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72130752773151087752012-03-04T17:37:47.842-05:002012-03-04T17:37:47.842-05:00"But you didn't remind us that the assign..."But you didn't remind us that the assignment is due today."<br /><br />Let's see...It's on the syllabus. We've been doing prep work for the assignment. I said the assignment is due "next Tuesday." I even wrote it on the blackboard and wore a T-shirt that said "Assignment due next class."<br /><br />Next semester, I'll hire a plane with a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35295469737448587592012-03-02T12:56:54.827-05:002012-03-02T12:56:54.827-05:00So true. I would also add this:
Gradflake says: &...So true. I would also add this:<br /><br />Gradflake says: "I wanted to talk to you in person about this, but you're never in your office."<br />Code for: I have no clue when your office hours are, and am too goddamned lazy to hike up the stairs to get to your office anyway.Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442598137155407971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30653556070971653542012-03-02T11:15:59.224-05:002012-03-02T11:15:59.224-05:00Good point. Many times, with my students, their &#...Good point. Many times, with my students, their 'parents' have made the appointment, and I bet they think college is just like high school.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23799442335971626242012-03-02T09:16:17.683-05:002012-03-02T09:16:17.683-05:00Ditto on the doctor's -- and the dentist's...Ditto on the doctor's -- and the dentist's -- appointments. I wonder if it's a carry-over from their childhood years, when a doctor/dentist appointment meant being taken out of school?lucycountessofbedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954808878237708003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22891562250678870562012-03-02T01:43:15.974-05:002012-03-02T01:43:15.974-05:00Pat from Peoria, and me, too. I actually HAVE said...Pat from Peoria, and me, too. I actually HAVE said it (and it's in the syllabus), but why must I say this every single day???The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54284934352858001592012-03-01T22:48:37.873-05:002012-03-01T22:48:37.873-05:00"I emailed you; didn't you get my message..."I emailed you; didn't you get my message?" is becoming a favorite among my students, made all the more complicated by the fact that many of them, following university-provided instructions, have university email set up on devices that don't seem to work entirely consistently. <br /><br />The doctor's appointment excuse comes up a lot, too. As with many things, the Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47988988185010703412012-03-01T22:46:08.023-05:002012-03-01T22:46:08.023-05:00"You never said we had to do that."
The..."You never said we had to do that."<br /><br />The scary thing is that most of the time, I did say it, including stapling, name, and the rest, to the point of having one page of my syllabus dedicated to the format I expect in homework submissions. <br /><br />Having just graded the first batch of homeworks for the term, I can say that it doesn't matter if you say it or not, they Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000391060452089151noreply@blogger.com