tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2755192767353011218..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Even though it is Monday, I am Thirsty. How Would YOU respond?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36070343602144724182012-07-31T18:46:00.417-04:002012-07-31T18:46:00.417-04:00*delete**delete*Ovreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44616317709859553882012-07-31T11:51:50.190-04:002012-07-31T11:51:50.190-04:00Replying to Lucy: The cynical part of my brain say...Replying to Lucy: The cynical part of my brain says that the mothers-to-be are relying on the financial aid they'll receive from 'attending' these classes to meet the expenses associated with caring for the newborn in question.<br /><br />--Jess, disillusioned financial aid officerJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519875774922900379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39441457607941811342012-07-31T11:15:41.623-04:002012-07-31T11:15:41.623-04:00You guys really nailed it: of course I care/take ...You guys really nailed it: of course I care/take into account serious health issues. But this student appears to think I will do all the work for him/her in helping her catch up, and that she (dammit, SHE) deserves a medal or something for letting me know she will miss the first two weeks. <br /><br />I was thinking of the Cassandra approach outlined above, tempered with all the the advice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3838086527270354032012-07-31T10:34:10.269-04:002012-07-31T10:34:10.269-04:00I wonder why nobody has said to the mothers-to-be ...I wonder why nobody has said to the mothers-to-be that maybe pregnancy and caring for a newborn is enough of a challenge to merit a reduction in other activities.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80562219226349307162012-07-31T02:37:30.367-04:002012-07-31T02:37:30.367-04:00I second Cassandra -- and if your department/unive...I second Cassandra -- and if your department/university has an "excusable absence" policy when students have a documented medical excuse, you might want to point that out as well. But of course the emphasis is on aaaalll the important stuff Idiot will be missing along with hir responsibility to plow through it solo until such time as zhe can show up to class.Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54652520279463947032012-07-31T02:35:54.749-04:002012-07-31T02:35:54.749-04:00worse of all, this student probably thinks " ...worse of all, this student probably thinks " Professor Bella is going to be so impressed that I took the trouble to let her know in advance that I'm gonna need all kinds of accomodation!!!Dream-Killerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899352252923649504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89391596835610834152012-07-31T01:21:53.397-04:002012-07-31T01:21:53.397-04:00Idiot didn't ask you to repsond, so why should...Idiot didn't ask you to repsond, so why should you? And if you had been asked to respond, why not wait until the course begins? Maybe Idiot will have keeled over by then.<br /><br />I structure courses so that I don't have to listen to or consider any of the stupid fabrications flakes like Idiot decide to whine about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210529374148199215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61856266919364382402012-07-30T23:13:33.271-04:002012-07-30T23:13:33.271-04:00And to answer your question, Bella: I'd be inc...And to answer your question, Bella: I'd be inclined to answer the question the student didn't ask ("what can I do now to get a head start on the class?") and send back a list of things that will be due within the first 2-3 weeks of class, with some description of what can and can't be accomplished on the student's own. We do a good deal of foundational reading in the Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51029736029838367212012-07-30T23:08:09.305-04:002012-07-30T23:08:09.305-04:00And yes, what kind of surgery matters, which leads...And yes, what kind of surgery matters, which leads to a dilemma, since I don't really want to know the details. All too often, it's something elective. On the other hand, "elective" these days all too often means scheduled at the surgeon's convenience, not the patient's, so scheduling during a vacation may not be an option. But even in such circumstances, a sentence Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72173930344953209452012-07-30T23:02:51.094-04:002012-07-30T23:02:51.094-04:00Those always get me, too. I've been known to ...Those always get me, too. I've been known to remind them, politely, that they are over eighteen, and, whatever their parents scheduled, have the choice of not going along.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4255230104908777542012-07-30T21:14:56.320-04:002012-07-30T21:14:56.320-04:00While I am sympathetic to legitimate student healt...While I am sympathetic to legitimate student health problems, you have correctly identified this illiterate fool as an idiot. Perhaps you should encourage this fool to take the whole semester off?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19224628369730164782012-07-30T20:47:28.298-04:002012-07-30T20:47:28.298-04:00I'd want to know what kind of surgery before I...I'd want to know what kind of surgery before I judged. Some kinds can not be put off until winter break...<br /><br />But yeah, I get these too. The ones I hate are when the student's family scheduled vacation (!WTF!) during the semester....Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71521782658535023262012-07-30T19:05:37.427-04:002012-07-30T19:05:37.427-04:00Ugh! You are not alone. I get these e-mails often,...Ugh! You are not alone. I get these e-mails often, along with the ones about not having the textbook two or three weeks into class. I had a run a while back of pregnant women who were due to go into labor 6 or 7 weeks into an 8 week class and wanting to know how I was going to accommodate them. <br /><br />Your speshul kid didn't even specifically ask for an extension, so that makes it easy Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.com