tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3244568217685434411..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Another from the Academic Hero Series. Sent in by a longtime correspondent.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22175293805605067092015-09-08T18:43:48.398-04:002015-09-08T18:43:48.398-04:00Well, that's an improvement, I suppose. Maybe...Well, that's an improvement, I suppose. Maybe he has a google alert on his name? But I, too, would like to see some explanation -- of what happened in this case, and of why he's posting other people's articles, wholesale, without even a bit of commentary. After all, if you don't have anything original to say, you can always post nothing. Or post a picture of <a href="http://Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88111964322106569902015-09-08T15:50:53.424-04:002015-09-08T15:50:53.424-04:00Error 404 - Page Not Found
Looks like someone got...Error 404 - Page Not Found<br /><br />Looks like someone got in touch with him, and he took it down.<br /><br />Still, it's pretty incredible that an education professor and President of the California State Board of Education could end up with a piece written by an admitted cheat (or, to be more accurate, cheat enabler) on his own, Stanford University-based website.<br /><br />Personally, I Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1578382017970191142015-09-07T15:03:40.915-04:002015-09-07T15:03:40.915-04:00I, too, am flabbergasted.
Taken by itself, if &...I, too, am flabbergasted. <br /><br />Taken by itself, if "Linda Merrill's" article/essay is meant to be a sample of her ability to produce a text that could plausibly be turned in by a college student who is still struggling a bit with English as a second language, and doesn't want to set off any alarms with a too-perfect submission, but would like to (just) pass, then fair Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67460389930123272222015-09-07T14:40:47.509-04:002015-09-07T14:40:47.509-04:00Don't worry, all. There's a badge saying ...Don't worry, all. There's a badge saying that the essays are all "100% Plagiarism Free!"Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928952492387247356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29882439074315882762015-09-07T14:13:07.983-04:002015-09-07T14:13:07.983-04:00That has to be the most brazen cheating site this ...That has to be the most brazen cheating site this side of Ashley Madison. No "These essays are intended to serve as models of good writing" disclaimer, just a popup menu with prices. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30143930441583040782015-09-07T10:06:21.684-04:002015-09-07T10:06:21.684-04:00I was curious about the Stanford bit, so I checked...I was curious about the Stanford bit, so I checked out the guy whose name is on the top of the page....looks like someone's been writing his own Wikipedia entry...<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_W._KirstEC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55317267416579470512015-09-07T09:42:48.572-04:002015-09-07T09:42:48.572-04:00I am so aghast that I can't think of anything ...I am so aghast that I can't think of anything snarkyfunny to say.<br /><br />OK, the advice on motivation is benign enough, but I am stunned that the imprimatur of Stanford is being used to pimp a paper-for-hire "service". Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com