tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3537400556809609084..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Hooray!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83891325815463449982016-04-06T17:51:30.431-04:002016-04-06T17:51:30.431-04:00I later found out she was homeschooled.
And dropp...I later found out she was homeschooled.<br /><br />And dropped the course a few weeks later after I reprimanded her for chronic, intrusive tardiness.<br /><br />Schedules and instructions just weren't in her wheelhouse, I suppose. LOL<br /><br />(Saddest part is she wasn't half-dumb, just unfocused.)The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38978750218396906742016-04-05T16:25:21.975-04:002016-04-05T16:25:21.975-04:00I don't see it as easier, OPH, just clearer. T...I don't see it as easier, OPH, just clearer. The assignment sheet does, in fact, describe the perfect assignment. I suspect in practice we are doing nearly the same thing.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43991568210991119832016-04-05T07:56:29.454-04:002016-04-05T07:56:29.454-04:00Blasphemy!! That's the Dean of Student Mollifi...Blasphemy!! That's the Dean of Student Mollification's favourite song!EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4257590048113316602016-04-05T07:32:56.093-04:002016-04-05T07:32:56.093-04:00Anything to drown out the one with:
"Happy.....Anything to drown out the one with:<br /><br />"Happy....<br />Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.<br />Happy....<br />Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth [etc.]"<br /><br />Oh. Fuck.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19021168082504533022016-04-05T07:06:11.581-04:002016-04-05T07:06:11.581-04:00Great. Now how long am I going to be hearing that...Great. Now how long am I going to be hearing that too, I wonder.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12914841130719900212016-04-05T02:25:41.009-04:002016-04-05T02:25:41.009-04:00It actually states in my syllabus that I don't...It actually states in my syllabus that I don't accept recycled assignments. Most are not smart enough to remove the evidence either. I love assignments with cover pages dedicated to another course and professor. So easy to grade.Nadine du Nordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175941725402053812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74292356253569268472016-04-04T23:23:18.655-04:002016-04-04T23:23:18.655-04:00I often like to think of them as starting with zer...I often like to think of them as starting with zero points and earning points for each thing they do right. I understand that deducting for things done wrong is often fewer steps or more practical, but when I can, I like to avoid playing into their thinking that they are entitled to a perfect score and anything less is because we deduct at our whim. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48291590831669364232016-04-04T22:43:20.990-04:002016-04-04T22:43:20.990-04:00And now I'm hearing Lindsey Buckingham and the...And now I'm hearing Lindsey Buckingham and the rest of Fleetwood Mac, singing:<br /><br />"You can go your own waaaaaaayyyyy, go your own waaayyy, <br />You can call it another lonely day [etc.]"Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69409385271497026462016-04-04T21:18:47.159-04:002016-04-04T21:18:47.159-04:00She's just succeeding in ways you don't un...She's just succeeding in ways you don't understand.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31329013299282310632016-04-04T21:17:55.231-04:002016-04-04T21:17:55.231-04:00I've been tempted to insert "so and so ha...<i> I've been tempted to insert "so and so has been known to consort with wolves" just to see if anyone notices or cares.</i><br /><br />That's the very reason the band Van Halen had the "brown M&M clause" in their contracts with venues they performed at.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17020289237389610252016-04-04T21:15:16.668-04:002016-04-04T21:15:16.668-04:00You just underestimate their special gifts.You just underestimate their special gifts.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72292826477844734972016-04-04T19:24:08.740-04:002016-04-04T19:24:08.740-04:00Far too often, though, they aren't fully aware...Far too often, though, they aren't fully aware of what the actual assignment is (because they didn't read the syllabus, they didn't read all of the handout, they were absent most of the semester, etc.)J Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070000686133103346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36709978603305831302016-04-04T18:45:35.313-04:002016-04-04T18:45:35.313-04:00Well, she's spe-shul! Why shouldn't she b...Well, she's spe-shul! Why shouldn't she be able to do what she wants?Eric Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843385029998374248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85116256530452135782016-04-04T16:47:19.371-04:002016-04-04T16:47:19.371-04:00"I did all sorts of extra and just threw it i..."I did all sorts of extra and just threw it in to show you how excited I was about the assignment!"<br /><br />Uh...yeah. So where's the part concerning what I wanted you to do?The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58420555326024746632016-04-04T16:10:54.847-04:002016-04-04T16:10:54.847-04:00I had a colleague who would write in the direction...I had a colleague who would write in the directions for any given exam "Answers to questions I did not ask will get zero credit". Fine, as far as it goes, but that implies the students read the directions. I've been tempted to insert "so and so has been known to consort with wolves" just to see if anyone notices or cares.<br /><br />As they slide down the banister of lifeFulton Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22348003371017792432016-04-04T15:34:28.110-04:002016-04-04T15:34:28.110-04:00In my limited experience with this, recycling work...In my limited experience with this, recycling work from another course was the reason for the deviation from the assignment.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73480311083482274072016-04-04T14:05:52.399-04:002016-04-04T14:05:52.399-04:00I have so many that do this, and I do think as Cas...I have so many that do this, and I do think as Cassandra implies, it is often because they are recycling. I find that handing out the assignment as a rubric, assigning points for each section, helps. I just take off points for everything they did not do, and it is right on the assignment sheet.<br /><br />I take off ten points for each type of source they neglect to use, too. I often have Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82796601842803615412016-04-04T13:48:42.174-04:002016-04-04T13:48:42.174-04:00Oh, I know. Geez, I don't build these assignme...Oh, I know. Geez, I don't build these assignments willy nilly. Some are designed a certain way to satisfy learning outcomes that I'm paid to enforce - yes, not a sexy job.<br /><br />So when students go their own way, they are simply saying the course material doesn't apply to them and that's fine with me. Like Cassandra so eloquently states above. Have at it.Dakota in Denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82300479404892288702016-04-04T12:59:12.197-04:002016-04-04T12:59:12.197-04:00Fine with me as long as you don't argue about ...Fine with me as long as you don't argue about the effect on your grade. <br /><br />What you do with your time is your business. It's entirely possible that, in the long run, your time would be better spent learning about something you're more interested in in your own way (it would almost certainly not be better spent recycling a paper you already wrote or buying one someone else Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67874285652401079272016-04-04T12:25:37.732-04:002016-04-04T12:25:37.732-04:00In life, you will encounter people who squash your...In life, you will encounter people who squash your creativity just because you aren't following their rules.<br /><br />I am one of those people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33719806034208295012016-04-04T11:53:52.596-04:002016-04-04T11:53:52.596-04:00But surely this should be celebrated! A student w...But surely this should be celebrated! A student who broke free of their helicopter parents! (otherwise, mom or dad would have looked over the assignment, told them they weren't following instructions, and re-written it for them.)Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8286333598104262472016-04-04T11:48:28.366-04:002016-04-04T11:48:28.366-04:00Yes, I have that student.Yes, I have that student.Eating Low Saltnoreply@blogger.com