tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3696824440820921548..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "Break Creep," from Dr. Amelia.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56274864837872912532015-04-06T18:35:55.060-04:002015-04-06T18:35:55.060-04:00I've never gotten emails like that about break...I've never gotten emails like that about break, but when our school rose unexpectedly high in a certain NCAA tourney one year, our otherwise-sensible provost apparently lost his sense of proportion, and issued similar missives. I was disappointed. <br /><br />I do have to admit, however, that a lot of people seem to have heard the university's name for the first time during that period.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78265140583482225342015-04-06T17:45:03.407-04:002015-04-06T17:45:03.407-04:00Ullr was the Norse god of winter, skiing, snowshoe...Ullr was the Norse god of winter, skiing, snowshoes, and snow. Chione was the Greek goddess of snow. The books by the D'Aulaires on Greek and Norse mythology were two of my childhood favorites. Sadly, both D'Aulaires have passed on, and their publisher won't let me use any of their illustrations for my astronomy textbook, so I have to redraw them myself. It sure isn't easy, since Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24004092517712481642015-04-06T09:35:39.521-04:002015-04-06T09:35:39.521-04:00I was a bad college student, and when I messed up,...I was a bad college student, and when I messed up, I knew there'd be consequences. I accepted them. I liked many of the proffies who were tough on me. What is so maddening about the modern student is that he/she will fuck up knowingly, and then still feel entitled to a break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86842776230531135582015-04-06T01:32:15.631-04:002015-04-06T01:32:15.631-04:00When I was in grad school, break creep was worst a...When I was in grad school, break creep was worst around Thanksgiving. <br /><br />The holiday is on a Thursday, but because this was Prestigious Private U., with students from all over the country, the undergrads had to take off Wednesday so they could make it home. Most profs didn't do much of substance on Wednesdays in order to make allowance for this. But then, because Wednesdays were a Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41556415661533681752015-04-06T00:34:29.792-04:002015-04-06T00:34:29.792-04:00Conferences are considered less important? Uh oh....Conferences are considered less important? Uh oh. I'm accidentally nice (until tomorrow when I announce that those who skipped that conference have two absences and an F for the week).Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39912044125540629972015-04-05T20:27:32.009-04:002015-04-05T20:27:32.009-04:00In the past four days, I have attended five worshi...In the past four days, I have attended five worship services, sung at three, rehearsed twice (once 'til 10 p.m. after a worship service, once on Saturday morning), prepared communion once, and served as one of two voices presenting a c. 30-min. reading of selected (longish) Bible verses retelling the whole history of salvation (there were admittedly breaks in there for psalms sung by a Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11084873314862082432015-04-05T17:58:07.208-04:002015-04-05T17:58:07.208-04:00I mostly ignore breaks: I've tried scheduling ...I mostly ignore breaks: I've tried scheduling things before, and after, and neither really affects behavior much. I assume class goes on unless I'm below a quorum (the minima shrinks as the semester progresses), and I have catch-up days built into the syllabus to give me slack.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28597390998069507092015-04-05T10:10:49.706-04:002015-04-05T10:10:49.706-04:00we get Monday off as well, I assume because it all...we get Monday off as well, I assume because it allows students from outside the immediate area to travel home for Easter.. and yes, I have regular class up until the break...Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46313854239872602142015-04-05T08:56:40.681-04:002015-04-05T08:56:40.681-04:00And the reference is Eve?And the reference is Eve?EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78187546533303889222015-04-05T08:36:46.388-04:002015-04-05T08:36:46.388-04:00I'm a realist and recognize that some days, th...I'm a realist and recognize that some days, the turnout will inevitably be small. But on the nice-vs-mean spectrum, I lean to the mean end.<br /><br />Why? they ask me. I'll let Dennis Leary <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrgpZ0fUixs" rel="nofollow">explain.</a>Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34113362958267261722015-04-05T07:33:22.529-04:002015-04-05T07:33:22.529-04:00Oh, I forgot: Happy Easter, everybody!Oh, I forgot: Happy Easter, everybody!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8671761830407463662015-04-05T07:32:44.515-04:002015-04-05T07:32:44.515-04:00Students need to learn, which requires instruction...Students need to learn, which requires instruction, class sessions and evaluation.<br /><br />I'd call out the "nice" professors as just being lazy. I wish I taught a subject that was so easy that I could skip a few classes. To hell with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com