tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3832851693359075002..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Students, make an effort to meet your professors. From the U of Alabama Crimson WhiteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62298507579930866132013-01-30T16:38:16.462-05:002013-01-30T16:38:16.462-05:00Oh, HELL NO, I am NEVER going to have students in ...Oh, HELL NO, I am NEVER going to have students in my home, and ESPECIALLY NEVER serve them alcohol. I'd get arrested!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71319952567457302842013-01-30T15:53:10.000-05:002013-01-30T15:53:10.000-05:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56307023367338546222013-01-30T15:38:00.330-05:002013-01-30T15:38:00.330-05:00Having students for dinner can be tricky, but it&#...Having students for dinner can be tricky, but it's all about how they're prepared. You have to choose the proper marinade and cooking method. Some of them are tough and stringy.<br /><br />Then add some fava beans and a nice chianti.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25372658388464889672013-01-30T15:21:30.697-05:002013-01-30T15:21:30.697-05:00Oh, I did forget to mention my humanities prof wit...Oh, I did forget to mention my humanities prof with whom I got stoned on a regular basis. She didn't do that with a lot of students. I was just mature for my age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87663498072696627412013-01-30T13:54:05.883-05:002013-01-30T13:54:05.883-05:00I had some nice dinners at proffies' houses as...I had some nice dinners at proffies' houses as an undergrad. They were always fun, and I loved knowing more about these strange creatures.<br /><br />Now, though, I couldn't imagine doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55424329970181773012013-01-30T13:53:37.615-05:002013-01-30T13:53:37.615-05:00I never had a professor where I said to myself, &q...I never had a professor where I said to myself, "Yes, I'd really like to have dinner with you". They were all there to provide a paid-for service and my relationship ended with that. I did have some helpful TA's that I'd give a gift card to after the semester ended.InvertedSquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704558162599421719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71801916512764622192013-01-30T13:19:33.161-05:002013-01-30T13:19:33.161-05:00I must admit that my senior chemistry lab professo...I must admit that my senior chemistry lab professor invited his small (15 students) class to his house for an end of the year lunch and report presentation. It was fun. Research advisors routinely invite their undergrad research students to their house. The consumption of alcohol in that case occasionally takes place, though I don't allow it at my group parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58855771098787757242013-01-30T13:02:57.728-05:002013-01-30T13:02:57.728-05:00Yeah, it's all in the balance:
"Ooooh, I...Yeah, it's all in the balance:<br /><br /><i>"Ooooh, I just luuuuuurve you, precious snowflake!Bzzzt!"</i><br /><br />I'd be embarrassed of the fact that my house is so much older and smaller than most of their parents'. Plus, I'd have to keep them out of the basement.<br />Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68871200765969878302013-01-30T12:07:33.581-05:002013-01-30T12:07:33.581-05:00It's all in the balance between "I am Tea...It's all in the balance between <em>"I am Teach-Bot 3000. You will learn from me. Bzzzt!"</em> and <em>"Ooooh, I just luuuuuurve you, precious snowflake!"</em> I don't particularly wish to invite a horde of students to my house--although I lack a dining room table, so that's effectively moot--and I also don't want to be bestest buds with the kiddies, but being Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33501592321050954622013-01-30T11:55:26.847-05:002013-01-30T11:55:26.847-05:00I'd rather have the Dean over for dinner.
And...I'd rather have the Dean over for dinner.<br /><br />And by that I mean I wouldn't want EITHER over.<br /><br />Colleagues are another story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5067975779490169022013-01-30T10:29:54.752-05:002013-01-30T10:29:54.752-05:00Ewwww. Based on their in-class behavior, I don...Ewwww. Based on their in-class behavior, I don't want them anywhere near where I live.<br /><br />Purely apart from the fact that when I was new to Google maps, a student showed me how 'Directions' worked by showing me the most direct route from the local gun shop to my house. (I had NOT given him my address!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65725537934038769612013-01-30T08:43:25.842-05:002013-01-30T08:43:25.842-05:00Oh, the dinner. Yes, I was briefly at a feel-good ...Oh, the dinner. Yes, I was briefly at a feel-good SLAC where this felt almost mandatory. I chose a tiny class at near semester-end. <br /><br />It wasn't that bad, actually. The students were better behaved in my home than my classroom. And we had an okay time. I never had negative repercussions from it. But, seriously, I only did it because I felt I had to.<br /><br />I have mixed feelings Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41705095855601183382013-01-30T06:09:21.177-05:002013-01-30T06:09:21.177-05:00I will not be having any of my students over for d...I will not be having any of my students over for dinner.Vog3lfr3ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498874776211940606noreply@blogger.com