tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3865399264461621946..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "Late Add Misery" from Clara in Cleveland.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43130834202177046012015-09-17T11:39:41.770-04:002015-09-17T11:39:41.770-04:00I never did find out which class s/he actually wan...I never did find out which class s/he actually wanted to add. The student's reply to my email was "Oh. OK. Thank you." To be honest, I was surprised, given that I rarely receive a reply from students these days. Clara from Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457206132910568140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34380471209802257072015-09-16T21:42:56.743-04:002015-09-16T21:42:56.743-04:00I'm not sure we can tell whether the subject o...I'm not sure we can tell whether the subject or body of the email is the correct part. I'm still not convinced the student actually wants to add Advanced Hamsterology, so I am hoping this mystery can be solved. <br /><br />But it provided the opportunity to for you to gauge your students. They sound like a fun bunch.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65549753692990978342015-09-16T20:38:49.051-04:002015-09-16T20:38:49.051-04:00Sounds like a moment to prioritize self-preservati...Sounds like a moment to prioritize self-preservation (and, of course, doing right by the students who are holding up their end of the deal) over serving the less-cooperative "customers." Since some of them won't be pleased by anything short of your doing the work for them, and since doing that would rob them of an education, this seems like the rational and ethical choice all 'Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89039798919305001712015-09-16T20:35:40.302-04:002015-09-16T20:35:40.302-04:00Sounds like a plan. It will be interesting to hea...Sounds like a plan. It will be interesting to hear how the student reacts. The usual reaction to my variation on this (letting the student into the LMS and saying "start working your way through the tasks on the calendar, prioritizing x, y, and z) is a hasty and silent retreat from the class. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50660800254109692532015-09-16T14:06:50.443-04:002015-09-16T14:06:50.443-04:00Oh, I absolutely don't care more than they do....Oh, I absolutely don't care more than they do. Their expectations that I'll wave a magic wand and fix that they've missed four weeks of class (their own fault) is really annoying, though. And, no--while I love my colleagues, I'm really hoping this will be a jumping-off point to something bigger and better, or at least a placeholder to support another year or two on the market.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15128369245322318142015-09-16T14:05:18.580-04:002015-09-16T14:05:18.580-04:00PP: The reason she didn't know about it? She&#...PP: The reason she didn't know about it? She's never been to class. I really don't know how these two (three, technically; I got another similar email late last night) either "missed" my class on their schedules or thought that they could just never show up.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57325704588480919702015-09-16T13:12:30.970-04:002015-09-16T13:12:30.970-04:00Replies:
1) "I hope you retained a screenshot...Replies:<br />1) "I hope you retained a screenshot of your schedule so that campus IT can figure how this happened. There shouldn't be a class "missing" from your online schedule. Other than that, here's what you need to catch up on..."<br />2) "The only "fix" that I can think of is that there is something wrong with the LMS. Here is a screenshot of Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37502702449167176292015-09-16T10:57:58.587-04:002015-09-16T10:57:58.587-04:00Wow - our Registrar's office asks us to let th...Wow - our Registrar's office asks us to let them know about students who have never attended class by the second week. They are then automatically dropped from the class. The students all know this.Clara from Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457206132910568140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79016096046525938272015-09-16T10:56:29.899-04:002015-09-16T10:56:29.899-04:00Here is an update. I told the students in my Adva...Here is an update. I told the students in my Advanced Hamsterology class about the student who wanted to add. They thought that I should invite him/her to the next class, tell him/her to read the first 200 pages in the book, and that s/he would be presenting all of the readings that day. They are evil. I think this will be a good semester ... Clara from Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457206132910568140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70764402490653658752015-09-16T10:48:20.005-04:002015-09-16T10:48:20.005-04:00Kate - I did not even consider the gender presenta...Kate - I did not even consider the gender presentation issue - why ever not, I do not know. It may be something that s/he does not want to discuss right now with a relative stranger. So maybe not a scam after all. Thank you for the broader perspective. Classic Dagnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966813922622809249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86918292412514353212015-09-16T08:46:28.068-04:002015-09-16T08:46:28.068-04:00Are we sure this isn't a case of a student who...Are we sure this isn't a case of a student whose gender presentation has changed since they registered? It's often the case that a student who is waiting for college to be open about their gender identity is still registered under the name/gender they were given at birth. But if it's really a scam (how do you know they're relatives?) I agree you should report it. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33696508299083116382015-09-16T00:44:46.665-04:002015-09-16T00:44:46.665-04:00For Classic Dagny:
Dear Phantom Late Add Student:...For Classic Dagny:<br /><br />Dear Phantom Late Add Student: You say you are registered under the name of an opposite-sex distant cousin. You'd like me to tell you what you missed for the last week? Sure. You missed registering for my class, and maybe also the chance to enroll here ever. CC: Admission and Records; Dean of Consequences.<br /><br />@Snarky: Sigh. Repeat as needed: "don&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36603653388483510312015-09-15T18:54:28.260-04:002015-09-15T18:54:28.260-04:00It's not really that off-topic. Much of what y...It's not really that off-topic. Much of what you are experiencing comes from the same lack of attention to detail that gives rise to what Clara wrote about. The light at the end of the tunnel might be that there are a few students in your classes that will appreciate you for having standards; or it could be, as they say, a train. All you can do is try.dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49639539245726766622015-09-15T16:29:27.804-04:002015-09-15T16:29:27.804-04:00This is slightly off topic, but only slightly, and...This is slightly off topic, but only slightly, and it *just* happened, so I need to rant.<br /><br />Today I've received emails from two different students who have missed every class meeting (we're in week 4) so far (and granted, it's a once-a-week class, but still). One of them "didn't see" my class on his schedule. The other was freaking out over an online quiz that Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18157800305970663722015-09-15T11:45:33.789-04:002015-09-15T11:45:33.789-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only one.
I had a st...I'm glad I'm not the only one.<br /><br />I had a student request to add at the beginning of Week 2. I provided an add code and added the student's name to my attendance sheet. However, the student's name never appeared on my official roster, and I didn't see the student all last week or in class yesterday, so I assumed that the decision had been made not to add. I removed Classic Dagnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966813922622809249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35883947649371678662015-09-15T07:44:47.505-04:002015-09-15T07:44:47.505-04:00It does not seem like you have a compelling reason...It does not seem like you have a compelling reason to add this student to a course that is not yours. However, in today's spirit of customer service, I think it would be a good idea for you to forward Mr/s Unnamed Student's complete email to the instructor of record for the 8am Woven Textiles class in the Basketweaving department. Since you already have it, attach the student's Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8805900282182998222015-09-15T00:46:06.409-04:002015-09-15T00:46:06.409-04:00Stay strong Clara! Just say no! I have never not r...Stay strong Clara! Just say no! I have never not regretted a late add. (Never..not..right, that's what I mean.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.com