tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4159963653397703980..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Oh, the precious dears...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67862639973179220792016-05-19T00:58:05.124-04:002016-05-19T00:58:05.124-04:00Exactly, Poops. Shove it. Shove it sideways, with ...Exactly, Poops. Shove it. Shove it sideways, with force.Old Schoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69471812836578686592016-05-18T10:19:30.013-04:002016-05-18T10:19:30.013-04:00Most of my courses have no exams other than the fi...Most of my courses have no exams other than the final, which students take <i>after</i> they fill out the course evaluations. One of our questions asks whether students were given adequate time to complete exams. Every single time, the majority of the students <i>answer</i> that question.<br /><br />Also of note is the fact that students give completely divergent answers to questions that <i>Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47952438487879802102016-05-18T09:14:05.019-04:002016-05-18T09:14:05.019-04:00"With class meeting 3x a week, it is inevitab..."With class meeting 3x a week, it is inevitable that some classes will be missed." As noted by Prof. Poopiehead, nice passive voice there. You'll miss the class, Skippy. Like everyone else here, I had plenty of M/W/F classes when I was an undergrad. I missed one class because I had the flu. Many of you didn't miss any. Inevitable? <br /><br />As OPH said, I actually hope Fulton Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46562250519418219002016-05-18T09:11:58.302-04:002016-05-18T09:11:58.302-04:00Around the turn of the century (the most recent on...Around the turn of the century (the most recent one), I was teaching a semester at a place that asked its students whether I was <br /><br />(a) always, <br />(b) sometimes, <br />(c) neutral, <br />(d) rarely, or <br />(e) never <br />at my office hours. <br /><br />My office was a little cubby hole, but it had a window overlooking the entrance to the building, so I could see if any of my Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59600820279132608802016-05-18T08:35:25.184-04:002016-05-18T08:35:25.184-04:00The second would worry me most if it were coupled ...The second would worry me most if it were coupled with high scores and lowered standards.<br /><br />As to the first, we could consider not only the magnitude of the wrongness, but the sign. Two wrongs of equal magnitude but opposite sign cancel; e.g., "very easy to follow" (read as "not challenging enough") cancels "difficult to follow".Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85233916896741877432016-05-18T07:57:27.988-04:002016-05-18T07:57:27.988-04:00I'm not sure which would be more worrying: a c...I'm not sure which would be more worrying: a consensus that I'm doing everything wrong, or that everything is exactly how they think it should be.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24084899898237696762016-05-18T07:34:42.674-04:002016-05-18T07:34:42.674-04:00Poopiehead, by my read of your feedback, you'r...Poopiehead, by my read of your feedback, you're doing everything right.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21076052707235404932016-05-18T07:13:53.864-04:002016-05-18T07:13:53.864-04:00The last sentence is much appreciated. It is humbl...The last sentence is much appreciated. It is humbly suggested that the passive voice be employed here as well.<br /><br />"It is also inevitable that, with reasoning like that, you will be told that your suggestion should be shoved up your arse."<br /><br />"It is also inevitable that, with reasoning like that, you will be told that, regarding your suggestion, no fucks will be Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com