tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4197978875448042064..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Mission Impossible: Following Simple Instructions and Holes in BucketsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74103331155609806052012-12-11T09:33:48.914-05:002012-12-11T09:33:48.914-05:00Sorry!Sorry!introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11802290625737811882012-12-10T19:56:19.821-05:002012-12-10T19:56:19.821-05:00This leads me to conclude we should all start with...This leads me to conclude we should all start with Fs and earn our way up...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40358470046860178402012-12-10T18:12:12.437-05:002012-12-10T18:12:12.437-05:00that tends to make kiddies grow a brain.
I'v...<i>that tends to make kiddies grow a brain. </i><br /><br />I've seen this work with passive-aggressive faculty when it comes to turning in grades by the deadline also. Many years ago I was a school where this was a regular problem. The Registrar's Office was ready for their time off, too, and announced, "If your courses' grades are not in by the posted deadline (which was verySawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45323828105238532202012-12-10T17:59:35.713-05:002012-12-10T17:59:35.713-05:00It's a Finals Week Miracle!It's a Finals Week Miracle!Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13318943387554364862012-12-10T17:54:54.720-05:002012-12-10T17:54:54.720-05:00As soon as I plunked an F in the gradebook, he man...As soon as I plunked an F in the gradebook, he managed to do what I'd requested in the first place!The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41381921871169129302012-12-10T17:53:56.474-05:002012-12-10T17:53:56.474-05:00I actually read through it on his computer screen ...I actually read through it on his computer screen to see if there was anything he'd missed. I'm not THAT clueless. :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21199252287489748792012-12-10T16:22:10.067-05:002012-12-10T16:22:10.067-05:00Send them to corrupt administrators.Send them to corrupt administrators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77654740792047696022012-12-10T14:01:15.426-05:002012-12-10T14:01:15.426-05:00Give him a zero...that tends to make kiddies grow ...Give him a zero...that tends to make kiddies grow a brain. I'd do that all the time, 0/100 and wait for them to come banging on your door.InvertedSquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704558162599421719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34714860622146199872012-12-10T11:58:11.388-05:002012-12-10T11:58:11.388-05:00Can we find a way to turn in corrupted grades?Can we find a way to turn in corrupted grades?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7757032881413596262012-12-10T11:15:27.042-05:002012-12-10T11:15:27.042-05:00Take the "corrupt" file and try opening ...Take the "corrupt" file and try opening it with Photoshop. Odds are it's a JPEG.Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3167039411294707982012-12-10T08:49:51.061-05:002012-12-10T08:49:51.061-05:00Did you actually see text-on-screen on this studen...Did you actually see text-on-screen on this student's computer? Or just a file name? Students have been known to submit junk files -- which can be found online -- in order to give themselves a little extra time to complete an assignment.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49599541062239354602012-12-10T08:33:49.769-05:002012-12-10T08:33:49.769-05:00That's easy. They don't hear what you say ...That's easy. They don't hear what you say or read what you write. <br /><br />They may be capable, in some theoretical way, but they don't. <br /><br />The reason why seems to me to be that careful parsing of communications has simply not been an important skill in their lives so far. Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-202293406134846752012-12-10T05:19:00.140-05:002012-12-10T05:19:00.140-05:00Contemplative Cynic, I feel for you, seeing as how...Contemplative Cynic, I feel for you, seeing as how you'd actually seen the assignment. I find that the most maddening part of this exchange. How could someone be so out to lunch that they would not understand what you are saying? It would not be a satisfying F for me (like it would have been without that information----in which case I would have assumed he just did not do the assignment) Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19875192578029390652012-12-10T00:59:21.621-05:002012-12-10T00:59:21.621-05:00I had never seen that before. Thanks. It was hilar...I had never seen that before. Thanks. It was hilarious!The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28786735607102543252012-12-10T00:58:40.597-05:002012-12-10T00:58:40.597-05:00And he had submitted it on time. I just couldn'...And he had submitted it on time. I just couldn't open the file...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63823556971038177052012-12-10T00:58:21.373-05:002012-12-10T00:58:21.373-05:00I am actually a stickler for this, too. I don'...I am actually a stickler for this, too. I don't accept late work. Ever. I'm hated for it, but I don't care. But because I'd seen it in class on his computer BEFORE it was due (it was done and he was asking me if he had formatted his header correctly), and I'd scanned it and had seen it was completed, I figured it was a technological glitch.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61789823141440466422012-12-10T00:57:00.935-05:002012-12-10T00:57:00.935-05:00I actually saw the assignment on his computer, so ...I actually saw the assignment on his computer, so I know he did it, which is why I was willing to cut him some slack. But yeah, usually, students who do this tend to not have done the assignment...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85005203621345587592012-12-10T00:54:49.881-05:002012-12-10T00:54:49.881-05:00Yeah, the ONE time I was trying to be nice... and ...Yeah, the ONE time I was trying to be nice... and that was a very satisfying F to put in the gradebook!The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40052160506406008492012-12-10T00:30:15.014-05:002012-12-10T00:30:15.014-05:00Good on you! I was the same for awhile. Now if a...Good on you! I was the same for awhile. Now if a student so much hands in an assignment 1 minute past the due time, I give them a 0.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85824969732585641222012-12-09T23:55:31.426-05:002012-12-09T23:55:31.426-05:00I state in my syllabus that I will not accept anyt...I state in my syllabus that I will not accept anything past the due date, it just gets a zero.<br /><br />Took me a long time to have the guts to actually back that up. This past semester I batted 1000!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16587291180124550572012-12-09T23:49:15.163-05:002012-12-09T23:49:15.163-05:00I got suckered into a similar situation during my ...I got suckered into a similar situation during my third year of teaching. I had a student who got behind in his work for what appeared to be legitimate reasons (he was taking my course while holding a full-time job or some such thing). At first the stuff was a day or two late, but, as the term progressed, the backlog increased and his "I'll have it for you by xxxx" excuse wore Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7915774294229334232012-12-09T22:39:54.683-05:002012-12-09T22:39:54.683-05:00He didn't do the assignment and he is stalling...He didn't do the assignment and he is stalling, or hoping that you will somehow think it must be your fault and give him a B to make it stop. Do not do this.WhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5987509977298392872012-12-09T22:38:37.478-05:002012-12-09T22:38:37.478-05:00Easy zero. End e-mail communication.Easy zero. End e-mail communication.The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90917045099247938162012-12-09T22:30:59.831-05:002012-12-09T22:30:59.831-05:00That exchange reminds me of Bob & Ray's &q...That exchange reminds me of Bob & Ray's "Komodo Dragon" sketch.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27079164848373805372012-12-09T21:54:27.888-05:002012-12-09T21:54:27.888-05:00It's nice of you to cut him some slack. I mig...It's nice of you to cut him some slack. I might have done the same. You should have reeled in the slack after his first response. You're not back at square one, he's back at square zero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com