tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4716625696231515317..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Feel Free to Steal This Line.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53475578614931000312012-04-26T17:13:51.293-04:002012-04-26T17:13:51.293-04:00They think if they're honest, you'll see t...They think if they're honest, you'll see that as a virtue and take pity on them. Maybe they'll get partial credit.EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12065163328809930412012-04-26T12:55:04.362-04:002012-04-26T12:55:04.362-04:00An annoying corollary is the "I know I didn&#...An annoying corollary is the "I know I didn't try very hard, but..." At least it's honest, but I really don't get why they think they should bother.Ana Thyrosishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381573932405845715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76733443847354415342012-04-26T12:13:03.340-04:002012-04-26T12:13:03.340-04:00I usually ask the "I worked really hard"...I usually ask the "I worked really hard" students how much time they spent on my class and what they spent the hours on. Inevitably, it falls short of the standard expected hours: 6-9 hours a week for each 3 credit course. The "I really worked hard" student's face then either shows a bit of an awakening realization, or, if the blank-sad face persists, I finish drawing Vanfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190780610489813493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18841820807684236982012-04-26T10:22:02.250-04:002012-04-26T10:22:02.250-04:00One of your own had a cool posting about this &quo...One of your own had a cool posting about this <a href="http://collegemisery.blogspot.com/2010/11/when-did-i-tried-so-hard-come-into.html" rel="nofollow">"try so hard"</a> in November of 2010.Submitted to CM Via Emailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006745877061836372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34618144991331167352012-04-26T10:18:04.594-04:002012-04-26T10:18:04.594-04:00I worked so hard,
my brain is fried,
won't my ...I worked so hard,<br />my brain is fried,<br />won't my grade at least show<br />how I tried?Richard Tingle, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15290520040846370364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53051298458565808352012-04-26T09:56:55.898-04:002012-04-26T09:56:55.898-04:00Oops. "predicated" = "prefaced&quo...Oops. "predicated" = "prefaced" (not that the robo-reader would care, since both are sophisticated words, but I do). It's been a long semester, I'm middle-aged, and my brain isn't supplying the right word quite as reliably as I'd like these days.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-595932131942439542012-04-26T09:52:14.165-04:002012-04-26T09:52:14.165-04:00I got an "I worked really hard email" a ...I got an "I worked really hard email" a few days ago, but the question was the ever-cringe-inducing "how do I get an A?" I am getting a bit better at dealing with this, I think, especially with science students, and was able to list a couple of features of responses to that assignment that had earned an "A" in the past, all predicated by some version of "Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41015274871525142252012-04-26T09:48:13.827-04:002012-04-26T09:48:13.827-04:00My best "worked really hard" student thi...My best "worked really hard" student this semester was a guy who consistently handed in papers that were 1/5 the required length.WhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20546227013094638442012-04-26T09:31:36.263-04:002012-04-26T09:31:36.263-04:00I had a student crying in my office on Tuesday. Sh...I had a student crying in my office on Tuesday. She came in for "advice" on the 6-8 page critical review that was due the next day. When I started going through the paper and telling her what needed to happen to improve it, she said "But I worked really hard on this!" and started to cry. I handed her a box of Kleenex and said "I understand that, but what's here is a BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62879072858315091542012-04-26T08:22:57.123-04:002012-04-26T08:22:57.123-04:00Actually, I could give an "E" for effort...Actually, I could give an "E" for effort. We have an "E." It's equivalent to an "F," of course.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19272178464616434242012-04-26T08:14:14.289-04:002012-04-26T08:14:14.289-04:00Hah, I actually took a language class in Europe in...Hah, I actually took a language class in Europe in which I was placed (because of familiarity with a related language) in a much higher group than I should have been, and just got stomped. At the end of the course the instructor took me aside, and started with "Now, the bad news is that you have a D. . . the *good* news is that in this country, there's also an "E" grade betweenPolar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09713477095763100821noreply@blogger.com