tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5265122096123332764..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: From the UC-Riverside Highlander.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35718746799700536342014-12-24T12:43:07.878-05:002014-12-24T12:43:07.878-05:00Indeed. And attempts to gain a few more points th...Indeed. And attempts to gain a few more points through getting the professor to like you -- which were often transparently annoying to everyone but the student perpetrating them -- were known as "brown-nosing." Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5185074591416937472014-12-23T19:26:01.293-05:002014-12-23T19:26:01.293-05:00The lexicon must be drifting. When I was an underg...The lexicon must be drifting. When I was an undergrad, grade grubbing was trying to argue for more points on tests and assignments. <br /><br />"[The] process of constantly seeking out professors or TAs to keep meticulous track of your grades" was being an asshole and/or unnecessary. It took no time to record each new grade in the back of your notebook, and calculating a running Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71709681190253533272014-12-23T17:02:29.215-05:002014-12-23T17:02:29.215-05:00The article reminds me something I noticed shortly...The article reminds me something I noticed shortly after I started teaching 25 years ago. Early after term began, a number of "how to be a student" sessions were offered by, I think, the student services office. Among the information that was conveyed were gems like "ask questions", "take notes", and "do your assignments".<br /><br />I shook my head in Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69921768931265385502014-12-23T13:45:56.704-05:002014-12-23T13:45:56.704-05:00". . .when you really need to focus and get t...". . .when you really need to focus and get that grade. . ."<br /><br />Interesting that that phrase was used instead of "learning the material."Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.com