tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5763338313063848760..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Can we please just stop? From Dr. Amelia.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60847985739862378602013-09-18T10:03:44.553-04:002013-09-18T10:03:44.553-04:00honey child, we eat grits and biscuits in this hou...honey child, we eat grits and biscuits in this household. what's a grammar?Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89722141752929734522013-09-17T21:56:22.809-04:002013-09-17T21:56:22.809-04:00Jeez, Bubba, where's your grammar? Please don&...Jeez, Bubba, where's your grammar? Please don't say, in the kitchen making cornbread.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88400896293152987332013-09-17T15:19:37.360-04:002013-09-17T15:19:37.360-04:00On my campus, we've got so many broken things ...On my campus, we've got so many broken things that everyone's running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to fix them. Nobody has time to fix what's not broken. I suppose I should consider myself lucky?Mikey G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636566850280566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53241535410882941512013-09-17T12:31:02.616-04:002013-09-17T12:31:02.616-04:00@Stella: Yore righting this mourning indecates tha...@Stella: Yore righting this mourning indecates that your exhausted or pist. This makes me sadd. Git well soon? xoxoxoSouthern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70148957945214176962013-09-17T12:27:55.462-04:002013-09-17T12:27:55.462-04:00The irony of it all is that there are likely broke...The irony of it all is that there are likely broken things that need fixin' at your school, but it is more fun to break things than to actually fix them. I wish the solution to "too many administrators" was "fewer administrators"Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42518693996720297852013-09-17T09:45:52.312-04:002013-09-17T09:45:52.312-04:00I am cynical Dr. A. Administrators need to prove ...I am cynical Dr. A. Administrators need to prove they are doing something. So they try to fix what's not broken, and engineer months of faculty man-hours in exchange for very little or no payout. At my university the VPAA is sort of a revolving door of people that come in, shake everything up, pad their resume, and then leave. One forced the faculty created an entire new useless program (StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84968569417184777292013-09-17T09:11:46.649-04:002013-09-17T09:11:46.649-04:00Yeah, this sounds familiar to me too. My favorite...Yeah, this sounds familiar to me too. My favorite part about stuff like this is how excited the administrators get, then later, when the faculty don't "buy in", they get all upset about it.Zeke Zymurgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103634342855587849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54041372083493338152013-09-17T08:22:04.826-04:002013-09-17T08:22:04.826-04:00Was there ever any evidence (student complaints, f...Was there ever any evidence (student complaints, focus groups, etc.) that the old curriculum was a problem? I'm guessing not, and that makes Cynical Dr. A correct. <br /><br />If it makes you feel better, solutions in search of a problem is a popular strategy at my institution as well.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.com