tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5958448646767690671..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Stapling StupidityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46440951322392658512012-12-17T12:15:09.940-05:002012-12-17T12:15:09.940-05:00I used to want a powerpoint to learn 'em up on...I used to want a powerpoint to learn 'em up on how to pass in their papers--you know, the kid in the BACK hands his to the chick immediately in front; she adds hers to his and passes both to the kid in front of *her* and so on and so forth until they reached the front, then the dude on the RIGHT passes his pile to the kid next over and so on. They COULD. NOT. DO. IT.<br /><br />So now I makeMrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398436173535554878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-483657532161165292012-12-16T11:37:40.025-05:002012-12-16T11:37:40.025-05:00They can become civil-service employees! I hear i...They can become civil-service employees! I hear it's incredibly difficult to get fired once you've passed probation.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91321814346233387932012-12-15T23:11:39.802-05:002012-12-15T23:11:39.802-05:00No, I know, I was just making a funny. I guess it...No, I know, I was just making a funny. I guess it wasn't that funny. But I agree with you. The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85651187660781831552012-12-15T21:18:20.166-05:002012-12-15T21:18:20.166-05:00What I meant to say is that the workplace requires...What I meant to say is that the workplace requires that employees show some initiative. If there isn't a stapler available, one has to make the effort to get one either by borrowing one from a colleague or ordering one.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51758687436414404052012-12-15T18:58:56.258-05:002012-12-15T18:58:56.258-05:00NLAA: I don't think they require employees to...NLAA: I don't think they require employees to use staplers at McDonalds.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67707598422674860252012-12-15T15:28:42.264-05:002012-12-15T15:28:42.264-05:00I made similar suggestions to my students and even...I made similar suggestions to my students and even urged them to try the on-campus bookstore. I don't think many of them tried. Somehow, to them, staplers magically appeared out of the air and materialized in their hands.<br /><br />I'd like to see what happened to some of them when they tried stunts like that when they started working for a living.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25743979616873065852012-12-15T09:07:10.143-05:002012-12-15T09:07:10.143-05:00"I don't have a stapler."
"Do y..."I don't have a stapler."<br />"Do you drink beer?"<br />"What?"<br />"Do you drink beer/"<br />"Yeah."<br />"Skip a beer and buy a stapler."<br />"I don't know where to get one."<br />"Well, Staples (obviously). Also Office Depot, Office Max, CVS, Walgreens, Publix, Kroger. Also remember to buy staples if there Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5629515330709748072012-12-14T23:44:59.522-05:002012-12-14T23:44:59.522-05:00I tell my students that no assignment will be acce...I tell my students that no assignment will be accepted unless properly stapled.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8818998835363843982012-12-14T23:30:13.093-05:002012-12-14T23:30:13.093-05:00I would do this when I was a TA: mark the assignme...I would do this when I was a TA: mark the assignment, record the mark, and then any unstapled pages were distributed in a random manner among the assignments to be returned. <br /><br />Of course, many never picked up the assignment because that's not what the modern student does. <br /><br />Made me feel better in a rather petty and mean-spirited way. <br /><br />Vog3lfr3ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498874776211940606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32028248557492373012012-12-14T18:03:22.085-05:002012-12-14T18:03:22.085-05:00I learned to staple my papers in 5th grade, when m...I learned to staple my papers in 5th grade, when my teacher gave me an F for asking to use hers.<br />She then twisted the knife by written comments on said report that indicated she was very pleased with the quality of the work.<br /><br />Still, these days I accept only electronic submissions. Saves me trying to figure out what folder I might have put the paper in.Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41404969710040729302012-12-14T17:55:37.218-05:002012-12-14T17:55:37.218-05:00I got that hole-punching thing, too once or twice!...I got that hole-punching thing, too once or twice! WTF is that?!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53225669714222787632012-12-14T17:38:37.653-05:002012-12-14T17:38:37.653-05:00Each time my students whined about not having a st...Each time my students whined about not having a stapler or access to one, I referred them to the department office. When that didn't work, I reminded them that there was an area in the library where they likely could borrow one as that was where students could do photocopying and bind reports.<br /><br />Sometimes I distributed handouts and some whined that there weren't any holes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41163706898264389652012-12-14T17:34:12.315-05:002012-12-14T17:34:12.315-05:00I also accidentally "lose" pages from un...I also accidentally "lose" pages from unstapled papers. Usually it takes just one time of getting a response paper back with a missing page (and a grade of "incomplete") to inspire students to make that three-dollar investment.Gone Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545285786616979495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18232701736064345142012-12-14T17:28:00.740-05:002012-12-14T17:28:00.740-05:00With staples. Owned by the college. I understand t...With staples. Owned by the college. I understand the frustration and enjoyed the rhyme in the post. And if I were an adjunct carting my own stapler around to underequipped classrooms, I'd certainly direct students to the one chained down the hall.<br /><br />But for me it's worth a little more serenity and goodwill to provide the friggin' stapler. I sip my tea and chat with the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27883613125210840692012-12-14T17:20:47.490-05:002012-12-14T17:20:47.490-05:00I carried a mini-stapler (and staples) when I was ...I carried a mini-stapler (and staples) when I was still accepting work on paper. Now I receive all work electronically and growl about file-naming conventions instead. Six of one. . .Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16051183336650193752012-12-14T17:14:17.164-05:002012-12-14T17:14:17.164-05:00Nope, totally did a double take on that graphic. Nope, totally did a double take on that graphic. The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65655551844493663772012-12-14T16:56:05.256-05:002012-12-14T16:56:05.256-05:00In an effort to be nice, I started letting student...In an effort to be nice, I started letting students use the mini-stapler in my pencil case. This resulted in students not bothering to staple their papers because they knew they could borrow my stapler. I went through a lot of staples and paper hand-in time took forever what with the lineup for the stapler. Finally I'd had enough and the following semester went back to telling students that aemiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773130677505720954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90007868538999721062012-12-14T16:18:36.116-05:002012-12-14T16:18:36.116-05:00Also, is anyone else totally creeped out by the gr...Also, is anyone else totally creeped out by the graphic?Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32727890944608122392012-12-14T16:18:11.222-05:002012-12-14T16:18:11.222-05:00Generally, my students only forget to staple their...Generally, my students only forget to staple their papers one time. They find out early that I tend to "lose" pages of their assignment.Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005657976057072299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20553929434771844862012-12-14T15:59:15.792-05:002012-12-14T15:59:15.792-05:00I like this but I offer one suggestion. Change Sl...I like this but I offer one suggestion. Change Slide 1. "Stapling and Your Professor" could be misread as "Stapling Your Professor" which could cause you some pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11202164573340424652012-12-14T15:56:29.400-05:002012-12-14T15:56:29.400-05:00With or without staples? I'd be tempted to sa...With or without staples? I'd be tempted to say, "I'll provide a stapler, but it is BYO staples."Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1324722199544475482012-12-14T15:18:34.336-05:002012-12-14T15:18:34.336-05:00I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused...I used to be disgusted, but now I try to be amused. And to provide a stapler.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77089389123691259312012-12-14T14:45:42.961-05:002012-12-14T14:45:42.961-05:00I often hear, "They don't have a stapler,...I often hear, "They don't have a stapler," from students who knowingly violate directions to staple papers.<br /><br />I've always wanted to ask, "They, who?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com