tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5976694601279270149..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Today on Professor Facepalm: What, Exactly, Did You Want to Talk About?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28248847281230918772013-10-29T15:50:03.723-04:002013-10-29T15:50:03.723-04:00Yeah! And then alternating between sliding through...Yeah! And then alternating between sliding through it or cleaning up afterwards, am I right?Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13887066606646292013-10-29T15:01:52.983-04:002013-10-29T15:01:52.983-04:00I once had an angry student who, as class was leav...I once had an angry student who, as class was leaving, informed me I had to cut her slack because she was a single mother. At that point several students, of both genders, came back to let her know she wasn't the only single parent in the room and to shut up. <br /><br />This term I have two single mothers telling me that's why they show up late with a coffee in hand. They didn't likeSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60911968230708483712013-10-29T14:29:43.083-04:002013-10-29T14:29:43.083-04:00Sounds like she may have been throwing things she&...Sounds like she may have been throwing things she'd said in the past that worked at you to see what worked on you. Unfortunately, she didn't try just doing the work of the class, more or less on time, most of the time, which works pretty well with most of us. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7784385705216456732013-10-29T13:53:55.185-04:002013-10-29T13:53:55.185-04:00Jeez Louise. Can you IMAGINE what this fool will s...Jeez Louise. Can you IMAGINE what this fool will say when she gets a real job with a real boss in the real world? Probably much the same thing.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55743255161125061352013-10-29T12:41:33.850-04:002013-10-29T12:41:33.850-04:00What a winner. I hope her smearing poop on a slide...What a winner. I hope her smearing poop on a slide job doesn't require her to be on time or to show up regularly. Because with kids, no one is expected to function or be responsible.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56600552006542604252013-10-29T12:40:38.321-04:002013-10-29T12:40:38.321-04:00My job feels like it's all about smearing poop...My job feels like it's all about smearing poop on a slide (or the page, as the case may be).The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22880808544266215262013-10-29T12:31:07.136-04:002013-10-29T12:31:07.136-04:00Sounds like the perfect mindset for a would-be law...Sounds like the perfect mindset for a would-be lawyer. Everything is negotiable (except billed hours). If you don't like the verdict, file an appeal. Soon she'll tell you that it would be cheaper to give her the grade rather than go to the expense and trouble of Student Court.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63234201510582006102013-10-29T11:06:24.471-04:002013-10-29T11:06:24.471-04:00BINGO! I was cornered by a hostile one in my offi...BINGO! I was cornered by a hostile one in my office hours recently who took out her midterm paper (I'd given it a B- ) and actually told me, "I'm trying to get into law school, and this grade is not acceptable. We need to talk about my performance in this class."<br /><br />She didn't mean that her work was unacceptable. She meant that it was unacceptable that I'd Miss Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738133130130308032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30866584004517618412013-10-29T09:39:53.687-04:002013-10-29T09:39:53.687-04:00It's that time of the semester, when the visit...It's that time of the semester, when the visits to "discuss my performance in the class" start happening. And oh, I can't make it to your office hours, is is possible to schedule a different time?<br /><br />Usually it's people who never have a question about the subject, and if you ask them "what did we do in class yesterday", they don't have a clue. You got aPeter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84216044057087706982013-10-29T09:29:27.067-04:002013-10-29T09:29:27.067-04:00"It has nothing to do with smearing poop on a..."It has nothing to do with smearing poop on a slide."<br /><br />I think this should replace hamster fur as the new academic field designator.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.com