tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6133275474629831696..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Hey, I've Just Recently Found Out That Lots of Readers Hate the Mascots. And Enough Time Has Passed Since I Was Told How Much People Hate the Flashbacks. So, Here We Go Again. Remember. The Page is Dying. It's Always Dying. 8 Years Ago.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8454911088383733592015-01-26T05:13:10.161-05:002015-01-26T05:13:10.161-05:00To blatantly steal from Pratchett: Esprit de corps...To blatantly steal from Pratchett: Esprit de corpse?<br />EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33710869059470054952015-01-25T22:02:23.243-05:002015-01-25T22:02:23.243-05:00And if your school doesn't have such forms (I&...And if your school doesn't have such forms (I'm pretty sure mine doesn't, or at least they're not in general use), you can always borrow a trick from '80s-style feminist pedagogy, and issue every student 2-3 cards (playing or index) at the beginning of each class period (at least for a few class periods), and explain that, to increase participation in class discussion, you'Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89816143901750751632015-01-25T21:54:27.674-05:002015-01-25T21:54:27.674-05:00Indeed. I'm not sure that this behavior is so...Indeed. I'm not sure that this behavior is so much the product of home schooling as the product of a particular temperament (on occasion sliding into/overlapping with something that looks like the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum) that leads some parents to home-school when the public schools don't appreciate their misunderstood genius. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46089378719801025732015-01-25T21:50:51.665-05:002015-01-25T21:50:51.665-05:00Indeed. Complete with the "corpse" poppi...Indeed. Complete with the "corpse" popping up for multiple additional verses, encores, etc., etc. In fact, it seems to be about as hard to shut up as the student described in the post. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16444033044911310772015-01-25T19:50:28.428-05:002015-01-25T19:50:28.428-05:00If this site is dying, it is a truly operatic swan...If this site is dying, it is a truly operatic swan song.Prof Panglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06217936415069624428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70151629537348461552015-01-25T17:42:42.818-05:002015-01-25T17:42:42.818-05:00I don't mind the flashbacks at all. Whenever r...I don't mind the flashbacks at all. Whenever reading them, though, I wonder what subsequently happened. It's been eight years since this was posted?Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20999619505766810052015-01-25T15:44:28.496-05:002015-01-25T15:44:28.496-05:00PG for the reference win!PG for the reference win!BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30936774459105911802015-01-25T03:43:54.292-05:002015-01-25T03:43:54.292-05:00Yes, and sometimes the students like this are col...Yes, and sometimes the students like this are college graduates who are returning in order to get into a different career. The older male retirees also tend to see themselves as your partner (and even as your teacher). <br /><br />There's one in an art class I'm taking right now. When I ask a question, right after the young instructor answers, this older guy then turns to me and repeatsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6410673746837229002015-01-24T23:57:18.686-05:002015-01-24T23:57:18.686-05:00You got it exactly right about the "No, I am ...You got it exactly right about the "No, I am not asking for an explanation" part. I've known this type of student. They think of themselves as equal to the professor, not in the same category as their fellow students. So of course they see it as essential to explain themselves, so you can see their wisdom and then adjust your classroom to their obviously correct view of what should Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53244308141853945122015-01-24T21:09:39.535-05:002015-01-24T21:09:39.535-05:00Do you want to succeed in college?
Sorry, doing t...Do you want to succeed in college?<br /><br />Sorry, doing this on my phone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61066680648719422572015-01-24T21:07:22.670-05:002015-01-24T21:07:22.670-05:00T, since you are new to the classroom setting, her...T, since you are new to the classroom setting, here's how it works. The professor's role is to run the class and provide feedback. That's me. You are one of (20?) students. You are all equals. Your role is to listen, learn, and participate, in that order. When one student dominates the discussion, that is disruptive and disrespectful to everyone else in the room. <br /><br />Your Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90629059931775866342015-01-24T14:31:10.191-05:002015-01-24T14:31:10.191-05:00"T, let someone else speak.""T, let someone else speak."Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40235993737366429052015-01-24T11:54:07.912-05:002015-01-24T11:54:07.912-05:00This one seems to have been well-practiced in bein...This one seems to have been well-practiced in being the teacher's pet. Reining him in requires disabusing him of that notion. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com