tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6415862325350747296..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Because Professors Get a Raise Every Time their Student Fails, Amirite?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17212032563797328292013-06-03T16:19:26.927-04:002013-06-03T16:19:26.927-04:00Don't forget that "they pay your salary&q...Don't forget that "they pay your salary" so you should give them an A.<br /><br />I get this crap all year round, honestly. Likely because I teach in a professional program where we have the exact same set of students year-round.Professor Brown-Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844910674434653089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75159286632295073432013-06-02T12:02:39.255-04:002013-06-02T12:02:39.255-04:00Some courses work well in summer (I'm thinking...Some courses work well in summer (I'm thinking languages). Others suck ("Read 'The Faerie Queen' over the weekend.")Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69137448352650946692013-06-02T10:52:10.484-04:002013-06-02T10:52:10.484-04:00It is not the 110 degrees outside that makes summe...It is not the 110 degrees outside that makes summer school hell. It is getting continually (pitch)forked over by admini-fiends and the little demons in the classroom.<br /><br />In a fit of winter holiday magnanimity I had volunteered to teach our entry-level sophomore course in the summer (to help CC transfers and fall course retreads fulfill fall junior course pre-reqs.<br /><br />My Unit headAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31355251251743453182013-06-01T23:56:12.220-04:002013-06-01T23:56:12.220-04:00I hate summer school too. You tell them it is the...I hate summer school too. You tell them it is the same course, but instead of 3 hours of class a week, there's 6 hours of class a week. The course is covered in 6 weeks, not 12. Is everyone clear on that?<br />* everyone nods. everyone understands. everyone knows the deal. *<br />After the 1st midterm, and the C to C+ average, same as during the regular terms, the complaints start Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14790920462272328632013-06-01T21:49:36.929-04:002013-06-01T21:49:36.929-04:00I taught summer, on-line, to mostly non-trads. It...I taught summer, on-line, to mostly non-trads. It was suppose to be 'discussion-based, writing-intensive, and critical thinking.' Never, ever again will I subject myself to such hostile students.Dr. Pythonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642960036498538195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52487179364411702782013-06-01T19:15:17.581-04:002013-06-01T19:15:17.581-04:00VII) Should you attempt to cover a regular semest...VII) Should you attempt to cover a regular semester's worth of material in the shortened space of a summer session (you know, do what university policy requires, and what you warned students in a welcome/warning letter sent well in advance of the summer session that you would do), you are violating the implied summer consumer (er, student)/professor contract that summer classes will be an Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20133630204203281092013-06-01T18:33:39.550-04:002013-06-01T18:33:39.550-04:00I did one Summer session. Awful! Never again!I did one Summer session. Awful! Never again!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62963857096025814432013-06-01T16:29:31.902-04:002013-06-01T16:29:31.902-04:00VI} You have to give all of them top marks as com...VI} You have to give all of them top marks as compensation for interrupting their lives and disrupting what's of great importance to them (e. g., texting or yakking with each other) by expecting them to remain quiet and pay attention while you try to teach them something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69495957547016382602013-06-01T16:29:12.029-04:002013-06-01T16:29:12.029-04:00I taught summer school once. Never again!I taught summer school once. Never again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com