tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6502709641975752460..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Mantra for MidtermsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77456308147300008442012-10-23T10:45:23.267-04:002012-10-23T10:45:23.267-04:00Oy! At least the journal articles and the confere...Oy! At least the journal articles and the conference presentations are good news, and the applications might lead to it. But reading your list, I'm reminded of why I haven't been on the market for a while: it feels like the applications might well be the straw that broke the camel's back (or at least that keeping up with them would preclude keeping up with research, which would makeContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79459235287996645062012-10-23T04:01:54.070-04:002012-10-23T04:01:54.070-04:00Thank you, Cassandra. This is one reason I lurve C...Thank you, Cassandra. This is one reason I lurve CM. Academic Monkey, I grok you and at times would raise you two kids.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64802233946781237492012-10-23T01:27:45.466-04:002012-10-23T01:27:45.466-04:00You're right; I hadn't thought of it that ...You're right; I hadn't thought of it that way.<br /><br />I have two journal articles and 6 applications due in the coming week. Actually, they are all due Nov 1, but I have a conference paper to give this weekend so I have had to get it all done early. I have no idea how this happened to be due on the very same day. And now (predictably) I can't sleep.<br /><br />On Nov 2, I'm Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42809764804680964542012-10-22T23:24:00.310-04:002012-10-22T23:24:00.310-04:00I'm not sure we really disagree, Monkey. I...I'm not sure we really disagree, Monkey. I'm not convinced that they actually *are* more overwhelmed and behind, just that they feel that way (in part because they don't have the kind of perspective BurntChrome's OH offered, and which we all develop to some extent with time and learning that the world doesn't end even if we do drop a ball now and then). <br /><br />I think IContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56424169318083700842012-10-22T21:12:18.086-04:002012-10-22T21:12:18.086-04:00I disagree.
I felt overwhelmed in college, but it...I disagree.<br /><br />I felt overwhelmed in college, but it was nothing like now. No where close. I got to each 3 meals a day. I had time with my loved one. I just made a to do list for tomorrow that includes 13 hours of work. Above that, I have to commute, go shopping, and spend an hour at the dentist.<br /><br />I have no idea how I will get through tomorrow. So I've decided to go to bed Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42122726999125751002012-10-22T17:29:35.909-04:002012-10-22T17:29:35.909-04:00Thanks to whoever did the graphic. It portrays a ...Thanks to whoever did the graphic. It portrays a little too well how students sometimes appear in the dark corners of my mind at this time of year. Hopefully the weird light-aqua-colored mob above will not show up in my dreams tonight. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19090748295728713992012-10-22T13:28:24.612-04:002012-10-22T13:28:24.612-04:00I'd agree.
I'd also point out that this ...I'd agree. <br /><br />I'd also point out that this is probably why they say they cheat/plagiarize. They're overwhelmed. <br />To which I say "Yes, welcome to adulthood." <br /><br />And as my OH always points out to me when I am freaking out about how much grading I have yet to do: "You'll get it done. You always do."<br /><br />So: Just keep swimming, just BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.com