tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6602529707092134804..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: This Guy Makes the Rest of Us Look Reasonable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66038171111539765092010-12-01T17:34:29.454-05:002010-12-01T17:34:29.454-05:00I don't think this guy was quick about it or f...I don't think this guy was quick about it or firm enough. He needs a preemptive threat about disruptive behavior in the syllabus that he can refer to briefly and move on. He also should claim he knows who it is, and that this student is losing points each time, as noted in the syllabus. Instead, he threw away the rest of the lecture time, because what student could concentrate on kilobytes Eskarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854383335265386899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90806803187441681392010-11-27T11:44:06.632-05:002010-11-27T11:44:06.632-05:00He reached his limit and he is human. He addresse...He reached his limit and he is human. He addressed an annoying situation firmly and quickly. It was something that had been going on a while, so he needed to deal with it. In my opinion he did fine until the last dig of wanting to get someone to rat on the yawner. I wouldn't rat out a yawning bozo; I'd just be glad that the instructor had dealt with it.junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786199217279172030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43900637849994522412010-11-26T17:21:46.575-05:002010-11-26T17:21:46.575-05:00That's nothing compared to the guy who breaks ...That's nothing compared to the guy who <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSO06WHVNKQ" rel="nofollow">breaks a cell phone.</a>Anastasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295576691711467656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90204272256553893402010-11-24T19:54:34.431-05:002010-11-24T19:54:34.431-05:00Comments on YouTube for this video have been heavi...Comments on YouTube for this video have been heavily negative, though there have been people claiming that he is a relative or that they're in his class and "he doesn't usually act this way." That's like being the PR guy for the Wolfman after he ripped the shit out of a Romanian village; "No, he isn't a murderious beast with blood dripping off his claws ALL the timeStrelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21987445451462303012010-11-24T19:18:28.374-05:002010-11-24T19:18:28.374-05:00I've never done anything like this either. I&#...I've never done anything like this either. I've been firm. I've told the class that I'm not pleased about something. I've even kicked students out, but always calmly and quickly. I've never made an entire class sit and listen while I went shirty on someone.<br /><br />All that said, there have been times, many times, when I've WANTED to go postal on a class. There'Charlotte Issyvoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081140798331499819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10438665712042246622010-11-24T18:39:03.545-05:002010-11-24T18:39:03.545-05:001. I yawn during my classes, even during lectures...1. I yawn during my classes, even during lectures. Who cares? <br /><br />2. When students yawn during my lecture, it's ok UNLESS IT'S LOUD OR THEATRICAL. I FREAKIN' HATE THAT.<br /><br />3. Not all yawns are born equal: <br /><br />One: The yawn because you're actually sleepy or need oxygen.<br /><br />Two: The fake yawn for attention.<br /><br />Three: The yawn while No Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722547269501795463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4210158128154130282010-11-24T16:20:06.025-05:002010-11-24T16:20:06.025-05:00Nope. Never even close, and I consider myself to ...Nope. Never even close, and I consider myself to have a temper. I have gotten pretty emphatic on occasion during office hours with students who have unwittingly committed plagiarism and are trying to quote the "rules" they thought were correct at me, rather than listening to what I have to say about what is and isn't correct. After five to ten minutes of that, the "laying Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75945301782643206952010-11-23T20:22:30.336-05:002010-11-23T20:22:30.336-05:00If you crank the video all the way up, around 0:09...If you crank the video all the way up, around 0:09 or 0:11 you can hear a muffled "dwoonn", so the yawn wasn't in his imagination. That "sput" is somebody screwing with the sound in the original recording and they're using a computer.<br /><br />Professor Screamo sounds like John Malkovitch's far less sucessful brother Todd.<br /><br />What I do here, Prof Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29073931791751114572010-11-23T16:48:37.841-05:002010-11-23T16:48:37.841-05:00What was that farting "sput sput" sound ...What was that farting "sput sput" sound through the whole video? At first that's what I thought he was ranting about. WHO'S FARTING THROUGH MY LECTURE!!???? HOW DARE YOU FART THROUGH MY LECTURE!!!! GET UP AND FART OUTSIDE!!!!<br /><br />(<i>Sput sput sput</i>.) <br /><br />And what the fuck is the "My bad side is as bad as my pleasant side is pleasant" shit? Is StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59117172087904704912010-11-23T15:31:07.764-05:002010-11-23T15:31:07.764-05:00I've ranted MUCH worse than that, in a much sm...I've ranted MUCH worse than that, in a much smaller room, so it was LOUD (not for yawning, however). Frankly, if student's want to be rude (calling attention to themselves), I'll give them the attention they desire, but they won't like it.I_am_not_nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164044353299362252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44560630218011375302010-11-23T14:43:48.771-05:002010-11-23T14:43:48.771-05:00I thought the prof was pretty reasonable here - pe...I thought the prof was pretty reasonable here - perhaps he didn't make the point as well as he should have given some of his focus on trying to root out the offender, but the point was that the yawns were theatrical, and they'd been going on for some time e.g. designed to draw attention or elicit a response. There's plenty of things students do in class that I don't give two Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86120809345090910642010-11-23T14:32:03.269-05:002010-11-23T14:32:03.269-05:00I did once go medieval (or, perhaps, go Strelnikov...I did once go medieval (or, perhaps, go Strelnikov) on a student who opened a newspaper in the middle of a small lecture class. Well, ok - I didn't use cables on her, but I did personally criticize her. The paper was loud, distracting to the people behind her, and very rude to me.<br /><br />In general, though, I try to avoid any personal criticism in class. Like Tom, I tend to refer to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48551365191620792662010-11-23T13:37:13.781-05:002010-11-23T13:37:13.781-05:00Snugglebunny - you too? I'm not alone!Snugglebunny - you too? I'm not alone!Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41732338500649617122010-11-23T12:45:27.653-05:002010-11-23T12:45:27.653-05:00I yawn during my own classes.I yawn during my own classes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38719662913332671512010-11-23T12:27:50.717-05:002010-11-23T12:27:50.717-05:00This happened to me once. I opted for a lightly s...This happened to me once. I opted for a lightly sarcastic response. "Ya know, nothing inspires great teaching like a loud yawn." More seriously, I warned them that if their cell phones went off in class, I would dance to their ring tone until they turned it off. Students only needed to test me a couple of times before they turned 'em off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22029880522849938852010-11-23T11:47:01.477-05:002010-11-23T11:47:01.477-05:00Funny, Kaliganges!
I've been to Ithaca in Feb...Funny, Kaliganges!<br /><br />I've been to Ithaca in February. I'm surprised anyone makes it through a winter there.<br /><br />Anyway, I've never done anything like this, but I do get bent out of shape sometimes when students start packing bookbags when there are 10 minutes left. My eye twitches...my fist clenches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35857863888216086092010-11-23T11:44:42.133-05:002010-11-23T11:44:42.133-05:00You would think that with the fierce love for coff...You would think that with the fierce love for coffee that Ithacans have this yawning thing would not be a problem.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03341068309868573358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66263101894238891722010-11-23T11:16:58.778-05:002010-11-23T11:16:58.778-05:00Have you ever been in Ithaca? That place can wind ...Have you ever been in Ithaca? That place can wind one up pretty tight.W.T. Pfefferlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522687306482305195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85626876218523537132010-11-23T10:01:41.647-05:002010-11-23T10:01:41.647-05:00Wow. I'd heard this described but just seeing...Wow. I'd heard this described but just seeing it is amazing. What a way to loose the respect of 220 people in 60 seconds.New England Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035798065496710431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76566407492597327062010-11-23T10:01:30.166-05:002010-11-23T10:01:30.166-05:00Wow. What bothers me is not that somebody is driv...Wow. What bothers me is not that somebody is driven to rant about a yawn, especially if it was indeed one of those almost comically loud stage yawns. It's high-strung, yes, but we all have moments like that whether or not we want to admit it. What bothers me is his insistence that the person reveal themselves or else that somebody rat them out, and after nobody does so publicly, he tbd88https://www.blogger.com/profile/04201897825506256943noreply@blogger.com