tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6881443391086494171..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Doc Slash Keeps it Real. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38072021175542354762015-09-27T08:25:15.756-04:002015-09-27T08:25:15.756-04:00As annoying as this game is with a frosh, fear not...As annoying as this game is with a frosh, fear not, it doesn't go away when they aspire to gradflakedom. <br /><br />I just had a student declare utter inability to navigate the Blackhole to find posted feedback so, would I purdy please, just send a private EMail detailing just what is needed for the student to resume receiving the perfect grades that were promised upon payment of tuition?<brAware and Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700345349806280657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32405746867834609702015-09-26T13:30:13.976-04:002015-09-26T13:30:13.976-04:00I think Proffie G. nailed it. The implied question...I think Proffie G. nailed it. The implied question is something along the lines of "how much do I have to actually do to improve my grade? Can I get away with 2.5 sentences?" <br /><br />I, too, would be very tempted to send the email above. Of course, what I'd actually send would be something beginning "this looks like a start [my favorite beginning for what some around hereContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25299222484308395942015-09-25T20:48:44.349-04:002015-09-25T20:48:44.349-04:00Doc Slash, don't you understand why little Fro...Doc Slash, don't you understand why little Froshie asked you for feedback? It was to show that he is engaged. And now he is engaging again. Later he'll be able to argue about his grade because he worked so HAAAAARRRRD.<br /><br />It's about the form, not the substance. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62696909691781552492015-09-25T12:58:31.723-04:002015-09-25T12:58:31.723-04:00I stopped doing mandatory rough drafts for this ex...I stopped doing mandatory rough drafts for this exact reason. The "final" drafts never looked appreciably different, so I was wasting several hours a week marking drafts. Now, they can come to me if they want advice on a draft, but they have to seek it out, which means they're much more likely to use it.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.com