tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6999727064169422028..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Did Terry P. Kill the Misery?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53945650087052739042015-10-02T00:32:00.058-04:002015-10-02T00:32:00.058-04:00Late to the party, as usual. So I posted a Big Thi...Late to the party, as usual. So I posted a Big Thirsty that's semi-thoughtful without having read this. Like Bubba, I don't want CM to die. Like Cassandra, I thank thank thank the moderators even though Cal apparently cares more about golf than accuracy in blurry graphics.<br /><br />I like the smackdowns and got some good material just yesterday! Sorry I don't pull my weight more Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40755212799623588202015-09-30T23:05:38.442-04:002015-09-30T23:05:38.442-04:00How one reacts when one's industry is under ex...How one reacts when one's industry is under extreme pressure is an interesting question: how one reacts when your profession seems likely to be permanently changed for the worse by shortsighted profiteering and politicians who lack the ability to see nuance, subtlety or long-term benefits of an educated citizenry is something I think many professors are increasingly struggling with. Proffies EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71658301308587368492015-09-30T23:00:01.210-04:002015-09-30T23:00:01.210-04:00I don't want CM to die.I don't want CM to die.<br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30187690309919629722015-09-30T21:39:15.377-04:002015-09-30T21:39:15.377-04:00I dunno. My instinct is to lean toward some varia...I dunno. My instinct is to lean toward some variation on the nuttiness going over the line/the drama getting to be too much as the explanation, if there is *an* explanation. More likely, that was the straw that broke the camel's back, and an accumulation of myriad variations on a combination of the usual complaints (the only one of which I see missing above is the one that the page reads/Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43774951299517429892015-09-30T21:01:32.310-04:002015-09-30T21:01:32.310-04:00Hey, the passive voice has been used to great effe...Hey, the passive voice has been used to great effect in many instances by numerous individuals!Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30257669311932078012015-09-30T20:24:21.640-04:002015-09-30T20:24:21.640-04:00I remain your faithful servant,
best regards,
Prof...I remain your faithful servant,<br />best regards,<br />Prof PoopieheadProf Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65387763465975500152015-09-30T16:29:13.724-04:002015-09-30T16:29:13.724-04:00Dr. Amelia writes
Today, the merry band of freshp...<i>Dr. Amelia writes</i><br /><br />Today, the merry band of freshpersons was peer-editing their first major writing assignment in a writing-intensive, non comp class. They are working hard for me this semester and want to do well.<br /><br />Freshie 1: What are you doing on my paper?<br />Freshie 2: I'm circling all the "be" verbs. <br />Freshie 1: So I should have more of those, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86945141113363129022015-09-30T16:26:27.341-04:002015-09-30T16:26:27.341-04:00Leslie K writes
Good God, would someone tell Cal ...<i>Leslie K writes</i><br /><br />Good God, would someone tell Cal to lose my contact info. Whenever a blog crisis occurs he's on the Skype, terrorizing me by rarely wearing a shirt. (That's a joke. I'm not terrorized.)<br /><br />Seriously, he reached out to me today because this notion of what the blog should be has come up often over the years. Some of the most impassioned emails ICollege Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66976028977450807052015-09-30T16:01:45.068-04:002015-09-30T16:01:45.068-04:00This is exactly what Walt noted years ago. It is a...This is exactly what Walt noted years ago. It is a common complaintAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49642650660362351522015-09-30T14:44:32.812-04:002015-09-30T14:44:32.812-04:00I've only been reading for about 7 years (!) b...I've only been reading for about 7 years (!) but one change I've noticed in that time is that both mainstream and academic media cover much more of the issues that used to only be talked about here: adjunct oppression, corporatization of higher ed, and even, for an all too brief moment, student fecklessness (RIP to Stacey Patton's awesome "Dear Students.") It wouldn't beKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82234776708671046692015-09-30T14:28:08.621-04:002015-09-30T14:28:08.621-04:00I've been reading and lurking since nearly the...I've been reading and lurking since nearly the beginning, and got up the nerve to comment on Ben's site, then commented a few times here. I did not comment for a long time because of fear that the school where I teach would associate me with a post, and there would be heck to pay. I think that the non-anonymity factor on any work-related site has an impact that makes people afraid to postSelfOfSteamRollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486903217731749579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19145981029909996112015-09-30T12:46:08.175-04:002015-09-30T12:46:08.175-04:00I'm sort of with Hiram. Obviously I shuttered ...I'm sort of with Hiram. Obviously I shuttered RYS back in 2010 and heard plenty about that, really, for years. But it was something I had to do on a personal level. What Fab and Lesie and Terry and others have done here, and what Ben did at his own site and on his Twitter feed, were always much appreciated.<br /><br />But, I think Hiram is right about the profession. For anyone senior in hereCompound Calicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059155949950433688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29824554436594585502015-09-30T12:34:37.173-04:002015-09-30T12:34:37.173-04:00For me it's fatigue. But that's not on Ter...For me it's fatigue. But that's not on Terry or Fab or this page. It's on this fucking profession. I loved being a part of this page. I would rev up for a new post and would float on clouds after getting some comments from folks I honestly see as colleagues.<br /><br />And my job got worse. And my profession continued to crumble. And the funny stories stopped being so funny - TO ME.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47418295123353637412015-09-30T12:20:02.823-04:002015-09-30T12:20:02.823-04:00Meh.
As far as I'm concerned, only about 20 p...Meh.<br /><br />As far as I'm concerned, only about 20 people read this page. And I know them all by name in the comments.<br /><br />That's enough to make me happy.<br /><br />Of course, I'm not the one doing any of the "content creation", as they call it in the "biz". Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.com