tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7002779331141398665..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Monday Thirsty: I am too lazy to look for the rules, after all, it is still summerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79608342487633834202015-08-04T23:00:35.958-04:002015-08-04T23:00:35.958-04:00I don't wait. I get my whole year's worth ...I don't wait. I get my whole year's worth of syllabi planned out and redone over the first week of summer. Then I change it all in a panic the week before classes, and again the day before I post online. And I do this every year... for over 15 years now. So... what was the question again?<br /><br />My colleagues wait until the last minute, not even checking email in the summer. Why can&#The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47997104134590962662015-08-03T16:28:03.755-04:002015-08-03T16:28:03.755-04:00I get all my LMS stuff completed now. If I wait d...I get all my LMS stuff completed now. If I wait during "Service Week" it takes ten minutes to get a page to refresh, because everybody on campus is doing the same thing. When I hear colleagues complaining about it, I feel vindicated and glad that I completed it early.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1756882297757588312015-08-03T14:29:49.791-04:002015-08-03T14:29:49.791-04:00Wait. Course assignments and college regulations ...Wait. Course assignments and college regulations change. Procrastinating can pay off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17858839165499070932015-08-03T10:56:33.979-04:002015-08-03T10:56:33.979-04:00This basically IS the last minute for me. I've...This basically IS the last minute for me. I've started, and I'm sure I'll be finishing up after the first faculty meeting.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82134802732401879252015-08-03T08:59:19.498-04:002015-08-03T08:59:19.498-04:00I tend to revise my syllabus as I teach it, or els...I tend to revise my syllabus as I teach it, or else I'll forget where the problem areas are. Big revisions wait until summer, but the littler ones happen pretty much immediately.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73618282269886730382015-08-03T08:06:34.879-04:002015-08-03T08:06:34.879-04:00Oh, nobody cares about the rules!
Whenever I work...Oh, nobody cares about the rules!<br /><br />Whenever I work over the summer to prep a class, I undo everything on the Sunday before classes. So I just wait now. I read through whatever books I'm using, and revise any trouble spots on the syllabus. But revisions to actual assignments and dates waits until the last minute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com