tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7460516073050948192..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The Professional Development HandoutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25233743050172478272014-11-23T21:34:10.695-05:002014-11-23T21:34:10.695-05:00The answers appear to have been taken from a multi...The answers appear to have been taken from a multiple-choice test, thus they range from 'correct' to 'plausible at first glance, but not quite correct', down to 'no' and finally 'oh HELL no'.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15912103291040793872014-11-23T17:53:19.432-05:002014-11-23T17:53:19.432-05:00"and that there was an adult present to talk ..."and that there was an adult present to talk about boundaries"<br /><br />Ha Ha Cassandra - you crack me up!Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24951347735515001452014-11-21T21:32:51.632-05:002014-11-21T21:32:51.632-05:00I'll bet that the person (people) who put thes...I'll bet that the person (people) who put these guides together got a lot of credit from putting this on their activity report. I sure hope that our administration doesn't see this.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66929051857678352292014-11-21T15:52:36.316-05:002014-11-21T15:52:36.316-05:00Me, too, and not only because I only have so much ...Me, too, and not only because I only have so much time to spend on any one student, and it seems reasonable to spend any extra time with students who are at least meeting me half way (which description admittedly does apply to some of the students described; those, I'd be more likely to respond to). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1348645510250493202014-11-21T15:51:17.410-05:002014-11-21T15:51:17.410-05:00I'm really hoping that those answers are the r...I'm really hoping that those answers are the results of brainstorming with a particularly wet-behind-the-ears bunch of apprentice teachers/counselors (and that there was an adult present to talk about boundaries, and being realistic about the limits of one's power to influence others' lives -- which is very different from not caring; in fact, it's a pretty good way of caring Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54549549368902985702014-11-21T10:43:32.451-05:002014-11-21T10:43:32.451-05:00it seems to me the answer to many of them is "...it seems to me the answer to many of them is "I would do nothing" (or at least nothing more than I have already done)Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3194986970215090072014-11-21T00:09:39.448-05:002014-11-21T00:09:39.448-05:00> There are times when I feel guilty about that...> There are times when I feel guilty about that.<br />> But then, I'm quickly reminded of how things used to be.<br /><br />After many years of underemployment and chronic anxiety as a postdoc, when I finally got a teaching job, I got a twinge of survivor's guilt. After more years as an Accursed Visiting Assistant Professor, when I finally got a tenure-track job, I also got a twingeFroderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80353172418570606192014-11-21T00:07:19.995-05:002014-11-21T00:07:19.995-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57242324067542997052014-11-20T23:59:20.836-05:002014-11-20T23:59:20.836-05:00> 10. Remember: Students are people, too.
They...> 10. Remember: Students are people, too.<br /><br />They are NOT! Have you ever EATEN with one?!?Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47510940842686081552014-11-20T22:12:52.564-05:002014-11-20T22:12:52.564-05:00#7: Hell No!!!
#7: Hell No!!!<br />Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31555783770773378752014-11-20T19:59:57.050-05:002014-11-20T19:59:57.050-05:00Must be, because if you did this to kids, you'...Must be, because if you did this to kids, you'd get sued:<br />Break out the candy if your students look lethargic.<br /><br />There's no sheep-shagging, but if you like pigs:<br />Outline the class agenda on the boar. EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31537776467832657082014-11-20T19:52:18.629-05:002014-11-20T19:52:18.629-05:00This is what's considered *adult* education no...This is what's considered *adult* education nowadays? Oh, yuck!<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9931602141386567272014-11-20T19:18:05.597-05:002014-11-20T19:18:05.597-05:00The teaching tips are even better:
http://www.pcc....The teaching tips are even better:<br />http://www.pcc.edu/resources/academic/retention/TeachingTips.html<br /><br />10. Remember: Students are people, too.<br />23. Speak personally to each student as often as possible about a non-course related subject.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31729422117528566912014-11-20T18:36:06.790-05:002014-11-20T18:36:06.790-05:00Anytime I hear the word "facilitate," I ...Anytime I hear the word "facilitate," I reach for my revolver.<br /><br />(OK, so the paraphrase should be: "Anytime I head the word 'facilitate,' I slip the safety catch on my Browning.")Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58088907844816892902014-11-20T18:30:08.824-05:002014-11-20T18:30:08.824-05:00Are you shitting me?!!Are you shitting me?!!ChrryBlstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802638646237163409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3120825044558466702014-11-20T17:51:58.176-05:002014-11-20T17:51:58.176-05:00Yep. Another little piece of my soul died when I ...Yep. Another little piece of my soul died when I read that one. (Well that, and I threw up in my mouth).Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78423996321418649832014-11-20T17:29:02.234-05:002014-11-20T17:29:02.234-05:00That link has made me so sad.That link has made me so sad.College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43169146519450553912014-11-20T17:19:50.632-05:002014-11-20T17:19:50.632-05:00Surely the answers were submitted anonymously.
Sar...Surely the answers were submitted anonymously.<br />Sarcasm doesn't translate well into written form. But if response #7 to "Bill" wasn't sarcasm, "Portlandia" isn't satire; it's a documentary.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.com