tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7606944782461200424..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: And the Oscar Goes To...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27689758391777784802013-12-06T12:39:54.145-05:002013-12-06T12:39:54.145-05:00Oh, that's just marvelous! Thank you!Oh, that's just marvelous! Thank you!The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30864067506165664992013-12-06T12:39:34.599-05:002013-12-06T12:39:34.599-05:00I'll have to use this line. :)I'll have to use this line. :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58983161359685448802013-12-06T09:16:30.309-05:002013-12-06T09:16:30.309-05:00Years ago a student told me he needed an A in my c...Years ago a student told me he needed an A in my class, and I responded that I needed a date with Angelina Jolie, so I understood his pain and his despair.<br />Disturbingly, he did not fully understood me -- my French accent confused him -- and, as it happened, there was a student named Angelina in the class. He offered to procure me a date with her. Awkward moment.French Professeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062264385792788503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56445047787258211452013-12-06T07:47:57.651-05:002013-12-06T07:47:57.651-05:00LOVED this Cynic!
One time, when a student was in...LOVED this Cynic!<br /><br />One time, when a student was in my office doing his pathetic, lying pleading thing, I went on YouTube and pulled up the tap dance that Billy Flynn does in Chicago. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c8XLJ9MEhk) I watched it as soon as he left. It was like I just needed to see cheating, lying, and conniving done well.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3906072300285930232013-12-05T16:02:29.851-05:002013-12-05T16:02:29.851-05:00Magical thinking?Magical thinking?BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8662256338581837052013-12-05T14:30:27.672-05:002013-12-05T14:30:27.672-05:00Gaaaah. Godspeed as you round out the end of the q...Gaaaah. Godspeed as you round out the end of the quarter/term/semester.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85935740416011397092013-12-05T14:29:49.192-05:002013-12-05T14:29:49.192-05:00No, but I want to now. I've tried playing a ti...No, but I want to now. I've tried playing a tiny invisible violin, but they just don't get that gesture anymore.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16502267219750207022013-12-05T14:26:09.828-05:002013-12-05T14:26:09.828-05:00My friends call me "Contemplating," so n...My friends call me "Contemplating," so no problem. LOL. But good point about how they think we are as gullible as they are...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91771703883437588852013-12-05T14:25:04.427-05:002013-12-05T14:25:04.427-05:00Maybe your students are just smarter than mine... ...Maybe your students are just smarter than mine... plus, I teach a lot of GE courses that students deem "irrelevant" to their learning experience. In my major classes, I get fewer excuses.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13465972359466566992013-12-05T14:23:46.838-05:002013-12-05T14:23:46.838-05:00I wouldn't have known the difference, but than...I wouldn't have known the difference, but thanks. :)The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61075946351056239192013-12-05T14:14:38.704-05:002013-12-05T14:14:38.704-05:00The False-Consensus Effect is that people tend to ...The False-Consensus Effect is that people tend to overestimate the extent to which other people agree with their opinions/share their beliefs. The other possiblity is the condition known as stupidity =-)Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41206406824346524812013-12-05T13:42:43.974-05:002013-12-05T13:42:43.974-05:00*Contemplative*. GAH!*Contemplative*. GAH!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87848681573791132582013-12-05T13:28:53.963-05:002013-12-05T13:28:53.963-05:00Okay, there is this psychological condition(?) , t...Okay, there is this psychological condition(?) , thought process(?) where the liar thinks that the "lyee" thinks just like they do and therefore will fall for any lame excuse. They don't know we've been there heard that. <br /><br />I am too lazy to look this condition up.<br /><br />Lovely writing once again, Contemplating Cynic. CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71963918758800753892013-12-05T13:26:41.157-05:002013-12-05T13:26:41.157-05:00On the last day of class, I went over the third te...On the last day of class, I went over the third test, which about half the class failed miserably. I patiently explained each problem, showed them how short the solutions were, which important concepts they tested, the homework problem they were based on. About 40% of the problems on the final will be taken from this test.<br /><br />At the end of the class a student approached me and said "Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4764234386748386602013-12-05T13:03:36.892-05:002013-12-05T13:03:36.892-05:00Ah yes, the "I'm a good student," ma...Ah yes, the "I'm a good student," mantra. The sad thing is that they really seem to believe it, and given the state of our schools, they probably were good students. I can just hear my mother saying in reply "And I'm the Queen of England." Sometimes it would be "And I'm the tooth fairy." Doctor BPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077311480386412339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69631983080413783362013-12-05T12:48:24.226-05:002013-12-05T12:48:24.226-05:00YES! I have noticed that. What happened in society...YES! I have noticed that. What happened in society that suddenly made it acceptable and preferable to simply lie (even when it's not warranted or beneficial to do so)?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12115464231222163802013-12-05T12:46:56.119-05:002013-12-05T12:46:56.119-05:00(Sorry: that was me above using my SO's comput...(Sorry: that was me above using my SO's computer and forgetting that it was already logged in to a gmail account). Clearly, using the wrong word isn't my only problem. :)<br /><br />This is me now: Hahaha. Just call this my twisted homage to [insert Shakespeare play]. Would "infanticide" also count for offspring, or one must be an actual baby for that word to be used?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67657419085109254452013-12-05T12:45:16.865-05:002013-12-05T12:45:16.865-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ack-ademichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662600560663571219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18993604163296410782013-12-05T12:15:53.991-05:002013-12-05T12:15:53.991-05:00A student showed up panic-stricken yesterday to di...A student showed up panic-stricken yesterday to discuss their grade on a paper I'd handed back three weeks ago, which they had just discovered didn't earn an A. But they always earn As! You didn't pick it up in class till now? I said mildly. Oh - uh - yes, there were all kinds of reasons that - they hadn't been able to come that often - uh - <br /><br />I guess the kid must be Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870951375586185772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28691445075924643722013-12-05T11:05:17.090-05:002013-12-05T11:05:17.090-05:00Ah, yes. Little do they know what's going on i...Ah, yes. Little do they know what's going on inside our heads as they trot out the performances that must have worked in the past (on whom? why?????). <br /><br />I just received an email request for a Saturday conference. Mind you, I've been on campus 4 days a week for most of the past month, and we started the relevant paper during the 3rd week of the semester. But apparently it'Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20178931086895120682013-12-05T10:31:14.071-05:002013-12-05T10:31:14.071-05:00Do you ever try doing a slow clap?Do you ever try doing a slow clap?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8797513160788988992013-12-05T10:15:12.007-05:002013-12-05T10:15:12.007-05:00Walking away while they're talking. That's...Walking away while they're talking. That's the ticket. This bald faced lying is something I didn't see much of when I started teaching. Now it's pervasive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80380211708148119332013-12-05T09:58:17.634-05:002013-12-05T09:58:17.634-05:00Yes, I know writing Oscars are for Original Screen...Yes, I know writing Oscars are for Original Screenplay and Adapted Screenplay. Maybe I should award you a Pullet Surprise instead since you didn't phrase your post in the form of a playlet/screenplay.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84458791176764039202013-12-05T09:55:13.671-05:002013-12-05T09:55:13.671-05:00Wikipedia tells me that matricide is killing one&#...Wikipedia tells me that matricide is killing one's mother; prolicide is killing one's offspring. <br /><br />Can you tell I don't want to be grading?Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86461597866054515652013-12-05T09:49:00.224-05:002013-12-05T09:49:00.224-05:00I award you an additional Oscar for Writing. Alth...I award you an additional Oscar for Writing. Although I should have, I didn't expect the plot-twist ending.Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.com