tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post771256600200421706..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Undergrad Misery From Conan the Grammarian.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1891486958760488292013-09-07T09:13:02.566-04:002013-09-07T09:13:02.566-04:00I think you did a nice thing and seem like a wonde...I think you did a nice thing and seem like a wonderful student to have in class. Bravo.<br /><br />One thing: Knowing a few folks with Bronx accents they can't shake, I have to point out that it is sad that the accent seemed a funny and effective way to further characterize a thoughtless, ignorant, macho fool. Not your fault, but you seem so sensitive to others. In that light, I invite Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53645875959916361972013-09-07T02:47:46.744-04:002013-09-07T02:47:46.744-04:00If only this brave interloper had been there to de...If only this brave interloper had been there to defend a beautiful student who is also a model and who is just in class to learn, not to have her looks appraised by her middle-aged professor. Think how distracting it must be for her that the person whose job it is to educate her is hung up on her appearance.HPPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927706471904009157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67380284352822466962013-09-07T01:31:38.052-04:002013-09-07T01:31:38.052-04:00(Conan the Grammarian)
Haha. Yeah, I'm a dir...(Conan the Grammarian)<br /><br />Haha. Yeah, I'm a dirty business major. I could lie and say "I'm only studying HR to make money so I can go back to school later and study what I love." But I find this stuff FASCINATING. And I also kind of want to be counter to the whole "HR is the enemy" thing. I think that HR should be an advocate for all employees and, in someAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54108849692936353592013-09-07T01:21:37.152-04:002013-09-07T01:21:37.152-04:00(It's me, Joe, this is a wordpress I made for ...(It's me, Joe, this is a wordpress I made for a dumb "Let's read things and apply meanings to them that the author didn't intend" class)<br /><br />Thanks, guys, you rock! I actually wasn't sure if this would make it on the site. And I love the picture, haha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77883638665114026012013-09-06T23:02:55.923-04:002013-09-06T23:02:55.923-04:00Good on you!
Good on you!<br />Iyrrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272150097841691708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1893082574955422602013-09-06T22:36:57.321-04:002013-09-06T22:36:57.321-04:00I love you (and your headline moniker). In fact, ...I love you (and your headline moniker). In fact, you may be the only business major I have ever loved. In a perfect world, no dude would have to ride in on a white horse, because women would be empowered enough to speak out and men would actually listen to them. As it is, sometimes a bro-check is all that works. Good for you.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91243059353290505682013-09-06T19:31:05.639-04:002013-09-06T19:31:05.639-04:00I only wish more people were as courageous as you....I only wish more people were as courageous as you. You're so amazing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15346809968027236182013-09-06T19:29:52.846-04:002013-09-06T19:29:52.846-04:00I teach first years about the power and privilege ...I teach first years about the power and privilege of hamster fur weaving. Perhaps needless to say, every year, there are *a lot* of "teachable moments." (Translation: really problematic shit gets said pretty frequently in my classroom by people who've never had to think about, let alone check, their privilege.)<br /><br />Sometimes, I immediately shut that shit down (as it is, in drunk in a midnight choirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648918436053645324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19432306183075060142013-09-06T18:33:06.406-04:002013-09-06T18:33:06.406-04:00I'm sure inexperience was it. The first 3 or 4...I'm sure inexperience was it. The first 3 or 4 times I encountered this kind of open flirtation from students, I stumbled. I wanted to be nice! To show them that they could trust me!! But that dried up and eventually I learned how to convey displeasure and shut down inappropriate behavior without looking too bad. <br /><br />Sad to say, it takes practice.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5671129023874550252013-09-06T14:23:00.059-04:002013-09-06T14:23:00.059-04:00Good for you. Excellent, in fact.
And could the ...Good for you. Excellent, in fact.<br /><br />And could the exchange been any more appropriate for an ethics of HR class?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56676374638566601502013-09-06T14:08:48.692-04:002013-09-06T14:08:48.692-04:00She was young, most likely inexperienced, and had ...She was young, most likely inexperienced, and had just been thrown completely off her game. She'll probably get better at responding quickly to that kind of nonsense, but it's nice that now she knows she's not alone.Vampire Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144354173991287613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7711186222663031852013-09-06T14:03:56.657-04:002013-09-06T14:03:56.657-04:00That "us guys" business has me thinking ...That "us guys" business has me thinking he's a straight-up bully. He wants it known he's not acting alone.Vampire Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144354173991287613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7068072004087761372013-09-06T12:36:58.866-04:002013-09-06T12:36:58.866-04:00It's because I have students like you (Well, s...It's because I have students like you (Well, some are anyway) that I don't whine about, or bash, them. I have always saved my ire for college administrators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64757345776140505222013-09-06T12:20:26.508-04:002013-09-06T12:20:26.508-04:00Well, yes. You took a risk and did the right thing...Well, yes. You took a risk and did the right thing.<br /><br />I'm slightly puzzled about the fact the prof allowed this exchange to go on without stepping in. At the very least, before moving on she could have said something like "let's leave it at that". Also, the "thank you" would have had greater teaching value if it had been said publicly, in class, on the spot. (Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57247024748433490542013-09-06T12:10:10.240-04:002013-09-06T12:10:10.240-04:00Nicely done! Your reply benefited both you and th...Nicely done! Your reply benefited both you and the professor. I would, however, avoid encountering Bill in any dark alleys. Maybe it was just a clumsy attempt at getting on the professor's good side, but he could also be a deliberate troublemaker/bully (and possibly a homophobic one at that). I wasn't there, but this sounds like the kind of move a male student who doesn't like Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2305142485466992042013-09-06T11:33:33.893-04:002013-09-06T11:33:33.893-04:00||||||||||||||!|||||||||||||||||||||!|||||||Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34869106004163880672013-09-06T11:23:33.606-04:002013-09-06T11:23:33.606-04:00Joe, I love you!!!Joe, I love you!!!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45980879687639100282013-09-06T10:54:13.602-04:002013-09-06T10:54:13.602-04:00Yes, well played.Yes, well played.ghphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13782134182104667235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53721871151359374642013-09-06T10:53:19.346-04:002013-09-06T10:53:19.346-04:00Yes, definitely the right thing to do. Well done, ...Yes, definitely the right thing to do. Well done, sir. Well done.BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31154941706351963912013-09-06T10:46:37.771-04:002013-09-06T10:46:37.771-04:00Good for you. That took courage.Good for you. That took courage.Vampire Accountanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144354173991287613noreply@blogger.com