tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7717005939240250516..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)." From the Tuba Playing Prof.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75376469028209845072015-04-14T22:48:47.941-04:002015-04-14T22:48:47.941-04:00POW for sure! And it reminds me of the concept of ...POW for sure! And it reminds me of the concept of "Emotional Labor."The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85796635944696901162015-04-14T19:06:10.719-04:002015-04-14T19:06:10.719-04:00It certainly sums up a lot of my week. Little &quo...It certainly sums up a lot of my week. Little "misery" misery in my work, but plenty of professional dissonance. "Prof Diss" has a certain ring to it, although not in a good way.<br /><br />I also wondered about any connection between professional dissonance and depression.<br /><br />Anyway, fabulous post. This - for me - is why CM is so necessary.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16772592563055025132015-04-14T19:01:09.255-04:002015-04-14T19:01:09.255-04:00A wondrous post. A wondrous post. Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62714759445923817032015-04-14T17:48:39.913-04:002015-04-14T17:48:39.913-04:00Bravo.Bravo.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72795700994480578282015-04-14T03:43:15.682-04:002015-04-14T03:43:15.682-04:00Where do I begin expressing admiration for this ex...Where do I begin expressing admiration for this existential crie de couer?<br /><br />Record each student's daily behavior? In college? WTF?<br />The plagiarism tribunal? Again, the fuck?<br />The dean concluding that "there is an attendance problem"? (Yes, the attendance problem is that she doesn't attend.")<br /><br />Bobblehead. This. This is the only one (from admin) weAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66229589090427800102015-04-13T23:07:42.455-04:002015-04-13T23:07:42.455-04:00TPP described a situation similar to what I experi...TPP described a situation similar to what I experienced while I was teaching.<br /><br />My colleagues and I were, with time, expected to do more in addition to our duties as instructors. The reason for that was that our departmental administrators dumped their work onto us.<br /><br />The department head was interested in only one thing: his personal advancement and he didn't care what he Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74869876298784354582015-04-13T21:53:30.587-04:002015-04-13T21:53:30.587-04:00The [associate] dean suggested that a meeting to r...<em>The [associate] dean suggested that a meeting to reconsider my attendance policy might help me be a “better, more caring” teacher.</em><br /><br />Dear Ass Dean,<br /><br />Because I am in fact a good and caring teacher, I have over several years developed the skill and practice of beginning the semester with a surplus of fucks to give. Attached please find an Excel spreadsheet detailing how Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50897024404570432652015-04-13T20:55:31.811-04:002015-04-13T20:55:31.811-04:00Brilliant. This is one of those posts that makes m...Brilliant. This is one of those posts that makes me relieved that my own institution is still comparatively sane, and also concerned that the inmates will eventually take over the asylum. And by the "inmates," I don't think I'm referring to our students -- who are mostly non-privileged and non-entitled -- but to any administrators who would move things in the direction you Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59112689365989158382015-04-13T14:29:33.420-04:002015-04-13T14:29:33.420-04:00Yaro himself could not have said it better.Yaro himself could not have said it better.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75286068889520273532015-04-13T13:40:36.836-04:002015-04-13T13:40:36.836-04:00I just pulled in a new grant, so I get to tell the...I just pulled in a new grant, so I get to tell the dean to go jump in a bucket of aardvark's vomit.<br /><br />We are right now having a mutiny, against a lazy, ineffective, disorganized, incompetent, but at the same time sanctimonious department Chair. Every one of the tenured faculty in our department signed a memorandum of no confidence. The stupid little twit doesn't want to step downFroderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7643701968798239532015-04-13T13:35:05.804-04:002015-04-13T13:35:05.804-04:00Sorry, kid, but as they say in the big city, "...Sorry, kid, but as they say in the big city, "You pays your money, and you takes your CHANCE."Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20104984549296019362015-04-13T13:27:04.714-04:002015-04-13T13:27:04.714-04:00R&/orG: Makes me think of a Peter Schickele co...R&/orG: Makes me think of a Peter Schickele concert I went to that featured a piece he'd written for 7 (or 9?) trombones. You can do really, really strange stuff when you put a bunch of those instruments together. <br /><br />Burnt Chrome: Exactly. It's like the distilled essence of heavy metal. The "what about" bridge is Stand-up-and-salute anthemic. I mostly listen to thatJonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7627070014505449742015-04-13T13:08:38.913-04:002015-04-13T13:08:38.913-04:00"Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back&quo..."Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back"<br /><br />It's all or nothing<br />And nothing's all I ever get<br />Ev'ry time I turn it on, I burn it up and burn it out<br /><br />It's always something<br />There's always something going wrong<br />That's the only guarantee, that's what this is all about<br /><br />It's a never ending attack<br />Ev'BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21316312534929919492015-04-13T12:55:06.134-04:002015-04-13T12:55:06.134-04:00Ooompapa Ooooompa Oom pa. pa...
Oompa Oom. Pa. Pa....Ooompapa Ooooompa Oom pa. pa...<br />Oompa Oom. Pa. Pa.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3667336127339245412015-04-13T12:25:27.471-04:002015-04-13T12:25:27.471-04:00FOR THE WIN.
Seriously. This post is a thing of b...FOR THE WIN.<br /><br />Seriously. This post is a thing of beauty.BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49915826746300659022015-04-13T12:18:48.303-04:002015-04-13T12:18:48.303-04:00Holy shit. This is why we are here.Holy shit. This is why we are here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23521770234074711952015-04-13T12:07:19.524-04:002015-04-13T12:07:19.524-04:00Awesome post. "The dean suggested that a meet...Awesome post. "The dean suggested that a meeting to reconsider my attendance policy might help me be a “better, more caring” teacher." This made me laugh and weep at the same time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23595733129339005832015-04-13T11:05:03.502-04:002015-04-13T11:05:03.502-04:00Puts a finger on a lot of stuff I've been feel...Puts a finger on a lot of stuff I've been feeling about this job.Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35597207257389865842015-04-13T11:02:33.249-04:002015-04-13T11:02:33.249-04:00In addition to being an excellent description of t...In addition to being an excellent description of the terrifying complexity of our work, and the ways in which the 'life of the mind' which should be so good for introverts has become a kind of social welfare system that demands extroversion...<br /><br />Now I want to hear "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" covered on the tuba. Though "Life is a Lemon Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81898049835707832192015-04-13T10:22:24.887-04:002015-04-13T10:22:24.887-04:00Fine vintage Misery. Good stuff.Fine vintage Misery. Good stuff.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2867533842038180102015-04-13T10:14:44.106-04:002015-04-13T10:14:44.106-04:00Indeed. TPP, you are my new hero.Indeed. TPP, you are my new hero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46276732704996807092015-04-13T10:08:42.679-04:002015-04-13T10:08:42.679-04:00Post of the week. Hell, it's nearly the post o...Post of the week. Hell, it's nearly the post of all time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com