tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8312192344191093726..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Coming to Your Freshman Class in Four More Years!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82052415435941655952013-08-06T19:35:30.408-04:002013-08-06T19:35:30.408-04:00thousands of dollars are at stake...
...that you ...<i>thousands of dollars are at stake...</i><br /><br />...that you aren't entitled to, that you will only get if you operate under the rules that were explained to you in advance, among which are that your answer must be spelled right.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72318779510432870332013-08-06T14:41:20.584-04:002013-08-06T14:41:20.584-04:00There's a difference between making a spelling...There's a difference between making a spelling error on a term paper when you have a word processor and time to edit, and getting one letter wrong on an answer when you have only a few seconds to answer and thousands of dollars are at stake. Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54277570321627287352013-08-06T11:51:46.769-04:002013-08-06T11:51:46.769-04:00This happened last night on the Tournament of Cham...This happened last night on the Tournament of Champions, too! One of the contestants answered "Waitin for Godot" for Final Jeopardy, and they didn't accept it because she left off the "g." Rosalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862046211550346177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16528397920229098042013-08-05T20:16:21.627-04:002013-08-05T20:16:21.627-04:00I have that same problem with students and I have ...I have that same problem with students and I have the same response. They all know that arguing with me on those points will not work, but they try anyway.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758001473313265911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-539838759812882512013-08-05T19:50:20.689-04:002013-08-05T19:50:20.689-04:00The analogous problem I struggle with is with unit...The analogous problem I struggle with is with units and significant figures. The most common complaint is, "but I did the calculation right". My reply is that if you didn't use units, and you didn't use the appropriate precision, the calculation is wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85461588104344456802013-08-05T19:43:56.232-04:002013-08-05T19:43:56.232-04:00Oh no! I'm so sorry, it's "the Moops...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia02fGpUQfU" rel="nofollow">Oh no! I'm so sorry, it's "the Moops". The correct answer is "the Moops".</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14861766559991278262013-08-05T19:12:46.939-04:002013-08-05T19:12:46.939-04:00To be honest, I think that this is more an indictm...To be honest, I think that this is more an indictment of the parents than of the kid, and suggests that, if our students come to us with shitty atti8tudes, it's often the result of the poor example shown by other adults.<br /><br />Of course the kid's going to be upset. He's 12 years old, and was chided by Alex Trebek in front of a national audience for having "misspelled it Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71568730059397901362013-08-05T18:52:50.710-04:002013-08-05T18:52:50.710-04:00He certainly wasn't cheated, but I thought it ...He certainly wasn't cheated, but I thought it seemed a little churlish not to give him the points. I kinda felt bad for him.<br /><br />UNTIL I read this whiny nonsense. I don't feel bad for him anymore.Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353211383898810500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15049992132627848482013-08-05T18:27:02.628-04:002013-08-05T18:27:02.628-04:00I agree that this student is already in our classe...I agree that this student is already in our classes. <br /><br />In keeping with the trend to blame teachers for all of education's ills, I find it insulting how many people are taking up this kid's "cause" on comment boards. Add a national audience and some prize money, this kid was "cheated."<br /><br />But ... if he had made this mistake during the National History Aware and Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700345349806280657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37209381944208574072013-08-05T17:37:16.792-04:002013-08-05T17:37:16.792-04:00Agreed -- these types are already in college. When...Agreed -- these types are already in college. When I was still teaching in a classroom, one of my keeners kept me after class to ask me why she got an A-minus rather than an A on her first essay of the (upper-division comp) class. "You only marked a few errors!" she whined. <br /><br />I pointed out that her citations were incorrectly formatted and not well aligned with the in-text Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13327984687823524531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58316518005071354172013-08-05T17:33:00.660-04:002013-08-05T17:33:00.660-04:00He's ALREADY in my classes thinking that becau...He's ALREADY in my classes thinking that because I'm supposed to have mind-reading abilities ("Well, you knew what I meant to write"), his grade should be based on my giving him the benefit of the doubt every time.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28889734105201600382013-08-05T16:54:08.849-04:002013-08-05T16:54:08.849-04:00I think the story is neat because it's so indi...I think the story is neat because it's so indicative of the modern student. It's "not wrong" because it was "just" a spelling error. <br /><br />I guarantee you this kid will be hell on his proffies.<br /><br />"I was cheated," the kid says. Not, "I'm a dumbass."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83113621055108752252013-08-05T16:54:06.201-04:002013-08-05T16:54:06.201-04:00The Myth is correct. He wasn't cheated of any...The Myth is correct. He wasn't cheated of anything, other than an inconsequential ruling on the correctness of his answer. Somehow, I think that any kid who gets on Kids Jeopardy will manage to overcome this obstacle. <br /><br />Granted, the journalist who wrote this might be so incompetent at math that he or she might have missed that detail but it's a glaring omission to not point Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53936947298735752092013-08-05T16:41:41.925-04:002013-08-05T16:41:41.925-04:00This is a tempest in a teapot. I suspect some &qu...This is a tempest in a teapot. I suspect some "journalists" have made this into a far bigger deal than the child and parents expected it to be. After all, there is no possible way for the kid to have won, considering what he bet. People report noticing he was unhappy and angry after the ruling...by the judges, not Trebek...which is sort of expected for a 13-year-old. He finished in The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57519277684724831842013-08-05T16:07:17.096-04:002013-08-05T16:07:17.096-04:00I have a new respect for Alex Trebek.I have a new respect for Alex Trebek.The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.com