tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8446208891655403561..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Sizzle from Salem. "Time is Elastic."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30398910556308015602011-09-15T06:36:47.441-04:002011-09-15T06:36:47.441-04:00My dean once showed off pictures of leather straps...My dean once showed off pictures of leather straps similar to those with which his teachers beat students in the '50s and '60s when he was in grammar school. (He's from Scotland, and reminds me a lot of Craig Ferguson, both in looks and manner. No puppets yet, though.) He observed that almost no one was ever late in those days, and that you did learn.<br /><br />I have had a couple Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82706244383423782732011-09-14T16:37:43.699-04:002011-09-14T16:37:43.699-04:00This doesn't surprise me, I'm sorry to say...This doesn't surprise me, I'm sorry to say. I've had far worse student behaviour condoned by my higher-ups and I've been reprimanded when I tried to limit flakery. Indeed, when there was a recent Big Thirsty asking us to write about our students' worst examples of flakery, I didn't post because every single example I had got backed by my higher-ups and they would thereforeCharlotte Issyvoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081140798331499819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58002110174122146372011-09-13T08:24:36.885-04:002011-09-13T08:24:36.885-04:00I'd scribble Quid Pro Quo in the upper right h...I'd scribble Quid Pro Quo in the upper right hand corner of the board, and not say anything about it. Then I'd leave the same number of minutes early as the last student's arrival was late. And not say anything about it. Maybe if someone comes passed the midpoint, the space time continuum is ripped and the dean is annihilated.Wombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73495642660873405822011-09-12T23:21:41.132-04:002011-09-12T23:21:41.132-04:00@J: I've tried the quiz at the beginning of c...@J: I've tried the quiz at the beginning of class thing. However, those that were late before the institution of the quizzes at the beginning (they were originally at the end of class) continued to be late. At least they lost points for their lack of responsibility.Pat from Peoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000391060452089151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69195224260606754222011-09-12T21:55:04.033-04:002011-09-12T21:55:04.033-04:00Stella for President
She'll rip the dean a new...<b>Stella for President</b><br /><i>She'll rip the dean a new asshole!</i>Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89515757147297644672011-09-12T19:17:16.517-04:002011-09-12T19:17:16.517-04:00I'm very sorry. The dean, as everyone else ha...I'm very sorry. The dean, as everyone else has noted, is a grade-A number-one choice a**hole. The absolute least he owed you, as the professional courtesy due a colleague, was a private email asking for your side of the story before he replied to the student. If that meant she had to wait 24-48 hours, or even longer, for his reply, all the better. <br /><br />My inclination would be to Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35766315887016664342011-09-12T18:47:50.969-04:002011-09-12T18:47:50.969-04:00Very sorry you have to deal with that ***hole dean...Very sorry you have to deal with that ***hole dean. I agree with Stella, though, and would add that you probably don't want to make your class seem like a punishment by announcing a plan of forced time-use. <br /><br />Good luck; don't let the bastard get you down.Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91187275891156195552011-09-12T18:19:34.429-04:002011-09-12T18:19:34.429-04:00I don't think you should mention that the stud...I don't think you should mention that the student went to the dean. She might think of this as revealing confidential information, and she would be right. If she reports you for that, expect the dean to come down on you like holy hell, and this time s/he would be right. <br /><br />You can of course do the same thing without mentioning the student by name, but do NOT, do NOT cite the StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11378715019929383552011-09-12T16:53:44.875-04:002011-09-12T16:53:44.875-04:00I have nothing but sympathy for you. Your dean is ...I have nothing but sympathy for you. Your dean is a major asshole!<br /><br />Kate's + Ruby's replies = WIN<br /><br />Do it! Do it!aemiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773130677505720954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86353369885921682462011-09-12T14:40:59.852-04:002011-09-12T14:40:59.852-04:00Wow, ultimate alpha-hole of a dean! Next time you ...Wow, ultimate alpha-hole of a dean! Next time you have a meeting with said alpha-hole, I'd show up 10 minutes late and cite "flexibility of time" as your reason. That is the stupidest logic ever! I'm sorry you have such a dud for a dean.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8074567829076644972011-09-12T13:37:56.210-04:002011-09-12T13:37:56.210-04:00Don't forget that you have a golden opportunit...Don't forget that you have a golden opportunity, here, to kick your student's assholery back in his/her face.<br /><br />At the start of the next class, say, "Some of you may remember last week when I let you out five minutes early. I thought I was doing people a favor, but evidently I was wrong, because [NAME OF STUDENT] complained to the Dean about this practice. So, [NAME OF Ruby from Richmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02756121084410280787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63606742392985681392011-09-12T11:41:03.445-04:002011-09-12T11:41:03.445-04:00Is your dean really this much of an asshole normal...Is your dean really this much of an asshole normally? Or does the student have connections to either organized crime or someone after whom a building is named? (Or both?)<br /><br />Unbefricklinlievable. <br /><br />I think next semester pop quizzes at the beginning of every class would be a great way to demonstrate the elasticity of time. <br /><br />If the dean is a perpetual asshole, it wouldnJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215799180675176939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40696682404076613872011-09-12T10:38:21.803-04:002011-09-12T10:38:21.803-04:00Dear Dean Dean,
Thank you so much for passing alon...Dear Dean Dean,<br />Thank you so much for passing along Suzy's concern that class last as long as possible. I'll make sure to lecture right up till the final second henceforth, and I'll make sure Suzy's classmates know that her assiduity is responsible for them getting every second of education to which they are entitled. <br />In keeping with the new spirit of reform, I trust Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26461733934850836852011-09-12T09:42:59.300-04:002011-09-12T09:42:59.300-04:00Why the (censored) would the Dean cc the student w...Why the (censored) would the Dean cc the student when replying to you?Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152778218277191283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50565858102515159982011-09-12T09:42:28.938-04:002011-09-12T09:42:28.938-04:00Deans as managers--not as academic partners. Yuck...Deans as managers--not as academic partners. Yuck. Anyway, if time's elastic, take all the time you want returning the work/exams/essays of students who arrive late--if you can of course. I fear you won't be able to do that as it will only mean another note from your dean.TubaPlayingProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524484569241433720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49425325343806624472011-09-12T09:13:55.173-04:002011-09-12T09:13:55.173-04:00This is a trend at my university, too, the intrusi...This is a trend at my university, too, the intrusion of Deans in day to day activities. I don't know for sure when it started, but it does seem to coincide with the whole student as customer phase of the end of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com