tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8672780999809762626..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: I'm turning into Hiram: On Bafflement and Baffledom...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15518857462293717682013-10-08T13:47:05.756-04:002013-10-08T13:47:05.756-04:00We don't have an office of veteran support, bu...We don't have an office of veteran support, but I will send his name to our Counseling Center. I am concerned about his overall attitude (the narcissism scares me).<br />The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11998972908050092972013-10-08T11:29:10.191-04:002013-10-08T11:29:10.191-04:00I've definitely had Fannies, and quasi-Janets ...I've definitely had Fannies, and quasi-Janets (questions have something to do with the class, or at least academic matters, but are seriously off the topic currently at hand). Quinton sounds like he might be experiencing the onset (or continuation) of serious mental illness; I'd be inclined to put his name into the "student in trouble" reporting system if you have an at least Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26150208409878423052013-10-07T16:00:41.651-04:002013-10-07T16:00:41.651-04:00Oh, I have military students who don't do thei...Oh, I have military students who don't do their work, but I've never had any who think that military service exempts them. I have plenty who think the work is stupid and that in a just world they wouldn't have to do it, but veterans know they don't live in a just world and they are used to putting up with requirements that make no sense.<br /><br />I had one who thought my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66041164419214466522013-10-07T13:00:07.496-04:002013-10-07T13:00:07.496-04:00I know! We don't have a huge military continge...I know! We don't have a huge military contingent on campus, but of the few I have had in classes, this is the FIRST I've ever had demanding preferential treatment in this way. It completely baffles me because he SO doesn't fit any of the previous models I've encountered. I've noticed that they either do the work and finish it, because they have the discipline to do so, or The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16258699732984767442013-10-07T12:26:21.054-04:002013-10-07T12:26:21.054-04:00I've had Franny before, quite a few times.
It...I've had Franny before, quite a few times.<br /><br />It seems to be some sort of academic law that students who ask the largest number of procedural questions about how to do the work properly are the most likely not to do it at all. On the whole, students like this are fine, because their disinclination to do the actual work results in less grading for me to do.<br /><br />Regarding Ira:<brDefunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.com