tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8693124372462696018..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Early Thirsty. We're Guessing Eddie's Fucked. What Do You Think?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88371435225125960382012-10-31T18:18:50.295-04:002012-10-31T18:18:50.295-04:00My department is clicker happy. Of course it's...My department is clicker happy. Of course it's created a wildly new set of "my clicker didn't work" excuses. Regardless of the technology, students can always deliver an excuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55357113438224823742012-10-31T15:20:17.182-04:002012-10-31T15:20:17.182-04:00I'd be strongly tempted to reply "Yes.&qu...I'd be strongly tempted to reply "Yes." to this email.WhatLadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11603489349164511704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2907329483648600732012-10-31T09:04:27.639-04:002012-10-31T09:04:27.639-04:00Send him this classic.Send him <a href="http://tzr.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Bunny-with-a-pancake.jpg" rel="nofollow">this classic</a>.Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353211383898810500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87536909245351698812012-10-30T23:50:20.544-04:002012-10-30T23:50:20.544-04:00Eddie is too dumb to be allowed to even hold a cli...Eddie is too dumb to be allowed to even hold a clicker.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52993313466615811842012-10-30T23:33:22.195-04:002012-10-30T23:33:22.195-04:00Exactly.Exactly.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-492051650123028812012-10-30T23:21:41.627-04:002012-10-30T23:21:41.627-04:00I think it makes some good pedagogical sense, actu...I think it makes some good pedagogical sense, actually. If they're so confused that they think they're right, it's a good way to motivate them to review the material. I don't imagine that a lot of appeals work, but at least it gets them to open the textbook. Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34285570470538785172012-10-30T23:09:38.587-04:002012-10-30T23:09:38.587-04:00"Fellow Miserians, what would you do?"
..."Fellow Miserians, what would you do?"<br /><br />Shoot him in the head at the beginning of the next class.<br /><br />Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44189037105816327112012-10-30T20:28:50.509-04:002012-10-30T20:28:50.509-04:00Reminds me of a librarian friend, who was asked by...Reminds me of a librarian friend, who was asked by a difficult patron for information on how to sue the library.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39459541081466446272012-10-30T19:43:52.851-04:002012-10-30T19:43:52.851-04:00If the question is unambiguous, right - they'r...If the question is unambiguous, right - they're wrong. But writing unambiguous questions that are still interesting and challenging is a delicate art. Even we Jedi-level Hamster Wranglers err occasionally, especially if we are on a deadline. We don't err nearly as often as the snowflakes like to think, of course, which is why asking for a written challenge saves much pointless arguing Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-263863901106299062012-10-30T17:56:37.489-04:002012-10-30T17:56:37.489-04:00I would just ignore his email. Too bad for entitle...I would just ignore his email. Too bad for entitled Eddie. If he really wants to pursue this, he'll contact a classmate and get the info from them (as Philip pointed out). But my best bet is that he'll forget all about it in the time it takes you to cut and paste your questions.<br /><br />This is probably neither here nor there, but I don't understand the point of allowing the Gone Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551318129736463087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11353085553273782492012-10-30T17:35:00.218-04:002012-10-30T17:35:00.218-04:00He does, indeed, seem to be having some trouble wi...He does, indeed, seem to be having some trouble with grammar (prepositions in particular). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50368528282397077552012-10-30T17:03:41.730-04:002012-10-30T17:03:41.730-04:00One of the things that works for me--besides not u...One of the things that works for me--besides not using Blackboard--is to make sure students exchange email addresses with each other. It's their responsibility to find out what assignments they missed when they were absent, either physically or mentally. If someone like Eddie has a question like this one, then he can ask one of his classmates by email or Twitter or whatever.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244643308698776814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60230368676936312212012-10-30T14:37:40.732-04:002012-10-30T14:37:40.732-04:00If I read the email correctly, Eddie wants to writ...If I read the email correctly, Eddie wants to write an appeal and give it to the questions. And, he wants to write that appeal on page 227 and 298 instead of a regular piece of paper. Good luck Eddie.Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59579141197471241312012-10-30T14:19:52.185-04:002012-10-30T14:19:52.185-04:00And what percentage of the final grade is this qui...And what percentage of the final grade is this quiz worth? I'm all for along-the-way checks of preparation/comprehension, but is there some way we can get students to take them seriously *without* making them part of the final grade, which then means we spend precious time dealing with appeals on what should really be purely informational exercises? Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com