tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8879744368286898479..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: From the Mercury News.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70110856768082685822012-04-30T12:36:03.293-04:002012-04-30T12:36:03.293-04:00My daughter is a hard working, conscientious schol...My daughter is a hard working, conscientious scholarly type. She used to say she wanted to become a teacher or professor, but I talked her out of that with every fiber of my being. She is too sincerely interested in helping others and sharing knowledge to become a teacher in today's world. Seriously. At my college, the happiest profs are the ones who don't really seem to care. They Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14346385023744256912012-04-29T18:19:06.360-04:002012-04-29T18:19:06.360-04:00I might be.I might be.junk sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460689684693231890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53883827922521589862012-04-29T16:22:23.290-04:002012-04-29T16:22:23.290-04:00EnglishDoc: it's exactly the same at my instit...EnglishDoc: it's exactly the same at my institution. Every year the admin. creates new rules and regulations that imply faculty are not to be trusted.Doctor BPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077311480386412339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63015219808667482332012-04-29T16:16:39.886-04:002012-04-29T16:16:39.886-04:00"I recently discovered that the employees who..."I recently discovered that the employees who clean out portable toilets for a local waste company make more money than I do in a year. Hell, more money and better working conditions...maybe I'll make the switch soon."<br /><br />Maybe that's what it will take--because right now, I'm totally with you. And so are a number of my colleagues.<br /><br />Fifteen years from now, BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8692287631118733352012-04-29T14:05:02.395-04:002012-04-29T14:05:02.395-04:00"Linthacum concedes that in many schools, tea..."Linthacum concedes that in many schools, teachers who want to discipline for dishonesty don't get backing from administrators, who may be pressured by parents."<br /><br />MAY be pressured by parents!? Dude. Someday when I retire or quit I'm going to publish the e-mails I have received from parents over the years. Most of our parents are fine, and often they are very Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81787137926186679222012-04-29T13:43:28.534-04:002012-04-29T13:43:28.534-04:00Every academic year, I make at least one formal al...Every academic year, I make at least one formal allegation of plagiarism (aside from those I deal with informally) and, so far, have had my allegations upheld by the hearing committee. I'm the only one I know of in my department who makes formal allegations. I've been warned to cool it -- because it makes the rest of the department look bad.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91630482090085605672012-04-29T13:00:14.557-04:002012-04-29T13:00:14.557-04:00Sorry if my sense of humor is taking a nap, but yo...Sorry if my sense of humor is taking a nap, but you are kidding, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88091265063876558682012-04-29T12:44:27.867-04:002012-04-29T12:44:27.867-04:00It's also relevant that if your kid doesn'...It's also relevant that if your kid doesn't get into a name-brand college for his bachelor's degree, he'll be digging ditches for the rest of his life. This is absolutely his one shot ever at success of any kind. No great politician or scientist or rich capitalist ever went anywhere other than Harvard or MIT.junk sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460689684693231890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16053532195272411352012-04-29T12:35:40.429-04:002012-04-29T12:35:40.429-04:00What's worse is that handling it has become a ...What's worse is that handling it has become a legalistic nightmare. It used to be that if I caught a student cheating, I informed the student, gave whatever punishment I deemed appropriate within college guidelines, and then the student could appeal. No more. Now I have to inform the student he/she has been caught, present my evidence, give the student X days to respond, and then render my EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55235847783279683142012-04-29T11:55:16.051-04:002012-04-29T11:55:16.051-04:00How many of us have plagiarism statements and the ...How many of us have plagiarism statements and the penalties for such on our syllabi?<br /><br />How many of us catch at least one plagiarizer a semester (intentional or otherwise)? <br /><br />How many of us ask ourselves "Why do they do it when I've warned them in print and in class?"BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62184350778311777032012-04-29T11:53:13.048-04:002012-04-29T11:53:13.048-04:00"Linthacum concedes that in many schools, tea..."Linthacum concedes that in many schools, teachers who want to discipline for dishonesty don't get backing from administrators, who may be pressured by parents." And that's it, in a nutshell.<br /><br />Again, to echo my comment from yesterday: These days, ethics are for suckers, and it's not cheating if you don't get caught. <br /><br />Look at sports figures: doping, BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70415704926752234262012-04-29T10:16:48.511-04:002012-04-29T10:16:48.511-04:00The dad is a LAWYER for Chrissakes. Such a disgus...The dad is a LAWYER for Chrissakes. Such a disgusting use of a JD.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.com