tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post98604771582637680..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: 4 Years Ago Today: An RYS Flashback.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57535655956586491802013-06-10T06:42:34.341-04:002013-06-10T06:42:34.341-04:00Damn spam.Damn spam.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65335676629573479432013-06-10T06:34:21.389-04:002013-06-10T06:34:21.389-04:00My mother is an elementary school teacher and I fo...My mother is an elementary school teacher and I forwarded this blog to her. She also shared the same sentiments just like you and she even told me her hardships as a teacher. She's in the service for almost 30 years and been doing <a href="http://essays.mightystudents.com/" rel="nofollow">essay writing</a>s all her pedagogue life. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038398642676834667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29980807632843593092013-06-07T02:06:12.795-04:002013-06-07T02:06:12.795-04:00I'm in the middle of an April through Septembe...I'm in the middle of an April through September sabbatical. This gives me hope that I'll return to ticker tape parades!Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-77399281400593698492013-06-05T18:36:28.853-04:002013-06-05T18:36:28.853-04:00I always let one of my colleagues sub for me at le...I always let one of my colleagues sub for me at least once per semester, usually somebody less popular with students. Sometimes students need to be reminded how good they have it. ;-)The Naughty Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234624349205271144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8881876785698305522013-06-05T18:25:01.768-04:002013-06-05T18:25:01.768-04:00I'm repeatedly told my evaluations (in lower-d...I'm repeatedly told my evaluations (in lower-div "service" courses) are the worst in the department, but reading the comments it's hard to understand what their gripe is. "Interest in whether students are learning?" Check. "Use of class time?" Check. "Confidence in instructor's knowledge?" Check! "Available outside of class?" Check. &Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60534783143249065472013-06-05T17:47:55.054-04:002013-06-05T17:47:55.054-04:00Could this be related to the Stockholm syndrome, i...Could this be related to the Stockholm syndrome, in which the captive comes to identify with and defend the captor? Our students bond to us and learn our idiosyncrasies in a stressful little hazing period the first few weeks of the semester. We provide predictability and attention. When we go away, their comfortable expectations are violated, and the Little Dears feel anxious until they can relaxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14918506157089575562013-06-05T14:17:51.938-04:002013-06-05T14:17:51.938-04:00I've never been in this situation, but colleag...I've never been in this situation, but colleagues who have have reported similar results. Pregnancy seems to be a bit chancier (I think students feel one can control when one gets pregnant, and of course we don't want to completely disabuse them of that notion, even though it's only partly true, and the actual course of any pregnancy is, of course, beyond anyone's control). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49508320002159814762013-06-05T09:07:42.820-04:002013-06-05T09:07:42.820-04:00Once a year or so I turn a class over in the same ...Once a year or so I turn a class over in the same way because of some medical procedures. I'm never more loved when I come back. I'm thinking of making it a regular feature!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com