The Return of Professor Facepalm.

This is going to be brief, as I am still recovering from finals-grading-induced shakes, but, seriously, since when is ten pages too long for a senior level class?

Admittedly, it's an interdisciplinary studies class, so I have some people who are, ahem, not very well-steeped in the humanities, but seriously? Is this what we have come to? Mind you, some of them just turned in ten pages of word salad...

Sincerely,
Prof. Facepalm

PS - Hi, everyone! Nice to be back!

Speedy, if not Comic, Rants. From Proffie Galore.

Cathy: I get it. You’re a very, very hardworking and special proffie. Ack! You give 110%. Ack! You start planning for next year’s big annual student club event the week after the current one wraps up. Ack! This does not mean that you get to complain for an entire year about putting in 110%. Either stop doing the damn event, or shut up about it already.

Veronica: Remember when I showed the class how to compute what scores you’d need to earn the next higher course grade? I gave three examples and said that if students came to my office asking if they had a chance of getting an A, I’d ask to see this math first. Remember the rest of the session, when I presented difficult concepts about hamster behavior and showed relevant video clips? I doubt it, because as usual you didn’t take notes. Remember when, right after class, you walked up with your grade report and announced, “I just want to know if I still have a chance of getting an A”? You never did, honey. And today your chances are even worse.

"What Happens When You Grade All Night."

I subscribe to Cal's YouTube page. This popped up this morning.