tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1056753462367605732..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: I am a colander.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70567971105537458652012-09-30T14:05:18.219-04:002012-09-30T14:05:18.219-04:00Not as many as my students who can't tell the ...Not as many as my students who can't tell the difference between "its" and "it's," or "there," "their," and "they're," or "to," "two," and "too." Jeez, I remember that last one from second grade, and the first from sixth grade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49886638124032790142012-09-30T14:03:22.517-04:002012-09-30T14:03:22.517-04:00@Bubba: Nearly all of the beautiful astrophotos I&...@Bubba: Nearly all of the beautiful astrophotos I've ever taken would have been quite impossible with film. I'll post one soon, as an example. Plus, film smelled bad. Remember also that digital technology vindicated Neil Armstrong: he did too say the "a," in "...step for [a] man..."<br /><br />You need to watch the Pink Floyd movie again. They have an excellent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35785860263430779032012-09-30T12:30:41.565-04:002012-09-30T12:30:41.565-04:00Some deans in my school not only want you to use a...Some deans in my school not only want you to use a rubric for everything, but to provide it to the student beforehand. Many of the students won't read the syllabus or the instructions what on earth makes the admins think students will read the rubric? HA!Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13787084323885079992012-09-30T07:19:13.084-04:002012-09-30T07:19:13.084-04:00Hmmm... How many marks do I lose for misspelling r...Hmmm... How many marks do I lose for misspelling rubric?Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45820078279494731072012-09-29T19:48:10.114-04:002012-09-29T19:48:10.114-04:00I expect, and fear, that discernment will continue...I expect, and fear, that discernment will continue to be increasingly digitized, computerized, and dehumanized. We rely on our digital machines more and more, without remaining aware of their limitations.<br /><br />We lost something when we went from the 33/LP to the mp3, and when we went from the daguerreotype to the 10-megapixel digital camera, for example. Our digital machines don't Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82137285530535444052012-09-29T09:59:17.264-04:002012-09-29T09:59:17.264-04:00The trick is to make the rubric detailed -- so stu...The trick is to make the rubric detailed -- so students who read it will have some idea of what to expect -- and judgement-dependent. I give 50 points for "discussion" in my lab report rubric. Essentially, if in my judgement you have "discussed" things properly, you get 50 points of 100. If not, you get slashed. <br /><br />The other items are almost all equally introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47876932261556287782012-09-29T07:25:25.463-04:002012-09-29T07:25:25.463-04:00Oh, my syllabus, all 16 pages in its resplendent g...Oh, my syllabus, all 16 pages in its resplendent glory, can beat up their rubric any day of the week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31268766619414865292012-09-29T07:14:03.140-04:002012-09-29T07:14:03.140-04:00And yet we are discouraged from using judgement. ...And yet we are discouraged from using judgement. Instead we must use "rubricks". Oy!Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64029958305686967822012-09-28T19:33:09.528-04:002012-09-28T19:33:09.528-04:00No, Bubba, you -ain’t- a colander. A colander can’...No, Bubba, you -ain’t- a colander. A colander can’t tell the difference between Tennessee sippin’ whiskey and the effluent left over from psychoactive Kool-Aid enemas. You can.<br /><br />You are not a colander. You are a judge, with human judgment, discernment, and intelligence. Your role as a judge is one of the most important things you do, particularly since far too many people in education Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47433165887223298552012-09-28T17:51:42.486-04:002012-09-28T17:51:42.486-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62149141150219295262012-09-28T17:41:09.589-04:002012-09-28T17:41:09.589-04:00Generally I find that when someone says "thos...Generally I find that when someone says "those who can't do, teach" have never actually tried teaching....Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71591938452870324352012-09-28T16:14:45.464-04:002012-09-28T16:14:45.464-04:00At my bridal shower I was given three identical co...At my bridal shower I was given three identical colanders.... maybe they were trying to say something about my future profession.Irritated Isishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415532947857584043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27385102248153117752012-09-28T16:13:35.607-04:002012-09-28T16:13:35.607-04:00You're not a colander; Bubba, you're my he...You're not a colander; Bubba, you're my hero...<br /><br />*sniff*<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27700639869288301242012-09-28T16:08:31.809-04:002012-09-28T16:08:31.809-04:00I like to wear my colander on my head. Make of th...I like to wear my colander on my head. Make of that what you will.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84690150203259946772012-09-28T15:29:45.739-04:002012-09-28T15:29:45.739-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621589295160127462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88067336669607138022012-09-28T13:53:34.594-04:002012-09-28T13:53:34.594-04:00And it's a noble and necessary, if frustrating...And it's a noble and necessary, if frustrating, function, Bubba. I don't think any of us can or should be only colanders (and it's clear that you don't want that, either), but it's clear that somebody needs to be, at least some of the time, and we increasingly seem to be being nominated for the job (even as we -- at least least those of us who are untenured, and even many whoContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.com