tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1494693828808773828..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: An Early Thirsty From Dr. Python That Finally Gets to the Fucking Heart of It All.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36937617310358106122013-11-20T00:20:13.811-05:002013-11-20T00:20:13.811-05:00I envy a friend of mine who goes to a seedy bar in...I envy a friend of mine who goes to a seedy bar in a neighboring town. She plugs the juke box full of quarters, orders a martini, and does her grading. I'm such a lightweight. I fear one drink and I'd be passing papers out to the local bar flies, buying them drinks in exchange for their assessment services.Annie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396950355961607377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4690847493184425322013-11-19T08:57:38.964-05:002013-11-19T08:57:38.964-05:00I often grade tests late at night, and then it'...I often grade tests late at night, and then it's usually with a glass of cabernet next to me, and the laptop open so I can go on CM and other fun sites when it gets too boring. Math grading is maybe a little different; typically the amount of work on the page is minimal, and you can usually tell whether it's right or wrong in a second or two. When it's not almost entirely right or Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43641423453353357522013-11-18T23:35:10.467-05:002013-11-18T23:35:10.467-05:00Grading is one of the few things I don't want ...Grading is one of the few things I don't want to do while drunk. I've done just about everything else drunk, but not grading. I don't want to make any errors while grading.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87580091811868998832013-11-18T20:12:42.537-05:002013-11-18T20:12:42.537-05:00I don't drink when grading; I don't like t...I don't drink when grading; I don't like to associate pleasurable experiences with students, but it's a nice way to relax after getting all riled up...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80011332352688605802013-11-18T19:42:14.910-05:002013-11-18T19:42:14.910-05:00I will sometimes have a glass of wine or two while...I will sometimes have a glass of wine or two while grading, but I try not to grade while intoxicated just because I am much, much nicer -- too nice. I slack off and forgive errors that I would otherwise make students correct. <br /><br />I did try grading just once while stoned, however, and sat down in shame the next morning ready to erase all my comments and start over when I realized . . . Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33678587704024830432013-11-18T14:54:06.192-05:002013-11-18T14:54:06.192-05:00I remember telling a colleague that I had gone out...I remember telling a colleague that I had gone out to dinner and had a margarita and graded some papers. A student overheard and said in a (fake) shocked tone, "You were drinking while grading OUR papers?" And I said, "Do you want me to grade happy or grumpy?" The student thought for a moment and said, "Drink more, drink more!" Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49937364573448454452013-11-18T11:37:28.286-05:002013-11-18T11:37:28.286-05:00Frod and Surly sum up the case for sober grading w...Frod and Surly sum up the case for sober grading well. Alcohol is the reward for finishing grading, or at least the reason to stop grading.<br /><br />Afterwards, it's usually beer for me and lots of it, though I enjoy a celebratory margarita if grading the last exam of the semester. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29379702084550846732013-11-18T10:49:51.507-05:002013-11-18T10:49:51.507-05:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28032973170628769522013-11-18T06:37:18.650-05:002013-11-18T06:37:18.650-05:00I never ruin the pleasures of drink by sullying th...I never ruin the pleasures of drink by sullying the experience with thoughts of students.Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15224667391846906282013-11-18T02:53:12.434-05:002013-11-18T02:53:12.434-05:00Believe it or not, I don't drink while grading...Believe it or not, I don't drink while grading. It's true, I promise! To keep my mind alert for the repetitive activity grading is, I have a movie or video playing. It can't be anything I feel obliged to watch, though: it needs to be something I've seen a million times already, so I have enough free attention to get the grading done. <br /><br />Godzilla movies are great. I have &Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.com