tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2341611520281256481..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: What the Fuck on the Cancellations?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69494588535231788992013-08-21T18:56:07.968-04:002013-08-21T18:56:07.968-04:00I also hate that the students are so happy that cl...I also hate that the students are so happy that class was cancelled. You'd think they'd be annoyed. Some are, but most seem pretty glad. Of course, I guess I was always pleased to get an extra hour in my schedule on the incredibly infrequent occasion of a prof canceling a class when I was in college. But I do remember one professor for whom it wasn't incredibly infrequent, and Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79882471532968989002013-08-21T18:48:57.228-04:002013-08-21T18:48:57.228-04:00I'm young. It sure as hell ain't me. I s...I'm young. It sure as hell ain't me. I swear, the profflakes are worse than the students. Students at least have the excuse of ignorance. Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35766495065143614962013-08-21T17:02:59.119-04:002013-08-21T17:02:59.119-04:00Being unsure of one's ability to make it throu...Being unsure of one's ability to make it through the standard classroom period (or the drive to campus) without urgently needing to visit the bathroom for one reason or another (and/or being uncertain that one would actually make it to the bathroom in time) has always struck me as one of the best reasons for canceling class. I suppose it might get more complicated if the condition were Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85827636881695010522013-08-21T16:57:30.104-04:002013-08-21T16:57:30.104-04:00No macs in our classrooms (or in my backpack), sad...No macs in our classrooms (or in my backpack), sadly, but still a useful tip. Thanks! <br /><br />I will have a computer and projector, so I can always type things out in a REALLY BIG FONT if need be. Most likely I'll just be croaky but more or less audible so long as I don't overdo it. The class that (in)conveniently meets once, then skips a week thanks to Labor Day, is fortunately Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13683411079357797442013-08-21T16:12:54.947-04:002013-08-21T16:12:54.947-04:00If you use a Mac, there's an interesting dodad...If you use a Mac, there's an interesting dodad under System preferences / Speech. There you can choose a voice and set up a key combination and then you mark text on your computer and the voice reads it. I like Samantha and Vicki. I often have laryngitis problems and once actually taught all week with this. It helps if you prepare the texts in advance, but it is amazingly useful.Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66827825553093540832013-08-21T13:53:05.068-04:002013-08-21T13:53:05.068-04:00At my one adjunct gig, labs don't meet the fir...At my one adjunct gig, labs don't meet the first meeting of the week (they meet 2X's a week) during that first week of class. <br /><br />I am amazed at the amount of cancelling! I have canceled for snow (hour-long drive in blizzard bad) and for being unable to stand-up without spewing vomit. Each time I posted slides on the CMS along with a quiz. Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67340743231791626932013-08-21T13:06:22.799-04:002013-08-21T13:06:22.799-04:00I've never cancelled a class either, though I&...I've never cancelled a class either, though I've had them cancelled for me by snowstorms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34294926995347417702013-08-21T10:37:06.134-04:002013-08-21T10:37:06.134-04:00We are not even *allowed* to cancel class but must...We are not even *allowed* to cancel class but must get a sub. The exception is waking up too sick to get out of bed, which has happened to me 2x in 13 years. <br /><br />WTF, people. Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37824733689638460312013-08-21T10:30:21.330-04:002013-08-21T10:30:21.330-04:00As of right now, I'm not entirely sure I'l...As of right now, I'm not entirely sure I'll have much of a voice next week (chances are good it will return by then, but also that it won't stand up well to suddenly talking a lot, after getting relatively little use this summer), but, even if I don't, I will certainly hold class. Even if I can't talk (drone) my way through the syllabus, they can introduce themselves, and I Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45567338584571473452013-08-21T09:51:37.619-04:002013-08-21T09:51:37.619-04:00I'm with Ben on this. For all of my yammering,...I'm with Ben on this. For all of my yammering, I still meet my fucking classes, especially the first one!<br /><br />I want them to see what they've got in store. I want them scared shitless.<br /><br />Cancelling class puts the professor in a defensive posture from then on.<br /><br />Crazzy.Wicked Walter from Waxahachiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029251619387101553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5132315642711133482013-08-21T09:48:07.741-04:002013-08-21T09:48:07.741-04:00What the fuck is wrong with these people? I have ...What the fuck is wrong with these people? I have never cancelled class. I'm no iron man - I get sick occasionally or travel for research. When that happens, I get a colleague to substitute for me (and I do the same for them). <br /><br />My university is run like a business, which is mostly a pain in the ass but THIS would never happen here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11392431249934688102013-08-21T09:32:09.700-04:002013-08-21T09:32:09.700-04:00I hope these proffies are not the same ones who bi...I hope these proffies are not the same ones who bitch when students don't show. Bad form, people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75445646849643336062013-08-21T09:16:17.325-04:002013-08-21T09:16:17.325-04:00I almost didn't believe this so went to Twitte...I almost didn't believe this so went to Twitter and did some searches. There are HUNDREDS of tweets like this. Unless I had my guts exploding I'd never cancel class the first week. It's such an important time to set the tone for the semester. Am I really that old fashioned?<br /><br />I wonder if it's young faculty or old faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com