tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post260139299370693720..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: The First Drop DateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20763606287354780502011-03-31T00:53:55.877-04:002011-03-31T00:53:55.877-04:00I sent a detailed, documented explanation to the &...I sent a detailed, documented explanation to the "But I did the intro" student. She has emailed me back. The email is sitting unread in my box. I am debating as to whether I will open it tomorrow with great potential for further College Misery or simply delete said message since she's no longer my student and I have real students who have actually read the syllabus and submitted EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85455019746910870282011-03-30T01:32:03.470-04:002011-03-30T01:32:03.470-04:00Reg wins since he was first with the correct answe...Reg wins since he was first with the correct answer. In the past 24 hours, I've gotten two complaints. The first was from a "never logged in" who claimed her "Internet was broken all week." She comes to campus for classes also, and we have labs everywhere. Contestant #2 is a "but I did the introduction" student who says I am unfair because I require the EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54063831132397866722011-03-30T00:39:26.582-04:002011-03-30T00:39:26.582-04:00I'm betting on the never logins b/c they'l...I'm betting on the never logins b/c they'll want to know why they're flunking if they didn't do anything. You have to DO something to fail, don't you know?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31040649576620939062011-03-29T18:37:46.639-04:002011-03-29T18:37:46.639-04:00If I drop a student I never let them back in. Wait...If I drop a student I never let them back in. Wait until next term sunshine! This is what we call a "consequence"!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653265363298375065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67573233404014004932011-03-29T12:24:01.195-04:002011-03-29T12:24:01.195-04:00I'd also put it on the never-logged-ins with o...I'd also put it on the never-logged-ins with odds of 5 to 6. To a first approximation, the quality of a student excuse has no correlation with the willingness of that student to try to complain or beg their way out of it.Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43367353019538856672011-03-29T12:10:45.656-04:002011-03-29T12:10:45.656-04:00I'll put my bet on one of the probationers. Th...I'll put my bet on one of the probationers. They actually had to put in (administrative) effort to get into the class, so they likely feel they have a special right to stay enrolled.CouldBeBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494567309967997639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33869322251928437832011-03-29T11:43:28.033-04:002011-03-29T11:43:28.033-04:00My money is on the never-logged ins. They will hav...My money is on the never-logged ins. They will have some whoppers to tell you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com