tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3057648748375008616..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Why oh whyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75843130694947796342014-11-06T18:03:25.213-05:002014-11-06T18:03:25.213-05:00I still cannot believe that 10 years ago I had to ...I still cannot believe that 10 years ago I had to begin adding the phrase "write an essay using sentences and paragraphs" into the instructions for a paper for a college-level course because of the whole bullet-point-essay phenomenon. Oh, and the 3-page, one paragraph phenomenon. I learned how to write using paragraphs in elementary school!!!!!The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19096631122838278622014-11-06T13:57:32.007-05:002014-11-06T13:57:32.007-05:00Oh, I guarantee you they read them. Just try writ...Oh, I guarantee you they read them. Just try writing something "rude" on their paper. They won't let you get away with it.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90284028756924830412014-11-05T15:39:32.537-05:002014-11-05T15:39:32.537-05:00I am expecting a pile of "papers" tomorr...I am expecting a pile of "papers" tomorrow. They had two previous assignments to work out the kinks, but I am not overly hopeful. It is maddening how little they actually read our comments on drafts! Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25543935709119213842014-11-04T18:41:54.791-05:002014-11-04T18:41:54.791-05:00I know why (it's a REALLY simple answer):
The...I know why (it's a REALLY simple answer):<br /><br />They are dumb. Really dumb. And.Getting.Dumber.<br /><br />I have been teaching 22 years, and their ability to follow simple directions has decreased drastically. Every year it gets worse. Thank God for the few students who make teaching worthwhile.<br /><br />When I get to thanking God for the ONE student who makes it worthwhile, I'mI_am_not_nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164044353299362252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45640523309169572132014-11-04T17:16:17.453-05:002014-11-04T17:16:17.453-05:00Remember when I posted about kicking the two rude ...Remember when I posted about kicking the two rude guyrls out of my class? Cal put up a blurred image. The two guyrls in it looked EXACTLY like the ones I booted and the guy shutting the gate was dressed EXACTLY like our director of student services. (c.f. http://collegemisery.blogspot.com/2012/05/gwendolyn-hypocrite-and-emh-fuck-up.html)<br /><br />Cal may be clairvoyant and maybe he's Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12243080834257324212014-11-03T19:25:15.347-05:002014-11-03T19:25:15.347-05:00Not so much defensive as reminding myself that, wh...Not so much defensive as reminding myself that, when push comes to shove, I have to teach the students I have, not the ones I'd like to have (or myself 30 years ago). <br /><br />I, too, think Porpentine has hit on the explanation. Students do like routine. <br /><br />And not only is Cal really good at blurring graphics; he has apparently hacked into my LMS site, read some of the more Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32339506253916397602014-11-03T15:55:03.665-05:002014-11-03T15:55:03.665-05:00You sound defensive. Like this crowd is going to b...You sound defensive. Like this crowd is going to blame your assignment instead of the students who probably didn't bother to read it! I think Porpentine's explanation is spot on.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72867991409457453792014-11-03T15:09:35.697-05:002014-11-03T15:09:35.697-05:00Ooh, I know why! It's because the last three ...Ooh, I know why! It's because the <i>last</i> three times they gave you a bulleted list, you asked for paragraphs, so they have now internalized the idea that bulleted lists are bad and paragraphs are good. In other words, the same reason students are always sticking "whom" into papers where they mean "who." Somebody corrected "who" to "whom" once, Fretful Porpentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165078003123517013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80265498972626272812014-11-03T14:28:11.240-05:002014-11-03T14:28:11.240-05:00CC- they can't or won't follow instruction...CC- they can't or won't follow instructions, so while, yes, we need to review our assignments blah blah blah, the painful reality is what you state-they haven't learned some important skills (outlining, following instructions, etc) or facts (who won the civil war, who is the vice president) in their K-12 education and we can't be expected to teach it all! My "didn't you Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.com