tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post3704972446727712396..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: An Open Question from Oliver in Opa-LockaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76572400717259871422016-05-14T10:14:26.505-04:002016-05-14T10:14:26.505-04:00She-he came from Miami, F.L.A.
Wispered hir way ac...She-he came from Miami, F.L.A.<br />Wispered hir way across the U.S.A.<br />Grew up somewhat on the way<br />Wore a suit and then s/he was a he<br />He says, "Hey, babe,<br />Take a seat in my workshop."Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9503702915189687452016-05-13T20:48:28.058-04:002016-05-13T20:48:28.058-04:00Oh, this was ALL semester for an entire class. I ...Oh, this was ALL semester for an entire class. I finally understood, deeply, viscerally, the line about dead horses and flogging: You get exhausted, and the horse stays dead. So this line hit me right in the gut:<br /><br />"Why is it -- and how is it even possible given the laws of probability -- that not a single idea from a single one of our readings or discussions on a single day has The Gognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71555280467747888182016-05-13T14:06:07.579-04:002016-05-13T14:06:07.579-04:00I had a pair of students in a class of 15 who were...I had a pair of students in a class of 15 who were similar, except that they were open in their disdain for me and for the course material. They whispered constantly (while I was talking), despite polite reminders not to. They were transfer students who thought they were superior; that they knew everything. They were ahead in regard to knowing some of the technology; they were behind in regard toAcademaniacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76717691145568450682016-05-13T08:44:12.018-04:002016-05-13T08:44:12.018-04:00Many students go to college for an education. Oth...Many students go to college for an education. Others, like your two, just want a certificate. When they were in third grade, they probably thought their participation trophies in soccer were the best things ever.Fulton Frednoreply@blogger.com