tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post440288886256960949..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: RYS Flashback. Six Years Ago Today. "The Fuddy Duddy."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59450471741659113752013-10-05T23:46:14.350-04:002013-10-05T23:46:14.350-04:00Truly, I don't give a damn whether students in...Truly, I don't give a damn whether students in intro "service" classes like me or not. And yes, I'm tenured (have been for the past 18 years).<br /><br />But you know what? Apparently I send the message that I'm indifferent to their opinions a little too clearly, and as a result my evaluations suck. It's one thing to boast about that here, but in class (apparently) you Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80844838828130498412013-10-05T21:23:36.752-04:002013-10-05T21:23:36.752-04:00Yup. I give far fewer shits if they like me now t...Yup. I give far fewer shits if they like me now that I have tenure.<br /><br />Although it nice not to be glared at for an hour every MWF.Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4725412125938656332013-10-05T19:19:52.214-04:002013-10-05T19:19:52.214-04:00"Those of who you are all tied up in knots ab..."Those of who you are all tied up in knots about student evaluations and your own likability, might find comfort in another field. Why it matters so much to so many of you (via the reports I read on this blog) is perplexing." For those of us not yet tenured, it matters because hostile students can spread criticism and dissent that acts like some kind of cancer, eating out our Doctor BPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077311480386412339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73954057316554395262013-10-05T10:29:13.262-04:002013-10-05T10:29:13.262-04:00Well chosen, Terry. Before my time at RYS, but bri...Well chosen, Terry. Before my time at RYS, but brilliant. Fuddy Duddy should be a hero to a lot of us. Many of my colleagues over the years seem to have lost courage, even tenured ones. We are told so often to treat the darlings so carefully that it's worn some of us down.Compound Calicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059155949950433688noreply@blogger.com