tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4753323111657605821..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Post-Class, Two-Weeks-Left-of-Class Rant From Academic Drag.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63328025134695332202012-05-01T20:51:31.497-04:002012-05-01T20:51:31.497-04:00Writing is more effective than testing, though tes...Writing is more effective than testing, though testing does help. I've done that kind of thing in online courses: it's a replacement for class discussions in which it's fairly quickly obvious who has and has not done the reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54439999193659982172012-05-01T18:21:17.533-04:002012-05-01T18:21:17.533-04:00Where do kids learn to talk like political pundits...Where do kids learn to talk like political pundits? Are they actually watching Fox News in their spare time? This isn't a particularly artful example, but with some practice this person might actually manage to throw an honest person off their game.junk sciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460689684693231890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82475841864221560542012-05-01T14:05:39.227-04:002012-05-01T14:05:39.227-04:00You might be surprised, EMH, by how many performer...You might be surprised, EMH, by how many performers and directors are highly educated and intelligent people who are engaging in the theory and politics of porn through performance. Some of them even have MFAs and PhDs.drunk in a midnight choirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648918436053645324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64999152932032388132012-05-01T04:01:38.980-04:002012-05-01T04:01:38.980-04:00@CiT - There is research that purports to show tha...@CiT - There is research that purports to show that people who have memorized text material can talk about it more critically and thoroughly than people who have studied it in other ways. There is something to be said for your approach. KNOW the stuff, then talk about it and build on it in class. But first, KNOW the stuff. <br /><br />Now, how do I do that online in an "a-synchronous," AdjunctSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025851491072402087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39820972348208291192012-05-01T01:39:45.144-04:002012-05-01T01:39:45.144-04:00Well, there's always the porn industry!Well, there's always the porn industry!Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89243852689598338972012-04-30T21:58:21.107-04:002012-04-30T21:58:21.107-04:00The last class I taught, I cut out all exams and r...The last class I taught, I cut out all exams and research papers and made 1-2 page reading responses 80% of the grade. They had to turn in these responses every week, on each and every one of the readings. And not open-ended "reading responses" where they talk about their feelings--I learned the hard way to give them specific questions and make sure they actually answer them. A short Curmudgeon in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524725236168917391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65273922047138921852012-04-30T19:46:35.186-04:002012-04-30T19:46:35.186-04:00A direct quote from a recent midterm evaluation: &...A direct quote from a recent midterm evaluation: "It's not fair that on the midterm you asked us such a specific essay question about a story we were supposed to read. I was very annoyed by that, because I didn't read that story. I know that you told us in class that the story was going to be on the test, but that still wasn't fair because it means you missed all the points if Gone Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551318129736463087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47029908291202162372012-04-30T17:05:04.626-04:002012-04-30T17:05:04.626-04:00A couple of weeks ago, in addition to reading a sh...A couple of weeks ago, in addition to reading a short article, my students were also supposed to watch a 16-minute historical video that showed, first-hand, some of the issues that we were about to cover in class. My intention was to discuss the video in the same way as we would discuss a text: looking for the point of view of its author; assessing its arguments; analyzing its viewpoint and its Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54407503471462803352012-04-30T16:43:10.274-04:002012-04-30T16:43:10.274-04:00Even the majors (English ones) don't do the re...<i>Even the majors (English ones) don't do the reading. Whaaaaa?????</i><br /><br />Who needs to read books when you can just look it up on Wikipedia?<br /><br />I can't find it online right now, but there was a story a year or so ago about a guy getting a graduate degree in philosophy from a good school and was getting by without reading books. Chopped up bits of text are usually enough.AdjunctSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025851491072402087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73122791037168553962012-04-30T16:07:10.301-04:002012-04-30T16:07:10.301-04:00YES!YES!Professor Brown-Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844910674434653089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44388397892198442752012-04-30T15:24:46.166-04:002012-04-30T15:24:46.166-04:00I don't understand the not reading. How do the...I don't understand the not reading. How do they THINK they're going to understand anything if they don't read? That warrants lots and lots of cussing! Even the majors (English ones) don't do the reading. Whaaaaa?????The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87864338282809934212012-04-30T10:32:54.482-04:002012-04-30T10:32:54.482-04:00This not reading thing makes me crazy, too. When I...This not reading thing makes me crazy, too. When I meet with the class, we're always talking about reading. If students don't do it, it's just me and a couple of good students who have a conversation. The rest? Most never even take a note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24090673252725000442012-04-30T09:47:40.671-04:002012-04-30T09:47:40.671-04:00it really does feel good, doesn't it? I swear ...it really does feel good, doesn't it? I swear I'm not that angry all the time-- really! but some days you just get that perfect combination of too little sleep, not enough lunch, and a semester of petty bullshit from 18 year old boys who all went to high school together. my other 2 classes, by the way, rock.Academic Draghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357849925027627831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8489650773599533662012-04-30T06:54:53.426-04:002012-04-30T06:54:53.426-04:00Let it out!!
It's the only thing that keeps m...Let it out!!<br /><br />It's the only thing that keeps me sane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com