tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5134599340228717322..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Behold! A Ray of Light (Weak Though It May Be)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6677633177741418712010-09-27T23:45:53.018-04:002010-09-27T23:45:53.018-04:00I'm a meany and ask for a documented reason; i...I'm a meany and ask for a documented reason; i.e., something with their name on it and that date/time proving they are unavailable. I also make early test-takers sign an honor pledge not to reveal what's on the exam. And I don't do late exams.<br /><br />Why so mean? 100 students at a time = cheaters. Sadly. The honor pledge probably means nothing, but I have a faint hope that itFrog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74245771032359370862010-09-27T20:43:35.121-04:002010-09-27T20:43:35.121-04:00Aw, you totally ruined my bitchy bitterness. Stop...Aw, you totally ruined my bitchy bitterness. Stop being all noble. ; )FreudianQuiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553994377027122904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26948211142728497132010-09-27T12:34:57.920-04:002010-09-27T12:34:57.920-04:00She wasn't trying to wrangle out, she was tryi...She wasn't trying to wrangle out, she was trying to take it early. It's much better than the panicked email on Friday demanding a make up test. At least this student recognized that she would be busy in advance, figured out what she could do about it, and requested an accommodation that wouldn't inconvenience the professor unduly. She also requested something that wouldn't giveThat's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539991452491504223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-91140133553771486642010-09-27T12:09:14.346-04:002010-09-27T12:09:14.346-04:00I'm just sad that you think Eager Erin was a w...I'm just sad that you think Eager Erin was a winner for trying to wrangle herself out of taking a (planned and announced well in advance, I expect) exam because she managed to do it with a modicum of courtesy and intelligible English.<br /><br />You poor thing. =) I'm glad you were Nasty Nancy today, you deserve a treat once in a while. ; )<br /><br />CallieFreudianQuiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553994377027122904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43933608979575076062010-09-27T10:33:22.034-04:002010-09-27T10:33:22.034-04:00ps: Today I kicked the dog. You know that theory ...ps: Today I kicked the dog. You know that theory about how in abusive families, the abuse travels down the chain of authority? Dad hits mom who hits the kid who kicks the dog. Today I ripped my upper-level class a new one about all of their nasty in-class habits (nose-picking, whispering, turning around to check the clock behind them.)<br /><br />And THEN I talked about how our educational cmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814447289455034068noreply@blogger.com