tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5322530050470078006..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Proffie resolutionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6714683010945815692016-01-05T22:01:39.663-05:002016-01-05T22:01:39.663-05:00"...you sure are a sensitive lot.
...make me..."...you sure are a sensitive lot. <br />...make me sick to my stomach. "<br />Hope it's not logic you're teaching.<br /><br />"I can live with myself. "<br />As long as we don't have toEC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76035109674007528642016-01-05T21:10:11.445-05:002016-01-05T21:10:11.445-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Panaceahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808837397037549606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12215725264179709722016-01-05T21:07:31.659-05:002016-01-05T21:07:31.659-05:00"Read books that pertain to my profession and..."Read books that pertain to my profession and leave fun for other times"? Being a professor isn't a monastic commitment. Like any other adult citizens of a free country, academics are free to read whatever the heck we want and have as much fun as we want when we are not in the classroom or holding paid office hours. Am I obligated to restrict my sex life to weekends only, too? <brPanaceahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808837397037549606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48917236443188226392016-01-05T19:33:05.712-05:002016-01-05T19:33:05.712-05:00I'll add my welcome, Ralph. I have to admit y...I'll add my welcome, Ralph. I have to admit your character, as revealed in your comment, strikes me as more than a bit self-satisfied, and probably unaware of various kinds of privilege. But I could be wrong; maybe you'll improve on acquaintance. Or maybe, since the place nauseates you, you'll go away; that would also be a sensible decision. <br /><br />If you stick around, I Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64555613543779140762016-01-05T19:18:29.756-05:002016-01-05T19:18:29.756-05:00And sometimes (often) if you leave the email overn...And sometimes (often) if you leave the email overnight, they solve the problem themselves (perhaps even by reading the syllabus/assignment). It's a pedagogical technique! (Actually, really, it is -- teaches the independence and problem-solving that employers say they want). Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47892074891838020332016-01-05T11:58:32.646-05:002016-01-05T11:58:32.646-05:00Yup :)Yup :)Antsy Academic Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006693109291622966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20763437418013026422016-01-05T08:20:10.781-05:002016-01-05T08:20:10.781-05:00For a group famous for bashing others, you sure ar...For a group famous for bashing others, you sure are a sensitive lot. This and other hate sites about higher ed make me sick to my stomach. Disgraceful.<br /><br />My comment revealed my character.<br /><br />And your diary entries reveal yours. I can live with myself. Can you?Ralph the Romance Profnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89398422710039268392016-01-04T22:43:48.364-05:002016-01-04T22:43:48.364-05:00Totally down with the 1 or 2 new things a semester...Totally down with the 1 or 2 new things a semester principle - thanks Cassandra! When it comes to the value, I think I mean in terms of time. Tucking the grade schooler in tonight might need to take preference over answering the anxiety e-mail as soon as received - I get to it first thing in the morning, I promise!DrAmeliahttp://dramelia.ameliarox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51592855326285077692016-01-04T22:40:25.065-05:002016-01-04T22:40:25.065-05:00Welcome, Ralph!
I know Internet-based communicati...Welcome, Ralph!<br /><br />I know Internet-based communications aren't always the best for identifying the intent behind the words, so I am sure you are a genial individual who isn't in fact, calling me a whiny baby, because that would just be hurtful. And no respected professor has time for that. <br /><br />I hope you'll continue to be involved in the community here. We all learn Dr. Ameliahttp://dramelia.ameliarox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75878661921283217242016-01-04T21:45:13.621-05:002016-01-04T21:45:13.621-05:00What Cassandra said, especially with regard to the...What Cassandra said, especially with regard to <a href="http://www.edbatista.com/2011/10/the-air-mask-principle.html" rel="nofollow">the oxygen mask principle</a>. I can't give my best to students, colleagues, taxpayers, etc. unless I'm in good working condition myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34897219487716234962016-01-04T21:09:28.685-05:002016-01-04T21:09:28.685-05:00For me, it's:
- Try to resist the temptation ...For me, it's:<br /><br />- Try to resist the temptation to taunt humanities proffies who try to suppress opinions I respect, particularly when they come from other humanities proffies since the science proffies are too busy for CM with their burgeoning class enrollments.<br /><br />Oh, darn.<br /><br />Welcome, Ralph the Romance Prof!<br />Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67347229582092074902016-01-04T17:12:13.572-05:002016-01-04T17:12:13.572-05:00Here, too, I'm mostly just tempted to steal yo...Here, too, I'm mostly just tempted to steal yours, Amelia. <br /><br />I don't really want to value my students less, but I'm with Arthur on performing triage: trying to find a way to give less energy to those who are demanding in unfruitful ways (e.g. overly grade-focused, and/or generally anxious and needy, though it's hard not to spend time calming the latter group down, Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22386755071663564592016-01-04T16:33:04.373-05:002016-01-04T16:33:04.373-05:00Yeah, you're a lot of fun. You might be lookin...Yeah, you're a lot of fun. You might be looking for the Crampicle.Reg W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18820199532845295312016-01-04T13:46:36.854-05:002016-01-04T13:46:36.854-05:00Value my students more. They are the lifeblood of ...Value my students more. They are the lifeblood of our profession. <br /><br />Do scholarship because it is a part of my job and I don't think stealing from the university is moral. <br /><br />Read books that pertain to my profession and leave fun for other times. <br /><br />Exercise my right to show colleagues who teach casually and frivolously that they are wrong and are robbing our Ralph the Romance Profnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27666130294118860782016-01-04T11:20:47.019-05:002016-01-04T11:20:47.019-05:00Echoing the ideas above, I resolve to spend more t...Echoing the ideas above, I resolve to spend more time doing the things that I value, including<br />- meaningful time with family and friends<br />- exploring, reading, and playing with ideas in my discipline<br />- creatively re-engaging and re-imagining my classes<br />- maybe even doing some scholarship<br />and spending significantly less time being a loyal drone, caring less about Antsy Academic Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006693109291622966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10388172309420123692016-01-04T08:18:03.134-05:002016-01-04T08:18:03.134-05:00*side note*
Workshop days used to run W-F, then T...*side note*<br /><br />Workshop days used to run W-F, then Tu-F more recently. This year, it's M-F. Two times in the last week I ran into colleagues out shopping and they both specifically mentioned coming back to work starting on Tuesday. I'm good little drone, so I suspect that campus will be pretty damn barren today.TShirt Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920738568454156856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42568458451886864502016-01-04T08:16:32.281-05:002016-01-04T08:16:32.281-05:00As I resist heading back to the grind this morning...As I resist heading back to the grind this morning (yes, we had less than 2 weeks between the great holiday known as "Grades Due" and the official kick off to the semester, "Workshop Days"), here are some:<br /><br />-Find creative time. Doesn't have to be productive, just find some damn time to do things for ME<br />-Be more decisive<br />-Have more control over my TShirt Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920738568454156856noreply@blogger.com