tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post578052269139429707..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Let the Begging Begin!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29686880109272091012011-04-27T23:56:47.038-04:002011-04-27T23:56:47.038-04:00BTW, I am not indicating that Cynical ought to hav...BTW, I am not indicating that Cynical ought to have sex with their Dean.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73481174355123152902011-04-27T19:31:05.312-04:002011-04-27T19:31:05.312-04:00It is the result of a malicious subroutine.
The ji...It is the result of a malicious subroutine.<br />The jist of the code is as follows.<br /><br />If syllabus(y/n)>0 then put syllabus in backpack.<br /><br />If backpack(y/n)=0 then delete and forget all writing on syllabus.<br /><br />If toiletpaper(y/n)=0 then use syllabus as toilet paper.<br /><br />[Begging]<br /> For x=1,2,3,4,5<br /> Print "I have to get into med. school so I need Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53767642469558113672011-04-27T16:15:10.887-04:002011-04-27T16:15:10.887-04:00Yes, there is a difference between handing in an a...Yes, there is a difference between handing in an assignment and doing the work. In my class, if they do the work they pass. Trust me, I've gotten a lot of crap handed in that wasn't work. Those students tend to fail as well.The Cynical Optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407831367759869205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26745337661179813972011-04-27T15:16:29.944-04:002011-04-27T15:16:29.944-04:00I don't speak for Cynical Optimist, but "...I don't speak for Cynical Optimist, but "handing in" assignments is not the same thing as "doing the work" required. Clear evidence of actual effort, adequate performance, however, combined with actually doing all of the assignments? Pretty much impossible to fail.Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44135589217977786142011-04-27T14:17:51.249-04:002011-04-27T14:17:51.249-04:00Do you really pass your students simply for handin...Do you really pass your students simply for handing in the work?Charlotte Issyvoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081140798331499819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48131823947460822011-04-27T12:56:14.402-04:002011-04-27T12:56:14.402-04:00There are days when my interactions with students ...There are days when my interactions with students make me feel slightly hungry inside. A rumbling, like it's almost lunchtime.<br /><br />As the day goes on, more whining, more emails, more plagiarized response papers, and I feel a bit like I've been punched in the stomach.<br /><br />This isn't sadness. It's rage. It makes me want to do awful things to them. I hate them. I hate Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.com