tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6094184987078770128..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Reader Writes: "Here's An Article I'm Putting on WebCT."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83022760481010635792012-06-28T08:54:38.618-04:002012-06-28T08:54:38.618-04:00If you want to slam a whole discipline, might I su...<i>If you want to slam a whole discipline, might I suggest the education school?</i><br /><br />I'm cool with that.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82382567787142605252012-06-28T01:40:16.761-04:002012-06-28T01:40:16.761-04:00Every now and then, they do come up with something...Every now and then, they do come up with something contrary to what everyone thinks they know. Some people think that it's OK for parents to host underage drinking parties in their home, "if it prevents them from driving drunk." A similar idea was that if we lower the drinking age, it would make it "not such a big deal," and "part of our culture, the way it is in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67242656582101658162012-06-27T22:15:49.514-04:002012-06-27T22:15:49.514-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34711346372839433922012-06-27T15:45:59.660-04:002012-06-27T15:45:59.660-04:00But until you have data, it's just an opinion....But until you have data, it's just an opinion.Ovreductdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961540854552566493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26680005684343646722012-06-27T11:24:31.486-04:002012-06-27T11:24:31.486-04:00These responses remind of the scene in the film &#...These responses remind of the scene in the film 'Kinsey', where Professor Alfred Kinsey is disabusing two students from widely held misconceptions about sexual activity, and the male student disarms Prof Kinsey when he cannot back up any of his assertions with published research. Now, I can say "...and published research strongly suggests you should stop being a rude dumbass in yourProf Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38029283643631292432012-06-27T11:08:04.285-04:002012-06-27T11:08:04.285-04:00Well...that's kinda true, but as my Intro to P...Well...that's <em>kinda</em> true, but as my Intro to Psych prof repeated over and over again, there ain't no such thing as common sense. Empirical validation can't be beat.Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74272158934526287892012-06-27T10:16:06.343-04:002012-06-27T10:16:06.343-04:00I forget where I saw it (and at the risk of settin...I forget where I saw it (and at the risk of setting off a firestorm) but I once saw a claim that Social Science research findings come in two flavors:<br /><br />1. No shit, Sherlock.<br />2. I think your mother told you that when you were 5.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56430297151994665852012-06-27T08:08:10.925-04:002012-06-27T08:08:10.925-04:00I'm with BPD. Hard to see getting tenure base...I'm with BPD. Hard to see getting tenure based on publications in the Journal Of No Shit, Sherlock. Congratulations, you've just demonstrated yet again that being rude to authority figures isn't a good strategy.<br /><br />On the up side, it's still funny.Silverback McGreybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434170121684704440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88482358052614988092012-06-27T04:15:10.196-04:002012-06-27T04:15:10.196-04:00Hypothesis: Humans may positively impact their __...Hypothesis: Humans may positively impact their ____ through the use of polite communication.<br /><br />This should have been taught at home, long before they were adults.Vog3lfr3ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498874776211940606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24943153931369862472012-06-26T20:17:14.215-04:002012-06-26T20:17:14.215-04:00Considering that students are dumb enough not to k...Considering that students are dumb enough not to know that emails such as the last email I received--"hey, i need you to change my grade to a B- because my tpa [sic] dropped because of the C in your class"--won't do the student any good, I'd say that while this kind of "research" is obvious, it also reinforces (now with RESEARCH) the notion that their emails and how The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32279549091016038992012-06-26T18:08:10.165-04:002012-06-26T18:08:10.165-04:00Well, duh. Lord, I wish that in my discipline I co...Well, duh. Lord, I wish that in my discipline I could get away with researching such bloody obvious topics.Doctor BPDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077311480386412339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38793712423424943372012-06-26T17:55:56.947-04:002012-06-26T17:55:56.947-04:00Drat. The database I'd get it through doesn...Drat. The database I'd get it through doesn't have the new issue up yet.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38798308612354098102012-06-26T17:03:45.625-04:002012-06-26T17:03:45.625-04:00Ha. This kid e-mailed me every 10 minutes for &qu...Ha. This kid e-mailed me every 10 minutes for "help" with a paper but did not come to my office hours, used no salutation but "Hey Professor," and retorted with rude e-mails when I clarified policy for him.<br /><br />My hatred was extreme, and my willingness to give an inch was zero.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11507510585031186632012-06-26T17:03:23.744-04:002012-06-26T17:03:23.744-04:00Checked out the journal issue (through our Uni lib...Checked out the journal issue (through our Uni library) and found lots of relevant goodies!lucycountessofbedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954808878237708003noreply@blogger.com