tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6188497659517847638..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Spreading the Cheer across CampusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68281164866850052362012-11-27T19:47:07.815-05:002012-11-27T19:47:07.815-05:00At least they were in the computer lab asking you ...At least they were in the computer lab asking you to help them print, instead of asking for that when in the parking lot...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85407318403531101212012-11-27T19:08:29.798-05:002012-11-27T19:08:29.798-05:00I have learned that students inevitably do whateve...I have learned that students inevitably do whatever it is that you tell them not to. Reverse psychology of a sort. <br /><br />I was in the computer lab where I teach last week, and class was about to start (a matter of minutes). One poor, lost snow flake (not one of my students), looked up at me with the deer-in-the-headlights look and asked, "can you help me print?". I said, "Karen Ackoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527412523732265688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2525841926980802132012-11-27T16:30:33.211-05:002012-11-27T16:30:33.211-05:00You are right: that should be a motto like "R...You are right: that should be a motto like "RTFS" is here. TDHWYS: they don't hear what you say. Or... THEY DON'T LISTEN: TDL.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18928424442126870842012-11-27T16:23:50.760-05:002012-11-27T16:23:50.760-05:00Sigh.
And yeah, I also get annoyed with students ...Sigh.<br /><br />And yeah, I also get annoyed with students who are not in my classes or who are in my classes who ask me to proofread essays for OTHER classes. Not my job.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1832614841145550122012-11-27T16:22:59.345-05:002012-11-27T16:22:59.345-05:00That is unfortunate. It works both ways: they get ...That is unfortunate. It works both ways: they get SO MUCH help from our Writing and Tutoring Center that often, we despair that they aren't doing their own work. On the other hand, they are seeking help. The Writing and Tutoring Center is SO overwhelmed with students simply showing up and demanding help for things that shouldn't be things they need help with: registering for classes, The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16565757464401039272012-11-27T16:20:20.837-05:002012-11-27T16:20:20.837-05:00No, the Career Center is actually on the opposite ...No, the Career Center is actually on the opposite end of campus. I don't really know what they do there and have never mentioned them in class (this is a freshman class so less need for resume help just yet). I'm guessing they just saw a flyer on campus that said "Resume Workshop" and thought that meant "Writing Workshop" but who knows: I don't even know how to The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56279203528022918132012-11-27T10:53:42.517-05:002012-11-27T10:53:42.517-05:00I used to work at a Writing Lab. My favorite days ...I used to work at a Writing Lab. My favorite days were when students came in panicked because the professor required that they come see us before turning in papers and the paper was due in five minutes. As in, it was 8:55am and the paper was due at 9:00am. <br /><br />We were taught to look the students in the eyes and ask what they wanted us to do with those five minutes. Most of them would Maybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470091893270064951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4115703708589560732012-11-27T10:39:39.105-05:002012-11-27T10:39:39.105-05:00I'm kinda jealous that you have students who a...I'm kinda jealous that you have students who are willing to seek help. Most of the students here only know to go to deans to complain about how unfair grades are.TubaPlayingProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524484569241433720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46835372256714883762012-11-27T10:36:41.101-05:002012-11-27T10:36:41.101-05:00Although I have fought this sentiment for quite so...Although I have fought this sentiment for quite some time, I fear that I am resolved to the fact that the quality of students really is THAT BAD and progressively getting worse. UGH!ChrryBlstrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802638646237163409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88152529978281324612012-11-27T10:12:58.824-05:002012-11-27T10:12:58.824-05:00This is my most painful lesson learned in my first...This is my most painful lesson learned in my first N years of teaching:<br /> <i>They don't hear what you say.</i><br /><br />They hear snippets. Sometimes they even get the gist. But I've been amazed at the number of students who simply have no recollection of things I've shouted at them not two minutes previously. Not minor details, either.<br />Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33527276346717379192012-11-27T07:33:28.074-05:002012-11-27T07:33:28.074-05:00Wow. Are these places even, like, next to each oth...Wow. Are these places even, like, next to each other?Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36059001841483442412012-11-27T00:14:48.628-05:002012-11-27T00:14:48.628-05:00I know exactly how you feel. Tonight, students fro...I know exactly how you feel. Tonight, students from my intro-astronomy-for-non-majors general-ed class were scheduled to have a planetarium show, as part of this week's lab. I told them in class that even though they might have heard they'll have a planetarium show, don't meet at the planetarium: they need to meet in the regular lab classrooms at the regular lab times, to be briefed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com