tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6322745956079395960..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Nuances of "No": from "I'm sorry, but I can't make it work" to "Go boil your head" by Uggy from Utica.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88786899036435258332016-03-03T09:53:04.525-05:002016-03-03T09:53:04.525-05:00"Gently advised" is the new GTFO."Gently advised" is the new GTFO.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58928186088021812902016-03-02T19:26:36.182-05:002016-03-02T19:26:36.182-05:00Yeah I was headed in the direction of "the st...Yeah I was headed in the direction of "the student is a goddamn liar".<br /><br />Because think about it. If there was a conflict, he couldn't have been the only one with it. There must have been at least hundreds if it's a medium sized university. There would be utter fucking chaos.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31374070630012636702016-03-02T19:10:35.838-05:002016-03-02T19:10:35.838-05:00My first boss (an admin guy who would have been a ...My first boss (an admin guy who would have been a damn good teacher) summarized thusly:<br />"Students lie"EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63044777846955261632016-03-02T18:43:11.496-05:002016-03-02T18:43:11.496-05:00Honestly, we get requests like this all the time, ...Honestly, we get requests like this all the time, and, alas, the students claim they have been told to ask by their lab instructors. Ego in Arcadianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46987304101479117532016-03-02T13:23:25.807-05:002016-03-02T13:23:25.807-05:00"My schedule's really packed so I can'..."My schedule's really packed so I can't do any work outside class."<br />That's right. No homework, no assignments, he'll just show up. Except on game days of course. <br /><br />I gently advised him that this might not be the best semester to take the class. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711314415244801354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20167891961534389912016-03-02T09:02:31.650-05:002016-03-02T09:02:31.650-05:00Sometimes, I don't even get an excuse. I get ...Sometimes, I don't even get an excuse. I get "It would work perfectly with my schedule if I could take your final on a different day". <br /><br />And Conan is right. Our registration system was used by Fred Flintstone but even it knows enough to block registration if there's a conflict between the lab and another course.Fulton Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81885471765986944712016-03-02T08:39:07.673-05:002016-03-02T08:39:07.673-05:00He has a lab conflicting with a class? How the He...He has a lab conflicting with a class? How the Hell did that happen? That's something to see Student Affairs about tbh.Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14543785200764824492016-03-02T07:07:52.887-05:002016-03-02T07:07:52.887-05:00That one is a refreshing change from the usual &qu...That one is a refreshing change from the usual "I want to do X, which means I can't do Y, so can you do Z for me?"Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6046425116319352792016-03-02T07:05:15.400-05:002016-03-02T07:05:15.400-05:00Contrary to what they may have been told, there AR...Contrary to what they may have been told, there ARE stupid questions, and sometimes it DOES hurt to ask.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9506980840827377802016-03-02T06:56:52.866-05:002016-03-02T06:56:52.866-05:00My own little nook of Batshit U has few snowflakes...My own little nook of Batshit U has few snowflakes, but I occasionally have to teach some from other, grubbier corners. I had a mail from just such a student this semester requesting that the student and I meet "at least once a week, for at least an hour", because the class was challenging.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.com