tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6896873019695544676..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: First Monday after spring semester ends Thirsty! (Hint: The answer is "no")Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55418154260911388642013-05-20T19:52:31.633-04:002013-05-20T19:52:31.633-04:00At my former employer, it was nice after exams wer...At my former employer, it was nice after exams were over. The place was quiet, I could work in the library without hearing the senseless jabber of students, and there was lots of room in the gym.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13371189534101118012013-05-20T13:15:44.798-04:002013-05-20T13:15:44.798-04:00As Zora mentions, the danger spot to avoid is one&...As Zora mentions, the danger spot to avoid is one's email inbox. Despite my college's very clear "no new work may be accepted after final grades are in" rule, turning in of final grades seems to have an almost magical ability to make long-missing work that somehow got "lost" materialize, in electronic form, in said inbox. Unfortunately, I've got a couple of emailContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64342427446630714102013-05-20T07:25:29.186-04:002013-05-20T07:25:29.186-04:00Parking is easier and the quiet is exquisite. Now...Parking is easier and the quiet is exquisite. Now I close my office door to avoid only my colleagues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53512889868393968522013-05-20T06:33:48.973-04:002013-05-20T06:33:48.973-04:00Deanlets think? News to me.
On my campus the Most...Deanlets think? News to me.<br /><br />On my campus the Most Wonderful Time of the year doesn't happen when grades are submitted but after all the post-semester meetings are done: pedagogy and critical thinking and assessment seminars that are not required but strongly encouraged. Who wants to sit through an all-day meeting the day after turning in final grades? I used to be responsible for Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298623277254751613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58500987150346672972013-05-20T05:23:41.592-04:002013-05-20T05:23:41.592-04:00Now is when I start making voodoo dolls of the peo...Now is when I start making voodoo dolls of the people who are slated for summer classes in the hopes that if enough tragic accidents come to pass, I'll actually get some work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com