tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7086205433725653780..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Rex in Riverside Sends in the First Snowflake Email. "Brian Wakes Me Up!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13192439276385943972014-10-04T16:43:06.595-04:002014-10-04T16:43:06.595-04:00This is why I make my students read my email etiqu...This is why I make my students read my email etiquette handout before they email me...it decreases the chances of this kind of shit coming through. What are you, his personal docent?BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67276505498067086392014-10-04T11:17:47.799-04:002014-10-04T11:17:47.799-04:00It's phrased as a question, but it's reall...It's phrased as a question, but it's really a command, complete with lack of question mark. But "no" works as a response nonetheless.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8049952392375288902014-10-02T15:49:15.032-04:002014-10-02T15:49:15.032-04:00Since the e-mail contains a question "Could y...Since the e-mail contains a question "Could you tell Kevin to take notes for me and maybe you can meet with him after class to tell him so I know what to do for next class." I would reply "No." That covers it. Programming Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838328277067778125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3174733558263041882014-09-30T21:37:46.251-04:002014-09-30T21:37:46.251-04:00Then the complaints just go up the ladder, and/or ...Then the complaints just go up the ladder, and/or the emails just get more frequent.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22264756205822591042014-09-30T21:36:42.392-04:002014-09-30T21:36:42.392-04:00Yes, it's probably an overinterpretation of FE...Yes, it's probably an overinterpretation of FERPA. As for group work, the "need to know" loophole may apply: to perform their job function, the students in the group have an interest in knowing whether one of them will be present. I suppose we could look this all up, but I'd rather imitate my students and just go by what I think it says. <br /><br />EMH, I wonder if when studentOgre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54376748551194330682014-09-30T16:24:33.038-04:002014-09-30T16:24:33.038-04:00An award-winning response.
Could FERPA end up k...An award-winning response. <br /><br />Could FERPA end up killing our ability to assign group-projects? I could only pray.<br /><br />My favorite pet-peeve happens when a student approaches me when exams are being handed back and wants to pick-up an exam for another student. That itself is a definite FERPA violation and I hate having to explain it to them because it usually results in them Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87011291893295398822014-09-30T12:07:16.988-04:002014-09-30T12:07:16.988-04:00Bravo! Probably misrepresents FERPA (when group w...Bravo! Probably misrepresents FERPA (when group work is involved, I regularly have to pass on word that a student will miss class to other students), but an effective response nonetheless. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80950109929344533792014-09-30T07:45:14.033-04:002014-09-30T07:45:14.033-04:00easy: that e-mail gets deleted without being answe...easy: that e-mail gets deleted without being answered. Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-74796876601092050482014-09-30T07:24:25.866-04:002014-09-30T07:24:25.866-04:00Dear Brian,
Be advised that FERPA prevents me fro...Dear Brian,<br /><br />Be advised that FERPA prevents me from discussing a student's educational situation with another student. If you wish for another student to be your note taker, you'll have to contact that student directly.<br />Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24060184205243473592014-09-29T16:53:25.339-04:002014-09-29T16:53:25.339-04:00P.S. You just moved "buy a smartphone" ...P.S. You just moved "buy a smartphone" even further down my to-do list. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5161227640906189422014-09-29T16:51:33.053-04:002014-09-29T16:51:33.053-04:00Dear [Cassandra's chair],
I've decided t...Dear [Cassandra's chair], <br /><br />I've decided to stay in bed for the rest of the semester. I'm so burned out. Could you tell Kevin to take my classes for me, and maybe meet with him to go over my syllabus so he can be ready for next week. I'll definitely be back next semester. Have a good fall!<br /><br />Cassandra<br /><br />No? Oh, well; I was worth a try, especially Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54131225451133296492014-09-29T11:55:41.772-04:002014-09-29T11:55:41.772-04:00Can't the kid contact Kevin directly or is he ...Can't the kid contact Kevin directly or is he too lame-brained or lazy to do it himself?<br /><br />This, unfortunately, is one consequence of the "student as customer" ideology that has infested the education system for the last generation. The twerps really do think that the teaching staff are hired help.<br />Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24882442952826805452014-09-29T11:22:42.112-04:002014-09-29T11:22:42.112-04:00"Tell Kevin to take notes for me"? That ..."Tell Kevin to take notes for me"? That is a ridiculous request at any time of day. I mean, I'm astonished.Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22422300212479242252014-09-29T09:33:50.689-04:002014-09-29T09:33:50.689-04:00Avoid getting involved in this drama, whether it&#...Avoid getting involved in this drama, whether it's 11:45 am or pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17026426255788150122014-09-29T04:07:18.197-04:002014-09-29T04:07:18.197-04:00Now you know why I've long thought that parent...Now you know why I've long thought that parents don't hit their children enough.<br /><br />By the way, if that was an iPhone, select:<br /><br />Settings/Do Not Disturb<br /><br />and not Notifications.<br /><br />The correct way to handle this e-mail is to hit "delete," and that is all. Let this little shit deal with Kevin himself.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.com