tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7330564648569573646..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Observing other faculty in actionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21029497329826432282015-03-30T07:16:32.061-04:002015-03-30T07:16:32.061-04:00Although it being published in the "ENCODE&qu...Although it being published in the "ENCODE" issue might be a tad ironic.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69994710177402400172015-03-30T07:11:26.679-04:002015-03-30T07:11:26.679-04:00Thanks Pumpkin. I hadn't seen that one.Thanks Pumpkin. I hadn't seen that one.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32680596145086362352015-03-29T21:41:18.392-04:002015-03-29T21:41:18.392-04:00Not quite as topical or pithy as Prof. Wayman'...Not quite as topical or pithy as Prof. Wayman's work, but I can't resist the chance to point at Tony Ballantyne's <a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7414/full/489170a.html" rel="nofollow">"If Only ..."</a> published in <i>Nature</i> and an inspiration to science teachers everywhere.dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50574278249817199142015-03-29T18:10:08.788-04:002015-03-29T18:10:08.788-04:00I also think excellent images from online should b...I also think excellent images from online should be fair game. After posting this one last night, I came across another in a friend's blog. There are some great proffie fails out there and it would help to obscure those of us who might be outed by posting too many of our colleagues "excellent" work.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32427776757887592742015-03-29T17:19:16.392-04:002015-03-29T17:19:16.392-04:00Like!!!Like!!!Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27538705982758750162015-03-29T16:57:34.682-04:002015-03-29T16:57:34.682-04:00My first thought: this person has tenure (and is u...My first thought: this person has tenure (and is using it well, or at least in one good way). <br /><br />My second thought: the New Yorker (or some other reputable publication) needs to publish a similar list, so that we can all put it up on our office doors (or at least so that the dwindling number of us who have office doors can post it there). I can't tell how many copies of <a href="Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35886799383327407282015-03-29T16:40:39.793-04:002015-03-29T16:40:39.793-04:00We'd have to send them to the RGM, to avoid ou...We'd have to send them to the RGM, to avoid outing ourselves. <br /><br />Or -- more fun -- we could send them to each other (or to the RGM to send to each other, or to post in others' names, with their permission, of course), the better to confuse things ("I always thought Cassandra might be my terrible Eeyore-ish colleague who says cynical things in response to all my good ideas*,Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53336170197055435132015-03-29T12:30:58.738-04:002015-03-29T12:30:58.738-04:00Many years ago, when I taught Western Civ, I had a...Many years ago, when I taught Western Civ, I had a section immediately following the section of a colleague who rarely got around to erasing the board. About two thirds of the way through the "to 1500" semester, I'm doing the Fall of Rome, and I walk in to see that my colleague has left on the board.... the twelve tribes of Israel. A student of mine looked at it, looked at me, and Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-21229685584296064632015-03-29T11:24:18.619-04:002015-03-29T11:24:18.619-04:00Q: Can I take the test on a later date? I'm no...Q: Can I take the test on a later date? I'm not prepared.<br />A: I automatically drop your worst exam so you are welcome to skip this one, but you can only gain by doing your best on it.<br /><br />(I actually got that question 5 minutes before the first exam I gave the semester I started full time teaching. I gaped at the student for several long seconds while I tried to convince myself he dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84368350188338211842015-03-29T10:35:01.798-04:002015-03-29T10:35:01.798-04:00I want this to happen. Can we make this happen? Co...I want this to happen. Can we make this happen? Come on, CM, let's make this happen!Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56790263204557227522015-03-29T10:34:15.185-04:002015-03-29T10:34:15.185-04:00Q: Can I turn my work in late?
A: Yes, you can. Yo...Q: Can I turn my work in late?<br />A: Yes, you can. You won't receive the same number of points as timely submissions, and if you submit after the term ends that number will be zero. But you can do whatever you like.<br /><br />Q: Can my mom come to class with me when she comes to visit?<br />A: Goddammit, Archie, I already told you to give you mom a pass to the campus museum.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27616068077520824732015-03-29T09:56:16.111-04:002015-03-29T09:56:16.111-04:00It'd be great if we all took photos of the shi...It'd be great if we all took photos of the shit left behind on boards in our classrooms. I often wish I had a camera with me or my phone because I have one nutcase ahead of one of my classes who leaves up the sort of "I love my students because they stapled" comments that makes me think I'm living in the wrong world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46104566002782538612015-03-29T08:13:52.410-04:002015-03-29T08:13:52.410-04:00Q: Can I get any extra credit?
A: If by "extr...Q: Can I get any extra credit?<br />A: If by "extra" you mean "more than you had before", then yes, you can. See earlier answer about the time machine. If you mean "extra" in the sense of "more opportunities than afforded to the rest of the class", then, no. Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47196183414455153352015-03-29T01:19:34.410-04:002015-03-29T01:19:34.410-04:00Q: Do you care more about my education than I do?
...Q: Do you care more about my education than I do?<br />A: Apparently.<br />(although "not any more" would be a good one).<br /><br />Q: Do you grade on a curve?<br />A: Only if someone else is driving.EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.com