tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8254044306072337248..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: This Week's Big Thirsty: "Do you have a Band-Aid?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-61633917392939081982012-09-02T16:33:51.601-04:002012-09-02T16:33:51.601-04:00I actually did have a student ask me for a tampon ...I actually did have a student ask me for a tampon once. To be fair, it was while I was a TA (so closer in age), and during a field trip to wherever during a summer abroad session (so extracurricular camaraderie was in effect to some extent), at a moment when we both happened to be in the bathroom at once. I cannot imagine a student mustering the courage to ask for something like that in front of Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84300168126712580422012-09-01T12:53:02.163-04:002012-09-01T12:53:02.163-04:00I'm on blood thinners, so I carry Bandaids all...I'm on blood thinners, so I carry Bandaids all of the time. Being a professor in the Fine Hamster department, I carry very colorful, fun Bandaids. The last time a male student asked me for a Bandaid for a teeny-weeny paper cut, I offered him one of my Hello Kitty ones. He then decided that the paper cut wasn't THAT bad. CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80151238179828278922012-09-01T06:26:43.309-04:002012-09-01T06:26:43.309-04:00Jeez you people are old! Next thing you know, some...Jeez you people are old! Next thing you know, someone will bring up punched cards, or my favorite, paper tape. It went out right around the time of roller disco.<br /><br />Bitter experience over the years has taught me to bring to exams for my general-ed-science-class-heavily-populated-by-freshpersons an old copy-paper box containing two staplers, in case one fails, extra staples, a bag of extraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20608354369856140632012-08-31T19:00:41.395-04:002012-08-31T19:00:41.395-04:00That would violate the sexual harassment policy, I...That would violate the sexual harassment policy, I suspect. Or maybe only if you asked the student for the kiss? <br /><br />Maybe that's the solution: we should start asking them for stuff. Better let the tenured proffies (in institutions where there are no raises in the offing anyway) experiment with that one first. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86348711081361769292012-08-31T18:57:53.674-04:002012-08-31T18:57:53.674-04:00And the 8" or so one, which was only around f...And the 8" or so one, which was only around for a very short time (and was very, very floppy, if I'm remembering correctly). They were used in the pay-per-hour wordprocessors available at my college in the late '80s, and are probably forgotten because many people never saw them in the first place. They looked a lot like those free sample records you used to get in the mail. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90978353916314000102012-08-31T18:19:09.745-04:002012-08-31T18:19:09.745-04:00If I carried a purse to class, I'd understand ...If I carried a purse to class, I'd understand this, but I actually don't. I carry my laptop and textbook with me to class, period. That aside, I think they're also used to the women in their lives providing everything for them. <br /><br />I get peeved when it shows up on my teaching evals that I wasn't as effective of a professor as I could have been because I didn't cater toThe Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80189301341449261722012-08-31T18:15:30.337-04:002012-08-31T18:15:30.337-04:00I'm surprised he even brought his trash forwar...I'm surprised he even brought his trash forward. Most of my students just leave it under or on their desks when they leave the room.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70256280761578220882012-08-31T15:51:15.169-04:002012-08-31T15:51:15.169-04:00I'm waiting for the moment a student asks for ...I'm waiting for the moment a student asks for a kiss to make it all better.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56783452355619896572012-08-31T15:47:30.264-04:002012-08-31T15:47:30.264-04:00"I'm waiting for the day when the 3.25&qu..."I'm waiting for the day when the 3.25" floppy disk has completely passed from memory"<br /><br />Following the 5.25" floppy disk, which is already long forgotten Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54683925148334534712012-08-31T14:47:09.580-04:002012-08-31T14:47:09.580-04:00It may be due to gender expectations, and for two ...It may be due to gender expectations, and for two reasons. Women are seen as nurturing and caring. They also carry a handbag, which usually contains tissues, pills, band-aids, feminine products (can't wait for someone to ask you for one of those), and the aforementioned crackers or other edible things.<br /><br />I tried to find a link to a song about what's "at the bottom of a Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16988744138179704442012-08-31T14:46:58.726-04:002012-08-31T14:46:58.726-04:00It may be due to gender expectations, and for two ...It may be due to gender expectations, and for two reasons. Women are seen as nurturing and caring. They also carry a handbag, which usually contains tissues, pills, band-aids, feminine products (can't wait for someone to ask you for one of those), and the aforementioned crackers or other edible things.<br /><br />I tried to find a link to a song about what's "at the bottom of a Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331203839723194193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85991932578806792922012-08-31T12:33:03.407-04:002012-08-31T12:33:03.407-04:00Today I had a student ask me (and keep in mind we ...Today I had a student ask me (and keep in mind we have been in session for two full weeks) if I had a trash can in the classroom while he is extending his trash toward me. I pointed to GIANT green sign next to the door (which is where 99% of trashcans live in classrooms). Then he gave me an incredulous look, because he thought I was supposed to take said trash from him not make him throw it outAcademic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-20434619342021950332012-08-31T10:11:20.468-04:002012-08-31T10:11:20.468-04:00I've come to accept that giving my office supp...I've come to accept that giving my office supplies with any faculty member who asks for them, goes with the job. And if the students ask nicely, and aren't asking for, like, my entire stock of pencils, sure, I'll share.<br /><br />Advil and Band-Aids are another matter altogether. No way am I going to be responsible for giving any pills to my students, or take responsibility for Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519875774922900379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19282777246070123502012-08-31T03:07:04.186-04:002012-08-31T03:07:04.186-04:00Not all of these requests come from students in my...Not all of these requests come from students in my classes or people I know...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40616042378156008722012-08-31T01:35:17.935-04:002012-08-31T01:35:17.935-04:00I've been asked if I had a "spare umbrell...I've been asked if I had a "spare umbrella".EC1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13414931249618049097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82435235905570812582012-08-31T00:05:16.463-04:002012-08-31T00:05:16.463-04:00I get asked for a tissue all the time. I politely ...I get asked for a tissue all the time. I politely say, "No, I do not have one. But you are welcome to leave the classroom and get one."Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39582165182952272692012-08-30T23:09:53.140-04:002012-08-30T23:09:53.140-04:00This is why I keep my office door closed. This is why I keep my office door closed. StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43712065881824163362012-08-30T22:24:19.392-04:002012-08-30T22:24:19.392-04:00And one of these days, students will wonder what t...And one of these days, students will wonder what that funny little squiggly shape originally stood for. I'm waiting for the day when the 3.25" floppy disk has completely passed from memory, and they wonder what that icon means (I'd guess some of them now don't understand the origins, just the icon). <br /><br />Actually, I usually have a paper clip or two floating around the Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58666713047106087312012-08-30T22:13:59.054-04:002012-08-30T22:13:59.054-04:00A stapler? That's odd since the email program...A stapler? That's odd since the email programs always indicate attachments using a paper clip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66045760045786271592012-08-30T21:08:29.835-04:002012-08-30T21:08:29.835-04:00I still sometimes get asked for a stapler, even th...I still sometimes get asked for a stapler, even though I now receive all papers virtually. I've been asked for a pen or paper now and then, but I can't think of anything else. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-54242888673291759562012-08-30T21:01:38.068-04:002012-08-30T21:01:38.068-04:00Like Bonnie, I've been asked for BandAids, Adv...Like Bonnie, I've been asked for BandAids, Advil, lotion, gum, mints, a stapler (!), paper to write on, Post-Its, a bottle of water, crackers (for a woman who claimed queasiness), cold medicine, a spare sweater, and all manner of writing supplies. My male colleague (same age; we graduated within two years of each other) has been here a year and has yet to be asked for anything other than The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39787262955392722042012-08-30T20:17:11.447-04:002012-08-30T20:17:11.447-04:00I'd direct them to the first-aid kit in the ne...I'd direct them to the first-aid kit in the nearest lab. By law, this first-aid kit will be hung prominently on the wall next to the door. Don't rely on the morphine to still be there: the grad students likely used it for last weekend's party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com