tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8550672428483754917..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Of course it's all going down the shitter but I didn't think it would flush this fastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47701392231515226242013-08-29T14:49:35.885-04:002013-08-29T14:49:35.885-04:00For one upper-level class, our professor's ins...For one upper-level class, our professor's instructions for submitting papers included, "Remember to put your name on the paper." Sigh. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086727387857705638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46895908067906954182013-08-29T07:06:56.267-04:002013-08-29T07:06:56.267-04:00fuck the miseryfuck the miserySouthern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9313750724798120082013-08-29T04:45:41.126-04:002013-08-29T04:45:41.126-04:00In addition to putting in book orders on time, I a...In addition to putting in book orders on time, I always put required print materials on reserve at the library and say so on the syllabus. As far as I know our scholarship students don't get stipends for books and other expenses and may indeed be looking for alternative means of access (which is how I have always interpreted the question "do I have to BUY the book?"). Now, I can'Edna Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438002061912782295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29932513581849881042013-08-29T00:42:44.473-04:002013-08-29T00:42:44.473-04:00One of my boomerangs emailed me in mid-August to t...One of my boomerangs emailed me in mid-August to tell me (not ask me) about being out of state for the first week of class, and I would hold his spot, wouldn't I? Remarkably, this email contained no punctuation or capitalization. I replied that he knew my policies from the last time he took my class. As my signature, I appended a guide to sending email appropriately.<br /><br />Guess what? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69518729719166532892013-08-28T20:17:56.102-04:002013-08-28T20:17:56.102-04:00I am adding a clause to my syllabus that reads:
F...I am adding a clause to my syllabus that reads:<br /><br />First of all: RTFS.<br />Second: If your sentences starts with "Is there anything I can do to..." the answer is a resounding NO.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34432865053720548282013-08-28T10:15:04.055-04:002013-08-28T10:15:04.055-04:00I say - a lot - you don't HAVE to do anything,...I say - a lot - you don't HAVE to do anything, but your chances of passing are slim and none if you don't have the require materials. You've got free will, though, so knock yourself out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-85336970187339717602013-08-28T10:13:07.002-04:002013-08-28T10:13:07.002-04:00There was an article in our college paper about st...There was an article in our college paper about students taking their financial aid for texts and simply not using the money that way. Kind hearted professors put books on reserve and the students used those instead, or borrowed from the professor in class, or looked on with others. What they spent the official money varied widely, as one could imagine. I had a student show me on his phone a 750 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80990406675519528112013-08-28T08:57:55.236-04:002013-08-28T08:57:55.236-04:00This year, for the first time, I am putting a box ...This year, for the first time, I am putting a box with the words YES YOU MUST BUY THE BOOKS FOR THIS COURSE at the top of my syllabus, before even the course name, meeting times, location, etc. because I am sick to death of being asked "Do we have to buy the books?" <br /><br />I had one of my adjuncts come into my office last week to ask if he could do something similar because last BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42796707106296282362013-08-28T08:22:57.618-04:002013-08-28T08:22:57.618-04:00I had a couple of students not show up the first w...I had a couple of students not show up the first week. One is a student who didn't pass last semester. The other missed the first week of stats, enough said.Academic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68951633466436217882013-08-28T07:51:17.963-04:002013-08-28T07:51:17.963-04:00Our lovely institution has a webpage with advice f...Our lovely institution has a webpage with advice from upperflakes to freshflakes. One of the nuggets advises freshflakes not to buy their books before they go to class. This way, they can get to class and see if they really need them. <br /><br />Books their professors marked as required when the bookstore orders went in.<br /><br />Of course, there are profflakes who don't bother Zeke Zymurgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103634342855587849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14749999860681861592013-08-28T07:44:12.480-04:002013-08-28T07:44:12.480-04:00I've lost count of how many times I've had...I've lost count of how many times I've had to answer the question "where is the course web page", even though it is included in every mass email I send to the class. <br /><br />And there's always the person who remembers, halfway through the semester, that he/she is enrolled in the class but never showed up, then asks: "is there anything I can do"?<br /><br />No, Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.com