tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8753372145915844300..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Epic. Fail.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53369885193535236692014-12-04T13:30:23.977-05:002014-12-04T13:30:23.977-05:00Right there with you, Hiram (perhaps in part becau...Right there with you, Hiram (perhaps in part because we're at similar institutions). I'm the last person to treat "follows directions" as a cardinal virtue. In fact, I'm usually the one giving somewhat flexible guidelines, to give students room to think for themselves, make rhetorical choices appropriate to their purpose, etc. But that means that the requirements I do setContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75485800592873890632014-12-03T17:55:57.749-05:002014-12-03T17:55:57.749-05:00Been there, Hiram. I had a couple a while ago. O...Been there, Hiram. I had a couple a while ago. One kid turned in the first draft of every single paper. Each one was done incorrectly. He received a zero. I told him, again and again, he could revise and resubmit. Midterm: "Revise, resubmit, you have a zero on everything." Week before finals. "Revise, resubmit. You have a zero on all three papers." He turns in a &Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28454363623952607722014-12-03T12:22:46.853-05:002014-12-03T12:22:46.853-05:00Every semester, I allow for a revision of an earli...Every semester, I allow for a revision of an earlier essay for a completely new grade (I have never been able to be a prof like Hiram or some of my colleagues who allow revisions throughout the semester--too much to keep track of, frankly). Historically speaking, prior to making the revision OPTIONAL, I would get student after student who either a) made cosmetic (grammar, etc.) corrections or b) BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32259541399306568352014-12-03T10:24:17.023-05:002014-12-03T10:24:17.023-05:00In "The Battle of Who Could Care Less" (...In "The Battle of Who Could Care Less" (Ben Folds), I will lose -- I have a mortgage. Therefore, my strategy has been to act almost like a caricature of an amped, enthused, stoked, thrilled-to-be-here teacher. The older I get, the sadder I feel, but the act is never total bullshit; I always have students who seem to be grateful that I'm sweating and gesticulating for their Bloody Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811228143771593481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78620503981087159832014-12-03T10:01:20.087-05:002014-12-03T10:01:20.087-05:00They are so relaxed because they smoke so much bud...They are so relaxed because they smoke so much bud. At least mine do.Kimmie of the Kensington Kimmieshttp://www.boston.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38952900097415734972014-12-02T18:00:56.741-05:002014-12-02T18:00:56.741-05:00This level of apathy is what led me to concentrate...This level of apathy is what led me to concentrate really hard on those who are trying and ignore those who aren't. I used to become enraged by them and try to cajole and pull and drag them to the finish line...but they just ended up complaining about me and bringing me down, too. So in order to preserve what little energy I have, I adopted our famous motto of not caring more than they do andThe Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24317252487617844622014-12-02T16:56:59.802-05:002014-12-02T16:56:59.802-05:00Don't forget that it's all *your* fault. ...Don't forget that it's all *your* fault. After all, you didn't "inspire" them or "intimidated" them or some such nonsense. No matter what happens, both they and the administrators will find a way to deflect the blame from them and dump it all on you.<br /><br />Such is the legacy of the "fail once, graduate anyway" policy used by high schools, starting Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12148906920099991182014-12-02T16:22:53.074-05:002014-12-02T16:22:53.074-05:00I like it when a student fights a bit. I'm hap...I like it when a student fights a bit. I'm happy to fight back as long as we make the work, the writing, the project better.<br /><br />But when I try to get them to fix stuff, make it better, at least meet the guidelines to get a grade, and they DON'T WANT TO, then I remember the old mission statement: don't care more about their education than they do.Compound Calicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059155949950433688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48047974671327602222014-12-02T15:46:49.202-05:002014-12-02T15:46:49.202-05:00I am reading hamsterology papers right now. I hav...I am reading hamsterology papers right now. I have told them in the rough draft, "Do not use quotes," but I still get a paper of quotes I want to bang my head against the table. The lack of direction following is just...Bah! Don't get me started on the need for five references with at least two from an academic journal. I need a drink.Frennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126693773120200776noreply@blogger.com