tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8828914537038875035..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Morris from Minnesota On Human Proffies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75161643702781431442012-02-22T00:39:51.188-05:002012-02-22T00:39:51.188-05:00The trick with that, of course, is not to decide t...The trick with that, of course, is not to decide too soon.<br /><br />But of course, with the way many students act, it's easy to decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75825317061150394902012-02-21T23:24:34.886-05:002012-02-21T23:24:34.886-05:00Any teacher who is at least slightly above average...Any teacher who is at least slightly above average is a fuckin' superstar, in my view. Why? Because teaching can be incredibly stressful, pays adjuncts complete shit, and is generally totally thankless. So yes, we're fucking SUPERSTARS. <br /><br />Let me add that I adore my GOOD students, even the ones with poor grades but good attitudes. My students with the bad attitudes, on the No Cookieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722547269501795463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22957831540108962942012-02-21T21:32:36.311-05:002012-02-21T21:32:36.311-05:00There is a professor I had multiple times in schoo...There is a professor I had multiple times in school, that for a while I truly believed had a CD ROM installed in the back of his head. I am not of his caliber but strive one day to get there. Maybe after another 20 or 30 years I'll achieve it!Professor Brown-Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844910674434653089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40521726836148750702012-02-21T02:49:36.068-05:002012-02-21T02:49:36.068-05:00hang in there. i'm guessing that you are the k...hang in there. i'm guessing that you are the kind of student we are all hoping for.Frank Intercoursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392025581401087233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59092123397662862182012-02-20T17:19:28.729-05:002012-02-20T17:19:28.729-05:00I also know some pretty sad excuses for proffies. ...I also know some pretty sad excuses for proffies. I'm glad you've encountered ones you can respect.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36066610410554785152012-02-20T17:18:31.345-05:002012-02-20T17:18:31.345-05:00I totally agree: we have had more time to read and...I totally agree: we have had more time to read and to teach (multiple times) the same classes. If a student got to take the same class over and over again willingly, he or she might have some ability to regurgitate facts and tidbits at will...The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88663143240818462272012-02-20T08:31:37.294-05:002012-02-20T08:31:37.294-05:00Aw Shucks, Morris. Yer making me blush.
You'...Aw Shucks, Morris. Yer making me blush.<br /><br />You're right, we are human, and you're also right that we know a lot about our fields, and that we put a lot of work into developing that knowledge. Of course, you wouldn't want a professor who <b>didn't</b> know a lot about their subject, would you.<br /><br />It does get easier as you move forward. I sometimes tell my Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60594595422670718582012-02-20T08:03:49.213-05:002012-02-20T08:03:49.213-05:00For the money schools pay adjuncts, you can have o...For the money schools pay adjuncts, you can have one on a pedestal doing tricks.<br /><br />Yes, we are all smarter than you. Some of us are <i>a lot</i> smarter and know how to teach too. It's good that you can see that and appreciate it. Just don't go too far by assuming that all those brains correlate with the quality of the person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59426547334392643762012-02-20T01:01:50.757-05:002012-02-20T01:01:50.757-05:00"When we both are human, I am keenly aware of..."When we both are human, I am keenly aware of the amount of time, work, and effort one needs to understand even an iota of the past. I am confronted with the fact that I am nothing in the grand scale of things, that despite my bravado and sense of accomplishment, I’m nowhere near done"<br /><br />Someday, Morris, you too may be a proffie, and recognize an undergraduate's ability to Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11753234655851730482012-02-20T00:47:45.460-05:002012-02-20T00:47:45.460-05:00Wait until one cuts a loud, nasty fart in your vic...Wait until one cuts a loud, nasty fart in your vicinity, so close it cannot be ignored. When great minds appear to be thinking great thoughts, they're probably thinking of lunch. <br /><br />Now, imagine that I remember being a student much like you, and now I'm more of an Indiana Jones than an Aristotle, albeit one who's at the age where he constantly grumbles he's getting too Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com