tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post9109410242430448450..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: So far this semester, my students missed class because:Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46607253141706322182011-09-28T08:14:15.552-04:002011-09-28T08:14:15.552-04:00@ #1 Stupid should hurt.@ #1 Stupid should hurt.Angry Archiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348431132289025339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27734740953570233962011-09-28T08:13:26.664-04:002011-09-28T08:13:26.664-04:00Ben must be having a bad semester indeed, because ...Ben must be having a bad semester indeed, because all these excuses are so...pedestrian. None of them show any imagination at all, such as "I didn't do my homework because I was bitten by a shark while surfing" (I got this while teaching in Florida: I did not want to see under his bandages, it was oozing and nasty), or "I've taken to fighting crime at night, since that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83055584954047991302011-09-28T06:22:36.425-04:002011-09-28T06:22:36.425-04:00I had a Master's student call me from the hosp...I had a Master's student call me from the hospital as she had gone into labor a few hours before our appointment. I told her to turn off the damn phone, have the baby, and bring him by for cuddling by the thesis advisor when he's presentable.Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7688818920364930682011-09-28T04:24:56.592-04:002011-09-28T04:24:56.592-04:00Number 10 can crawl to class and bleed to death in...Number 10 can crawl to class and bleed to death in the auditorium, whereupon the driver of the car will be decapitated by sword (possibly a Kitana, or a Cossack Shashka.) The rest can cower in fear from the lakes and gysers of blood.Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86283033482891198392011-09-28T00:23:04.600-04:002011-09-28T00:23:04.600-04:0011. Got his schedule mixed up because three classe...11. Got his schedule mixed up because three classes are hard to keep track of when class happens at the same time every single day.<br /><br />12. Had jet lag after flying from the northern part of the state to the southern part of the state.<br /><br />13. Thought she had food poisoning but it turned out to be a false pregnancy (again with TMI).<br /><br />MOstly, I just don't WANT to know.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78543272197332070032011-09-28T00:14:50.240-04:002011-09-28T00:14:50.240-04:00According to my inbox, the 2011-2012 grandparent g...According to my inbox, the 2011-2012 grandparent genocide began at 5:16pm, 25 days into the term.<br />RIP.drunk in a midnight choirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648918436053645324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3083817365507386792011-09-27T23:49:38.909-04:002011-09-27T23:49:38.909-04:00Arrgh, these students have actual LIVES and plumbi...Arrgh, these students have actual LIVES and plumbing but no money for plumbers. Which would be a fine reason to choose to treat classes as low on the priority list. Except for Numbers 9, 7, 3, 2 and 1, and maybe 4 (love "apendecronologene therapy session removal transplant"!). <br /><br />Some of Ben's students need to learn to juggle commitments (maybe celebrate a day or two of Eskarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854383335265386899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-62391345564299725392011-09-27T19:44:58.253-04:002011-09-27T19:44:58.253-04:00You had me until the child custody comment. I'...You had me until the child custody comment. I've got a colleague down the hall going through this. If custody is going to be bitterly contested, it is an insanely time consuming thing to prepare for. Affidavit of X, subpoena of Y, notarized transcript of Z etc etc. Luckily my colleague doesn't have to renew his research grant for a few years, and he's got some good publications Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30253339197153304062011-09-27T17:31:33.209-04:002011-09-27T17:31:33.209-04:00I actually did have a student who was hit by a car...I actually did have a student who was hit by a car while in a crosswalk. She wasn't seriously hurt, but I didn't even hear about it until a couple weeks later because a) she DIDN'T skip class and b) she DIDN'T ask for an extension of the paper assignment. In fact, she spent her weekend of bedrest writing the portions of the paper that her flaky partner had failed to write. That Blogless A.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06006969866703522194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19530984100320823072011-09-27T17:23:09.451-04:002011-09-27T17:23:09.451-04:00II did get an excuse from a student this term that...II did get an excuse from a student this term that basically read "it's raining so I don't feel like coming to class." I... there are no words.My Little Proffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843685528001871813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80921437670676796052011-09-27T16:53:49.209-04:002011-09-27T16:53:49.209-04:00I don't know that any of those top my student ...I don't know that any of those top my student who told me she was going to miss class because she was carrying a baby with some abnormality, and she had an abortion scheduled at a time that conflicted with our class. Really, "I have a medical appointment" would have been sufficient for me . . .CouldBeBetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494567309967997639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82709293519806168462011-09-27T15:02:05.009-04:002011-09-27T15:02:05.009-04:00I know, right?
I had a student see me earlier tod...I know, right?<br /><br />I had a student see me earlier today in office hours to try to catch up after missing the first 3 weeks of class. A, not my problem, B, why tell me that one of the classes you missed because you overslept, and C NO DON'T SKIP A DIFFERENT CLASS IN ORDER TO MAKE MY OFFICE HOURS.<br /><br />Why would you do that??<br /><br />Dumbasses.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.com