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« on: June 30, 2006, 08:49:07 AM » |
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I normally get very high evals and I'm happy with that. But a student just emailed me to let me know how much he appreciated my course ... of course he was trying to suck up - he's told me several times how much he needs an A in this summer school class. (Of course, I always respond, Well then, make sure you work really hard so you earn the grade that you need, and always feel free to come by my office hours for help whenever you'd like!)
Anyway ... what's funny is how he tried to suck up. This is what he told me: "If not the highlight of my week, I certainly didn't dread it as much as most classes I've taken."
Too funny. Do you have any funny student "compliments" to share?
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« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2006, 09:03:55 AM » |
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Not my own, but a fellow historian loves to tell about speaking to an elementary school group, and getting a thank you not from one fifth grader who said he'd made history "seem more interesting than it really is."
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2006, 05:02:41 PM » |
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I sometimes get emails with compliments and requests for mercy... But then again I often get emails with only the compliments. Here are parts of a couple of funny ones:
"Your teaching style really impressed me,fast and fascinating. Like a speeding car, cool and exciting."
"Thanks so much for teaching us this summer- your teaching style was great- I just don't know how students can fall asleep in your class =)"
"Now that marking and grades are up and finalized... (just so you don't think I'm trying to mooch marks =P) I just wanted to drop an email to thank you for EVERY SECOND you spent on this course!!! I didn't quite achieve my goal of 90% in this course, but nonetheless I don't think i could've done NEARLY as well without your enthusiasm in lectures!! Throughout my first year I had quite a few lousy prof's and some really really good ones, but you have absolutely taken the cake for BEST PROF in my book! (thus far =P)"
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« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2006, 05:15:50 PM » |
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I've never known what to make of this, whether it's damning with faint praise or really enthusiastic, or what. A comment on an anonymous eval said, "You are the best white professor I've ever had."
I think I know who wrote it, but the class was sufficiently diverse that I could easily be wrong. There were two kids from the same foreign country who sat together, went everywhere together, and through tests would frequently glance at each other. I figured I'd keep a careful eye on them. They did OK, but what impressed me most was that their mistakes were independent and distinct. I found out they were engaged; they were not glancing at test papers, but at their love. So at least one possible explanation would be that they were often treated as though they cheated and only I treated them as though they were honest. But it could well have been any of a number of other students.
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2006, 10:00:29 AM » |
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Two from the narrative section on my teaching evaluation:
"Henri has nice hair." Uhm, thanks.
"Henri is THE sh*t." Thanfully, "THE" distinguished to my chair and dean that I actually had some degree of merit and worth, as opposed to "Henri is sh*t."
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2006, 06:24:20 PM » |
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As long as compliments are clean, intelligent, non-abusive, non-political, non-whatever, they should be OK. We should accept cheap flattery and kiss ass types too. However, students hsould be more forthcoming with better ways of rewarding the professor's egos.....LOL
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avaya
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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2006, 06:33:52 PM » |
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I have to say, the funniest student comment I ever got was ...
WEAR TIGHTER SHIRTS
I'm dead serious. I was a TA and I guess the students thought TA meant something else.
Now that I'm a "real" professor, I don't think any student would have the nerve to make a comment like this. :-)
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2006, 06:41:05 AM » |
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In the modern era, any reference to tight shirts or jeans or skirts or baggy pants can be construed as sexual harassment! Students beware....LOL
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2006, 12:48:01 PM » |
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My craziest compliment was (given in the form of a written student evaluation") "Dr. Trixie's beauty, grace, and wisdom inspire me to learn."
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2006, 01:34:36 PM » |
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Mine tend to be good news/ bad news: "Inspired teaching but an insane workload." Like those two aren't connected?
"I've never worked so hard, or enjoyed a class so much. Learned a lot, too, but that kind of sneaked up on me."
"You can't take this course and work full time or have a life."
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« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2006, 09:25:41 AM » |
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Two students approached me during our laboratory session and told me
"This is the only class we don't get high for".
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