geonerd
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« Reply #3645 on: April 09, 2008, 08:23:12 PM » |
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And you phrase as " it is not you university or maybe your degree" was so unfired. I didn't teach me to be accountant!!!!! You don't know as , and I will continue to go through.
And if you worry about my complains, don't worry I not that person.
This is my favorite part. What does unfiring consist of at your school? I'm envisioning a giant circus canon, and students wearing helmets. I'm not sure where the accountant fits in, but the night is young. But if she's not that person then who is? |
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How many of your grandmothers still are living, and how is their health?
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autie13
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« Reply #3646 on: April 09, 2008, 09:56:11 PM » |
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Notice that both students are saying they actually want less instruction? That's the trouble with universities; too much learning going on.
That is hilarious. Darn you for trying to teach these kids anything!! |
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"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research." ~~ A. Einstein ~~
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« Reply #3647 on: April 09, 2008, 10:47:53 PM » |
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Oh, that Russian student. She doesn't even understand how accurate it is when she talks about her writhing. But what does she mean about her HARBORD? Alas, you would have been well justified in saying, as she did, "Just stop, to do this."
Harbord is a good school in Bustin. |
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zarathustra
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« Reply #3648 on: April 09, 2008, 10:52:00 PM » |
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Oh, that Russian student. She doesn't even understand how accurate it is when she talks about her writhing. But what does she mean about her HARBORD? Alas, you would have been well justified in saying, as she did, "Just stop, to do this."
Harbord is a good school in Bustin. Technically it's in Kemvrige. |
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"...undigested hummus trading real estate for this fire dance.." ~C.S.
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« Reply #3649 on: April 10, 2008, 12:13:55 AM » |
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I'll share credit for the global warming. I use a woodstove.
I just graded another assigment only to discover that same student (in another class) never turned in that one.
What, out of a dozen students, he is the only one who didn't know?
Hmm.
You have this doofus in two different classes? Seriously! Aren't there deals you could be making with Satan to avoid this? |
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"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. " Barack Obama (November 4, 2008)
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galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #3650 on: April 10, 2008, 12:40:18 AM » |
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I'll share credit for the global warming. I use a woodstove.
I just graded another assigment only to discover that same student (in another class) never turned in that one.
What, out of a dozen students, he is the only one who didn't know?
Hmm.
You have this doofus in two different classes? Seriously! Aren't there deals you could be making with Satan to avoid this? Why is it only now that I noticed that "Satan" and "Santa" are anagrams? |
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"A pun is primâ facie an insult to the person you are talking with. It implies utter indifference to or sublime contempt for his remarks, no matter how serious." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Hedgie loves to read. |
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« Reply #3651 on: April 10, 2008, 01:16:46 AM » |
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Because you did not see the Church Chat sketches on Saturday Night Live in the 80s!
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siduri
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« Reply #3652 on: April 10, 2008, 12:33:36 PM » |
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Or you didn't grow up in a fundamentalist-leaning Baptist church. (Yes, I heard this from the pulpit at a tender young age)
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« Reply #3653 on: April 10, 2008, 08:10:04 PM » |
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"Hey, can I take the final on Tuesday or maybe Wednesday? I really didn't want to stick around the whole week to take it on Thursday."
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« Reply #3654 on: April 10, 2008, 08:22:35 PM » |
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"Hey, can I take the final on Tuesday or maybe Wednesday? I really didn't want to stick around the whole week to take it on Thursday."
Don't you hate it when they say "hey"? But at least the reply is easy: "Dear Heysayer, "Thanks for your note. I wouldn't like to stay until Thursday either, so I have taken the liberty of submitting your final grade to the registrar. You earned an F. Have a nice summer." |
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graythebruce
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« Reply #3655 on: April 11, 2008, 01:43:45 AM » |
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Loved the responses to my two emails, particularly the whimsical bit about the unfiring canon. Now I have a mental picture to go with the email. To answer some quick questions: She's not a stripper; she's an accountant. However, given the state of accounting firms these days, the writhing doesn't surprise me. No, the university in question wasn't a Dirtmith or Kernel. It was a Kill Stayed (Cal State). And yes, if she'd known better, she probably would have begged me to grade like she was at Harvard. Perhaps they would have understood her slightly different structure better than I did. Notice that both students are saying they actually want less instruction? That's the trouble with universities; too much learning going on.
Yes, that seems to be a consistent demand, even among students who don't write funny emails. What continues to frustrate me -- though I should probably be used to it by now -- is that students seem to accept heavy amounts of fairly routine work without much complaint, but if you demand less work at higher quality, with more thought behind it, they act like you've pulled out a nailgun and threatened to kneecap them. They're actually offended. They've signed up for blood, sweat, tears, and all-nighters. But they never dreamed they'd be in for head-scratching. Very strange. |
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« Reply #3656 on: April 11, 2008, 06:15:49 AM » |
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"Dear Professor,
I had to miss class today because I got great tickets to the [local baseball team] game. Could you send me your notes and the overheads for that lecture?"
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« Reply #3657 on: April 11, 2008, 07:14:42 AM » |
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I'll share credit for the global warming. I use a woodstove.
I just graded another assigment only to discover that same student (in another class) never turned in that one.
What, out of a dozen students, he is the only one who didn't know?
Hmm.
You have this doofus in two different classes? Seriously! Aren't there deals you could be making with Satan to avoid this? Oh, I don't know. He can be a seat-filler in my classes if he wants... it'll just make my grading load all the lighter. |
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"...the world between reality and fantasy improv nonsense is blurred in Columbus." -David Gaus
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galactic_hedgehog
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« Reply #3658 on: April 11, 2008, 08:18:27 AM » |
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I'll share credit for the global warming. I use a woodstove.
I just graded another assigment only to discover that same student (in another class) never turned in that one.
What, out of a dozen students, he is the only one who didn't know?
Hmm.
You have this doofus in two different classes? Seriously! Aren't there deals you could be making with Satan to avoid this? Oh, I don't know. He can be a seat-filler in my classes if he wants... it'll just make my grading load all the lighter. The doofus or Satan? If you taught Paradise Lost, that latter would probably make some really good contributions to class discussion. |
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« Reply #3659 on: April 11, 2008, 09:20:42 AM » |
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I got this one this morning. I'm still giggling. He's a football player; I would think he'd be used to the second injury.
"ms [my last name, misspelled]
i have had a bad accident in practice and have broken half of tooth and
a little of my bottom. could you excuse me from class cause the pain is
unbearable.i see the doctor tomorrow sometime "
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carthago can haz delenda
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