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« Reply #5790 on: December 04, 2008, 03:37:11 PM » |
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Prof Extinct,
Oh my God, I bought this computer (my first laptop) from a guy at church, who leads our successful marriage group. I have to find a new church because I know way too much about him!! How awkward is THAT?!!?
Also, I haven't received a grade for my late assignment from week 1.
Thanks!!
Jane Doe 2
That is SO F*CKING FUNNY!!! Man, I wish she were free to share the details with you, so you could share them with us... at least the ones that aren't likely to stick in our memories as traumatic visions for the rest of our lives. |
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« Reply #5791 on: December 04, 2008, 03:45:14 PM » |
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Prof Extinct,
Oh my God, I bought this computer (my first laptop) from a guy at church, who leads our successful marriage group. I have to find a new church because I know way too much about him!! How awkward is THAT?!!?
Also, I haven't received a grade for my late assignment from week 1.
Thanks!!
Jane Doe 2
That is SO F*CKING FUNNY!!! Man, I wish she were free to share the details with you, so you could share them with us... at least the ones that aren't likely to stick in our memories as traumatic visions for the rest of our lives. I still don't understand why she has to change churches. Now she REALLY understands why his marriage is successful! |
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« Reply #5792 on: December 04, 2008, 08:48:58 PM » |
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Prof Extinct,
Oh my God, I bought this computer (my first laptop) from a guy at church, who leads our successful marriage group. I have to find a new church because I know way too much about him!! How awkward is THAT?!!?
Also, I haven't received a grade for my late assignment from week 1.
Thanks!!
Jane Doe 2
That is SO F*CKING FUNNY!!! Man, I wish she were free to share the details with you, so you could share them with us... at least the ones that aren't likely to stick in our memories as traumatic visions for the rest of our lives. I still don't understand why she has to change churches. Now she REALLY understands why his marriage is successful! Wasn't there some preacher recently who wanted to put the Thanks back in Thanksgiving and exhorted his flock (well, his married flock) to have sex every single day for a week--with the spouse? That's what God wants, apparently. Extinct's student could very well belong to that church. |
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« Reply #5793 on: December 04, 2008, 08:53:03 PM » |
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Okay, this isn't from a student email, but close enough. I was going through some old evals the other day, and spied one in which the student gave me top marks, accompanied by this comment:
"Professor X is able to make any work from X century literature interesting, no matter how boring that material may be."
Gee, thanks.
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« Reply #5794 on: December 04, 2008, 09:02:44 PM » |
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Okay, this isn't from a student email, but close enough. I was going through some old evals the other day, and spied one in which the student gave me top marks, accompanied by this comment:
"Professor X is able to make any work from X century literature interesting, no matter how boring that material may be."
Gee, thanks.
Awww, rodentmind: that's the best kind of student comment! Anybody can make Shakespeare fun and interesting (only the truly talented can make him into a chore). Don't you teach one of those "early" British lit periods? (you know, the ones they have to make a requirement in the major so that students will actually take courses in them?). This is a student who read work by Obscure Graveyard Poet, sighed and grumbled, and then came to lecture, where you turned the kid around. That sounds like a good day's work to me! |
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« Reply #5795 on: December 04, 2008, 11:46:42 PM » |
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I just received one of those delightful requests for special extra credit*:
"Hey TA,
I was wondering what my grade is right now? Also, I realized that I missed a few lectures because it has been really hard for me to wake up. So do you think I can do another extra credit assignment to make it up?
Thanks,
Sleepyhead"
Really? You're sleepy and that's why you deserve extra credit? Really? Really? Like I just adore getting up for lecture twice a week. Totally. And also, S, if you do pretty well on the rest of the work (as I expect you probably will--you're not a terribly bad student when you're actually there to do the work), you can easily get a B or B+. Which are perfectly reasonable grades. Though, of course, the final exam is really early in the morning...
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*I feel a little like Rush Limbaugh railing against the gays and their desire for "special rights."
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« Reply #5796 on: December 05, 2008, 12:19:10 PM » |
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I just received one of those delightful requests for special extra credit*:
"Hey TA,
I was wondering what my grade is right now? Also, I realized that I missed a few lectures because it has been really hard for me to wake up. So do you think I can do another extra credit assignment to make it up?
Thanks,
Sleepyhead"
Really? You're sleepy and that's why you deserve extra credit? Really? Really? Like I just adore getting up for lecture twice a week. Totally. And also, S, if you do pretty well on the rest of the work (as I expect you probably will--you're not a terribly bad student when you're actually there to do the work), you can easily get a B or B+. Which are perfectly reasonable grades. Though, of course, the final exam is really early in the morning...
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*I feel a little like Rush Limbaugh railing against the gays and their desire for "special rights."
I have two young women in an 8:00 am class who could just never manage to get there on time. Of course they blamed the time of day rather than their poor time management skills, and always claimed that they would have been on time if the class were offered later in the morning. So this morning I had canceled that class, and was happily sitting in my office reading the Fora when I heard a noise in the hall. The time was 9:15. The noise was made by my two students, 15 minutes late to that class, with desperate looks in their faces, as they hurried down the hall. Still giggling <yikes! one of them just came into the office to inquire about her grade! Chronicle shields up!> OK, I'm back. Anyway. No soup and no extra credit for Sleepyhead! |
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« Reply #5797 on: December 05, 2008, 01:30:10 PM » |
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I have two young women in an 8:00 am class who could just never manage to get there on time. Of course they blamed the time of day rather than their poor time management skills, and always claimed that they would have been on time if the class were offered later in the morning.
So this morning I had canceled that class, and was happily sitting in my office reading the Fora when I heard a noise in the hall. The time was 9:15. The noise was made by my two students, 15 minutes late to that class, with desperate looks in their faces, as they hurried down the hall.
So, there's a reason that 10:00 AM is the most popular time for class. Starting at about 9:00 AM, hereabouts, the nearest parking place is several lots away. Of course, I try to be here earlier. |
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« Reply #5798 on: December 05, 2008, 05:51:04 PM » |
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I just received one of those delightful requests for special extra credit*:
"Hey TA,
I was wondering what my grade is right now? Also, I realized that I missed a few lectures because it has been really hard for me to wake up. So do you think I can do another extra credit assignment to make it up?
Thanks,
Sleepyhead"
Really? You're sleepy and that's why you deserve extra credit? Really? Really? Like I just adore getting up for lecture twice a week. Totally. And also, S, if you do pretty well on the rest of the work (as I expect you probably will--you're not a terribly bad student when you're actually there to do the work), you can easily get a B or B+. Which are perfectly reasonable grades. Though, of course, the final exam is really early in the morning...
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*I feel a little like Rush Limbaugh railing against the gays and their desire for "special rights."
I have two young women in an 8:00 am class who could just never manage to get there on time. Of course they blamed the time of day rather than their poor time management skills, and always claimed that they would have been on time if the class were offered later in the morning. So this morning I had canceled that class, and was happily sitting in my office reading the Fora when I heard a noise in the hall. The time was 9:15. The noise was made by my two students, 15 minutes late to that class, with desperate looks in their faces, as they hurried down the hall. Still giggling <yikes! one of them just came into the office to inquire about her grade! Chronicle shields up!> OK, I'm back. Anyway. No soup and no extra credit for Sleepyhead! The, er, inconvenient thing for this student is that she also has trouble making it to section at 2pm. Weird, huh? |
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« Reply #5799 on: December 05, 2008, 06:48:32 PM » |
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Okay, this isn't from a student email, but close enough. I was going through some old evals the other day, and spied one in which the student gave me top marks, accompanied by this comment:
"Professor X is able to make any work from X century literature interesting, no matter how boring that material may be."
Gee, thanks.
Awww, rodentmind: that's the best kind of student comment! Anybody can make Shakespeare fun and interesting (only the truly talented can make him into a chore). Don't you teach one of those "early" British lit periods? (you know, the ones they have to make a requirement in the major so that students will actually take courses in them?). This is a student who read work by Obscure Graveyard Poet, sighed and grumbled, and then came to lecture, where you turned the kid around. That sounds like a good day's work to me! Thanks, tuxedocat! I thought about it for a few minutes as I was going through them and then decided it was actually a kind of cool comment. I mean, the kid still thinks the material is ACTUALLY dull as heck, but I guess Pope isn't for everyone...alas. |
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« Reply #5800 on: December 06, 2008, 10:23:28 AM » |
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Sigh.
Loosely paraphrased:
"Hey Grassy - I missed the lecture on Analysis of Basketweaving Techniques because I went home for the weekend, so I can't answer the assignment question. I asked someone in the class to tell me about it, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. It would help if you could email me the basics. I would really appreciate it."
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« Reply #5801 on: December 06, 2008, 03:58:20 PM » |
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Sigh.
Loosely paraphrased:
"Hey Grassy - I missed the lecture on Analysis of Basketweaving Techniques because I went home for the weekend, so I can't answer the assignment question. I asked someone in the class to tell me about it, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. It would help if you could email me the basics. I would really appreciate it."
There are so many tempting options here. Dear Clueless, basically, you're SOL. Dear Clueless, basically, you live with the consequences of your actions. Dear Clueless, the basics of being a college student involve attending class at the designated time. I'm sure there are many other options out there. |
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« Reply #5802 on: December 07, 2008, 03:30:39 PM » |
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Sigh.
Loosely paraphrased:
"Hey Grassy - I missed the lecture on Analysis of Basketweaving Techniques because I went home for the weekend, so I can't answer the assignment question. I asked someone in the class to tell me about it, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. It would help if you could email me the basics. I would really appreciate it."
Hey Clueless - The dog ate my lecture notes because I forgot to feed him on time, so I can't remember what we discussed on Analysis of Basketweaving Techniques. I asked my cat to tell me about it, but she is busy eating the dog's supper and I doubt she will get back to me in time. It would help if you could manage to come to class and take your own notes. If you had, you could share them with me. |
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It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. Professor Dumbledore
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« Reply #5803 on: December 07, 2008, 03:40:32 PM » |
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Sigh.
Loosely paraphrased:
"Hey Grassy - I missed the lecture on Analysis of Basketweaving Techniques because I went home for the weekend, so I can't answer the assignment question. I asked someone in the class to tell me about it, but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. It would help if you could email me the basics. I would really appreciate it."
There are so many tempting options here. Dear Clueless, basically, you're SOL. That's pretty much what I went with. "No, I cannot give you the answer to the question." |
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« Reply #5804 on: December 08, 2008, 12:10:00 AM » |
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Masters students are supposed to be writing a research paper.
I offered to read drafts if they turned them in before Thanksgiving, but of course only one of them did.
I just got an email with the subject heading, "a problem i am having"
I am so tempted to reply with just the subject heading "Capitalization?"
Alas, the problem is of course, "I just want to know if this is a viable paper topic before I get too deep into it."
Papers are due on Friday. Sigh.
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Oseph....you are right and you make sense.
For your future comments, I insult very directly.
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