And yet I think it would be radically inappropriate and unprofessional for me to complain about my students in any forum where they could see it (no matter how unlikely they are to find it). It's a breach of trust, IMO.
Do you really see it as the equivalent if a student is venting about a teacher? It doesn't strike me that way, but I'm not currently either.
I think we've all learned that blanket statements about one profession or another are to be avoided. But if I need to rant about our IT guy, say, I'd like to think I can do that, even though we have IT folks on the board. And I'm more than happy for them to rant back about the boneheaded things non-IT people do.
Do you really see it as the equivalent if a student is venting about a teacher? It doesn't strike me that way, but I'm not currently either.
I sure don't, precisely because the student is not in a professional position. Similarly, I would see a doctor Buffista complaining about a patient a lot differently than a patient Buffista complaining about a doctor--depending on what was said and how it was said.
I think we've all learned that blanket statements about one profession or another are to be avoided. But if I need to rant about our IT guy, say, I'd like to think I can do that, even though we have IT folks on the board. And I'm more than happy for them to rant back about the boneheaded things non-IT people do.
This.
To be perfectly honest, it always caught me off-guard last semester when my lit professor would get back our papers in a week with MORE than a page of TYPED comments for each person. It blew me away. That poor man must not have a life during the semester!
What takes a long time is commenting, particularly if one is providing comments with an eye towards revision. If his comments are thorough and helpful, you'll probably find that it was worth the wait.
I do realize this. I really, really do.
And actually, I wasn't really going to bitch much about my professors. I was trying to be a little funny, and clearly that didn't work. What I really wanted to vent about was how much trouble I'm having reading and retaining what I'm reading. I'm a chunk of the way through the semester with two classes that have a portion of the grade as class participation, and I barely participate, because I can't remember the reading until it's really been jogged in my memory. And by that time someone else has said what I wanted to say. And I do underline things in the text. And I do take notes. I'm just having a hard time with it.
That compounded with having no idea how I'm doing in this class has me very frustrated today. And now, on top of that, I'm feeling badly for being wildly inappropriate here on the board. Plus, I got my period today, so I know that's not helping matters.
Anyway, Burrell and Kristin, I'm certain that you are both fabulous teachers and I appreciate your feedback. I will chill.
I'm with Brenda and Cindy.
I feel I'm missing something in Burrell's request, though -- if vw wanted to complain about how one of her profs (a specific prof, not all teachers in general), why would that be a problem?
I've bitched about my shrink here, and that seems pretty equivalent, and I don't feel I was inappropriate at all.
And I'm completely sure that Hot Tech Guy who ended up coming to my house because my keyboard came unplugged(!) had a big laugh about it some place...I just asked him not to tell the whole office.
I'm feeling badly for being wildly inappropriate here on the board.
vw, I don't think you were wildly inappropriate. Or even a smidge inappropriate. If you want to vent about school, then vent about school.
I'm in the corner with Steph, Brenda and Cindy. Hmm, I could have some fun with the foamy here....
I'm feeling badly for being wildly inappropriate here on the board.
I absolutely do not think you were. For what it's worth.
I just don't see the "wildly inappropriate," vw.
What are the kind of things you're forgetting, vw? I'm name impaired and have been forced to write very awkward tests saying things like "When Bob's mother's friend returns, she tells Bob's wife that Bob's daughter has disappeared." I used to create one-page sheets of names and major points to refer to in class discussion.
eta: wildly inappropriate crosspost!
I used to create one-page sheets of names and major points to refer to in class discussion.
This is probably the next step I need to take. So far it's been a time issue. I have SO much reading for one of the classes, the just getting through it has been enough of a challenge. I haven't had the time to do much more than that. But, clearly I'm going to have to make the time.
And as for what I'm forgetting...it's pretty much everything I read...without some kind of jog it pretty much goes out the window. My shrink says my working memory is not in working order, which kind of makes me laugh. I just need to learn to work around it.
And Burrell, I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. That was never my intention.
