At least once a semester, someone in my department will have to deal with a "but I'm a good student!" student. The student who complains about a grade based on "I'm a good student, therefore I should get a good grade." This student does not actually make any arguments about test or quiz or homework scores, just "I'm a good student." Seriously, at least one per semester.

I had a student I was trying to help this morning via IM attempt to search for articles using the "search the website" box at the top of the library web page - after I had already directed hir to click the link to actually get into the database.

I suspect it's from parenting trends over the last fifteen to twenty years, which have trended towards "Everything you do is awesome and praiseworthy. I validate your specialness. You are special and deserve all good things. You tied your shoes - let's have ice cream!"

I'm sure it is. And I don't think it's just parents.

I don't mind the "but I'm a good student" student so much because that argument is fairly easy to shut down since often a good student knows they've done crappy work even if they don't want to admit it.

The "I worked really hard" student is much harder to convince.

Ahahahahaha, DUDE: [link]

ETA: Not work-safe.

'I worked really hard' is a real problem, because frankly in many areas of life working hard is going to serve you better than simply being smart. So you don't want to discourage the hard workers (if they truly are hard workers), even if they worked really hard and got it wrong.

On the other hand, the issue should really be dealt with way before college, you know? Like, what did these kids get up to in high school? It seems like a lot of kids in college have never actually been challenged in their work.

Both are expressed in units of joules. So before when I said that force × distance is work, not energy, I was wrong.

Brain go 'splodey.

Welcome Megmac.

Hate entitlement.

Have been earwormed with "Say a Little Prayer" all day.

Help.

Have been earwormed with "Say a Little Prayer" all day. Help.

MYYYYY baby don't mess around because she loves me so and this I know fo' shoooooo'...

That's just mean, billy

That's just mean, billy

YOu have met the man, right? For a digital given of met.

Now I have a dishwasher repairman camped out on my kitchen floor while the dishwasher runs. He's waiting to make sure the repair worked. Which is good, but it's kind of weird that he's just sitting on the floor.