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ChiKat - Mar 10, 2009 3:29:20 pm PDT #3224 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

It's going to be a "teaching moment" for our meeting tomorrow. I will rip him a new asshole.

Any chance we could get streaming video in your office by 2 PM tomorrow? I would pop popcorn and make drinks for everyone.

Please, please, please?? I was sitting here thinking I wish I could watch, and then JZ posted this. This is perfect. We can ALL watch!!

Unfortunately, we are dealing with a generation of young people who have been told that trying is just as good. Not all of them believe that, of course, but plenty of them do.

Actual conversation from today (and one that I've had more than once):

Student: So, if I turn in my missing work, my grade will go up from a C to a B?

Me: Ummm...not necessarily. First, your late work is only worth 1/2 credit. Secondly, it depends on how well you do the assignment. It's all about math and how the numbers add up.

Student: What?

Me: If you do the assignments poorly and only get 2 points, that won't bring your grade up. You have to do the assignments well to get more points.

Student: What?

vw bug - Mar 10, 2009 3:35:02 pm PDT #3225 of 30000
Mostly lurking...

Good to hear that Ellie is doing better. Poor Buffista Noodles! Get better kiddos!

I am gobsmacked by Vortex's assistant and Steph L's office. Grrrrrr.

Ok. I got caught up. Must get back to work.

Hil R. - Mar 10, 2009 3:44:57 pm PDT #3226 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Wow. Definitely looking forward to hearing how the conversation with Vortex's assistant goes.

A few of my students are currently freaking out and sending me panicked emails, but it's mostly the students who are doing really well who are panicking.

vw bug - Mar 10, 2009 3:48:29 pm PDT #3227 of 30000
Mostly lurking...

I had meeting with two professors today, and both were like, "You're doing great. Keep doing what you're doing, and you'll be fine," which seems weird since I feel like I'm barely doing anything...especially for those classes. So weird. I guess my version of "good enough" work is still better than some other people's version of good work.

Vortex - Mar 10, 2009 4:10:02 pm PDT #3228 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

but it's mostly the students who are doing really well who are panicking.

yeah, the ones who aren't doing well are the ones who come to your office after all is said and done and want to whine about their grades.

Trudy Booth - Mar 10, 2009 4:27:02 pm PDT #3229 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

A few of my students are currently freaking out and sending me panicked emails, but it's mostly the students who are doing really well who are panicking.

They know a kindred spirit when they see one.

I had meeting with two professors today, and both were like, "You're doing great. Keep doing what you're doing, and you'll be fine," which seems weird since I feel like I'm barely doing anything...especially for those classes. So weird. I guess my version of "good enough" work is still better than some other people's version of good work.

Or possibly they're all val.

Laga - Mar 10, 2009 4:27:14 pm PDT #3230 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I guess my version of "good enough" work is still better than some other people's version of good work.

This doesn't surprise me at all.

Hil R. - Mar 10, 2009 4:48:53 pm PDT #3231 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

A student who has an average of over 100 emailed me to ask if it would hurt her grade a lot if she just skipped four problems on the homework, because she's having a lot of trouble with them and she has a lot of work for other classes. These problems are worth a total of four points. So far, a bit over halfway through the semester, they've had almost 300 points worth of homework. The homework grade counts for 10% of the total grade.

Laga - Mar 10, 2009 4:54:02 pm PDT #3232 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

If my dry-roasted soybeans say "best before Jan 07 09" but they tasted fine- they're not going to make me ill are they?

dcp - Mar 10, 2009 4:54:29 pm PDT #3233 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

And this is a math student? Can you deduct from her total for asking the question?

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